Population: International Migration
Debate between Lord Bates and Lord Skelmersdale(10 years, 1 month ago)
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Lord Bates
It could well be that when the Prime Minister made those remarks the country was in the depths of despair in 2010. Since then, we have had a jobs miracle. We are creating more jobs than the rest of Europe put together. As a result of that, not surprisingly, the place where people want to come to find work is the only place where the jobs are being created. That is in the UK.
Lord Skelmersdale
My Lords, would my noble friend accept that the real problem is not immigration but integration?
Lord Bates
That is a more philosophical point—and a good one. It is one reason why we need to work on those other programmes of integration through the education system and through ensuring that people have a sense of what British values are and feel part of this country.