Immigration can sometimes have a serious effect on a nations economy. Thankfully, the impact it has on the UK is minimal, and even has a small positive effect on it.
Prof. Christian Dustmann of UCL’s Department of Economics said: “Economic theory shows us that immigration can provide a net boost to wages if there is a difference in the skills offered by native and immigrant workers. However, across the whole spectrum of wages it is impossible for everybody to benefit. Some workers will see a gain, others a loss.”
With that the UK is able to experience a benefit from immigration for the middle to upper class, but it does hurt the lower class because of the increase in people who have the same set of skills. Companies are able to hire cheaper workers and the native lower class citizens are negatively affected.
While the overall macroeconomic impact is a positive one, there are still many lower class workers who are hurt by this increase in immigration.
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