Title: Is immigration good or bad for the economy? - Full Fact
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Is immigration good or bad for th e economy?
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Is immigration good or bad for th e economy? 6 October 2015
Home Secretary Theresa May has claimed in her Conference Speech today that: "at best the net economic and fiscal effect of high immigration is close to zero. So there is no case for immigration of the scale we have experienced over the last decade." Effect of immigration on the public purse is relatively small
The impact of immigration on the public finances is relatively small according to most studies, costing or contributing less than 1% of UK GDP. Immigrants from the European Economic Area and recent immigrants are more likely to have a positive impact (or less likely to have a negative impact). No overall figure necessarily represents the experiences of any individual or local area: for example immigration's public service impacts vary by region. There is no correct number for the impact and a lot depends on assumptions, but "at best" the impact is small but positive.