‘So the idea that skilled migrants are spongers or skivers just isn’t the case.”
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has used a simple fact to show the positive contributions migrants make to Britain, dispelling the idea that migrants are ‘spongers or skivers’.
Appearing on LBC, Khan said: “A skilled migrant, will contribute on average £16,000 a year towards our economy and that’s when you include the public services he or she may use, by the way compare that to a Brit skilled worker that’s £800 minus public services they use.
“And here’s the lovely stat. A skilled migrant’s family will contribute to the British economy £12,000 a year, that’s even when you take away public services they use, a British skilled workers family takes from the economy £4,400 when you include public services they use.
“So the idea that skilled migrants are spongers or skivers just isn’t the case.”
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Forward
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