article_snippet: David Cameron has acknowledged that the reason immigrants want to come to Britain is because of the recovering economy and strong prospects of work.
article_snippet: David Cameron has spoken of the need for reform of free movement rules in the EU, but the leaders of other member states, particularly Germany’s Angela Merkel, have made it clear the leaders of other member states, particularly Germany’s Angela Merkel will not budge on this point.
article_snippet: Polls suggest the public are increasingly concerned about levels of immigration, which has fuelled support for Ukip.
article_snippet: Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: ‘Uncontrolled, mass immigration makes it difficult to maintain social cohesion, puts pressure on public services and can force down wages.
article_snippet: That’s why this Government is working to reduce net migration.
article_snippet: The majority of EU migrants now come from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and France, which all have moribund economies and high youth unemployment.