Studying Positive and Negative Effects of Immigration in The UK

Since the past ten years, the immigrants in the United Kingdom have been increasing and the number has significantly increased over these years. So the discernment about the outsiders has additionally turned out to be adverse for the British individuals. More advancement in the living style, educational sector, services and benefits provided by the government have been the cause of more migrants into the UK. The expansion in the migration rate has in the end prompted an overwhelming change in the populace, charges, pay rates, profitability and monetary development. Positive ang negative effects of immigration are axplored in this essay. 

There has been a prominent increase in the labor force and majority of them are included in the working age in the UK. These include generally the undergraduates or the general population who relocate here on the work allowances in the long run giving an ascent to the yield in economy. English populace censure that the vagrants have devoured their work openings however as indicated by BIS, examines have neglected to locate any critical connection between the transients and the joblessness of the locals. Dustmann et al. express that an aggregate somewhere in the range of 0.1% and 0.3% of wages are expanded with a 1% expansion by the outsiders.

The major positive factor of migration is the decrease of dependency ratio as the ageing population is increasing but alongside the migration helps cover up the ageing population factor. The migrants helps to balance the ratio with the retired population and eventually it ends up benefitting the budget of government. This helps in a way that the working majority will pay the tax revenues in return they are not claiming any benefits from the government so the government benefits the retired.

Another important factor that is a cause in the better immigration is the advanced educational system that is available all over United Kingdom which attracts students of various countries aspiring for better education. According to a suggestion by the Russell group of leading universities, the foreign students studying in the United Kingdom contribute a total of £2.5 billion annually as the fee they pay for studying. This so far is the major reason for the migrants coming to the UK.

The migration may affect the costs of the products and the administrations given by the legislature. As per Frattini, it has been observed an expansion in the expense of the tradeable merchandise and a noticeable diminishing in the expense of non-tradeable products over the time of 1995-2006. Then again the costs of the lodging have additionally diminished as the locals leave the houses because of the flood of transients.

Some social issues are also faced by the natives and these issues act as a negative Impact of immigration. The over crowdedness of the migrants that has been dominantly observed in the UK, is becoming a major problem. This issue can eventually end up causing low living standards. UK has now become the victim of shortage of homes due to more inflow of migrants. In addition to this, the government is unwilling to use the natural land to build houses because it can be harmful for the environment and in most of the cities of UK, unfortunately roads cannot be built due to lack of space. Therefore, the government should resolve these issues rather than only focusing on the increased beneficial GDP.

There is a common question among the people living in the UK that ‘has the excessive Immigration caused unemployment or not?’ British people who cannot find employment blame the migrants that they have taken their jobs and left them unemployed. It is a fact that migrants increase the labor supply but alongside the labor demand faces an increase as well. There are more chances that the migrants face unemployment depending upon their skills and qualifications. In the UK when the unemployment is at its peak, the migrants face difficulties in finding work opportunities due to their poor English or skills and qualifications. Therefore, the unemployment factor totally depends upon the skills and the qualifications mastered by the migrants coming to the UK.

In conclusion, there has been an excessive amount of migrants in the UK and helping the economy boost. Their contribution has made UK what it is today if not entirely, then partially. The fact that the migrants take away jobs has not been proved instead due to them more job opportunities are taking place. The reduction in the migration may result in adverse impact on the UK productivity and the GDP per capita.

Reference List

• Dustmann, C, T Frattini and I P Preston (2012), “The effect of immigration along the distribution of wages”, Review of Economic Studies 80(1): 145-173.
• Frattini, T (2008), 'Immigration and Prices in the UK', mimeo, University College London.
• Pettinger, T., 2017. Impact of Immigration on UK Economy.
• Sá, F (2015), 'Immigration and House Prices in the UK', The Economic Journal 125(587): 1393-1424.