The Impact of Migration on the UK Economy

This assignment explores the significant influence of migration on the UK economy. It delves into how migrant workers contribute to different industries, boosting economic growth and raising living standards. The analysis also considers potential challenges associated with immigration and highlights the need for supportive policies to ensure a positive impact on both migrants and the UK as a whole.

Study and research skills

Table of Contents
ELEMENT 1....................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Mind map outlining the main issues/aspects/advantages/disadvantages related to TTIP.....2
1.2 Paraphrase.............................................................................................................................2
1.3 Citation & plagiarism............................................................................................................2
1.4 Academic style......................................................................................................................3
1.5 Synthesise..............................................................................................................................3
1.6 Searching for sources............................................................................................................3
1.7 Evaluating a source...............................................................................................................3
1.8 Evaluating a source...............................................................................................................4
1.9 Conciseness & redundancy...................................................................................................4
ELEMENT 2....................................................................................................................................1
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6
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ELEMENT 1
1.1 Mind map outlining the main issues/aspects/advantages/disadvantages related to TTIP
TTIP is determined to be series of trade negotiations that are carried out by EU and US.
One of the main issue is related with opening up water services, education, and public health in
US companies. This is a type of issue of NHS. Further, the type of food safety procedures that
are followed at US are not strict due to which the 70% of food contains modified ingredients.
Further, the advantages includes developing strong relationship among both the countries that is
US and EU. Further, they will also help to support each other in their economic growth.
1.2 Paraphrase
It was in the year 2011 at an area Cape Three Point. Here mainly research is conducted
by Ghana in order to meet the expectations of people. With this respect, they mainly focus on
gathering primary information for social responsibilities so that the development of the are is
possible.
As per research conducted, it was identified that the total population to be 500 and main
occupation was farming and fishing. Further, this area did not have any electricity and drinking
water due to which the health condition was not effective. Promises are made by the government
so that they get elected but after they get elected the development made are not made.
1.3 Citation & plagiarism
In order to increase the authenticity of statement, citations and reference are done.
Citation determined that the line written is stated by a particular author. There are different forms
of reference make and it includes Harvard style, APA, etc. There are different platforms through
which citations and references can be approached. In this context, it includes platforms like
internet, video tutorials and examples form past researches. For conducting research citations and
reference are important to be done as it helps to state the authenticity of research. Plagiarism can
be determined as process in which individuals copies the idea or work of other person.
Authenticity can be determined by checking plagiarism.
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1.4 Academic style
With the increase in immigration in UK, it is boosting up the employment opportunity
and raising the economic condition. In accordance with the present environment of UK is gained
4% of EU asylum applications. This was helpful enough for the individuals to sustain in the HSC
unit. Further, it is also accessed that government of Syria is agonizing the people who are their
resident and people who are migrants. It is important that migrant consider their health and focus
less on earning money.
1.5 Synthesise
It was in the year 2000 when IMF and World bank when they stared on different policies
for promoting trade liberalization for different countries around the world. Further, trade
liberalisation should also focus starting up loan related to condition this possible by engaging
with borrowing region or nation. This will be helpful enough to raise the economic condition
nation and region, in order to sustain in the global environment. When liberalisation is focused,
then individuals at different countries will be able to get loan and this way the basic requirement
and economic condition can be improved.
1.6 Searching for sources
Research can be determined as an inquiry that is made in order to complete the project or
task in an effective manner. Through research, one is able to gather accurate data with the help
of which proper conclusion can be determined. Further, the type of understanding that people
have towards the topic that is being search can be derived and among ll the different information
selected most effective one can be derived that will be that outcome the research conducted.
Online database includes journals, books, articles, etc.
1.7 Evaluating a source
This is an online source, there are links provided that are helpful enough to find them out.
There are different type of findings provided of different authors. There are specific data
provided that show the authenticity of data or the information provide. Number of practical ways
are determined in order to work together to tackle the issues that are faced within the society.
Further, there are four of the people who are involved in this article and they have contributed
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from their part to make the article develop understanding and knowledge. All the authors and
sources provided are reliable as the post that these people hold contains proper information and
knowledge. The article is of 2015 and this shows that it is not that old and it is relevant with the
topic. The sources are relevant as the information includes proper research that is presented as
numeric data and to gather m ore information, the link provided will be used.
1.8 Evaluating a source
For the article of Banning the Box, source used to be is online. There is a hyperlink given
that is a direct link to this article. From this, it can be stated that, it is a reliable source and the
data that is represented shows that the given article useful and authentic. However, there is no
proper information provided about the publishers and authors involved. The article given is easy
to understand and the data that is provided makes it useful effective. Further, the source that has
been taken and the articles are correlated so it can be stated that it is authentic. Further, online
sources can be used in order to gather more information about Banning the Box and better
understanding can be developed over the current topic.
1.9 Conciseness & redundancy
Main focus of this article is to provided proper information to readers about the different
type of issues or problems that are faced by prisoners for getting job at the time of recruitment
process. In this article, perception of individual is determined over prisoners in terms of giving
them job and author is not biased. Negative as well as positive aspects are determined that aer
helpful enough to know the various condition that are faced by prisoners in order to get job. In
addition to this, opinions and facts are given in order to provided wider understanding of the
concept of Banning the Box.
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ELEMENT 2
Should UK receive more immigrants
People around the world visit to other countries in order to get better earning but there are
different type of issues that are being faced by countries. In this context, one of the issue includes
language. English is not the first language for more than a million people in whole of Britain
schools (Minford, Gupta and Xu, 2015). There are about 567888 children between the age group
of 4 to 11 and at home they can be speaking any language among 100 of foreign languages. This
issue is viewed differently by illegal immigrants, legal immigrants and by citizens of England. It
was in the year 1753 when issue related to immigrants occur in order to learning to speak
English during the time of German immigrants. This can be understood with an example.
Imagine newly couple from Poland or, china, or Pakistan. In order to start up their marriage life
they plan to have something bigger and for this purpose they choose to emigrate to UK for better
employment prospects, free healthcare and secondary education and impressive average standard
of living. In this context, there are different type of issues that are faced by people. It includes
issues related to language, culture, acceptance, etc. (Dustmann and Frattini, 2014). Further, as
per the view point of general public, immigration can be determined as one of the main problems
that are faced by British society. As per the analysis, it is identified that out of every 1 believes
that tension between people born and immigrants in UK can be stated as the main cause of
division. Below given are the issues that are faced by local people:
Employment: Organizations get benefited as they do not need to pay higher to immigrant
when compared with the pay that is made to local people (Drinkwater and Robinson, 2013). In
such situation, wider opportunity is provided to migrants as organizations are able to get
benefited through this. However, there are issues faced within the firm that immigrants does not
get proper support form subordinates within the firm. Further, there is economic problem that are
caused to cities. Further, it also causes economic problem to government as well. In addition to
this, it reduces the quality of work. It can be determined that in total of labour population 12%
are migrants. The quality of work that is performed by migrants is not effective due to which the
total quality ratio get negatively affected. This way government suffers from unpaid taxes of
immigrants (Crawford, Ahmad and Bierman, 2016). There is also economic problems that are
faced by citizens. With this respect, one of the problems is related with raise in cost of living. In
order to earn a standard living in UK is by earning 11 to 13 pounds per hour. On the other hand,
labour immigrants earn 4 to 6 pounds. Within a family of immigrant are willing to prefer more

than one worker from each family, then the citizens tent to have 1 worker, this is due to the
double income. Immigrants earn more which is unavoidable in capitalist system. Majority of
immigrants does not have proper qualification and thus they struggle to get jobs (Zagefka,
Nigbur and Tip, 2013). Further, the support of government in order to provide employment are
taken by migrants sue to which local people fail to get jobs.
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Raising in crime rate: This is another type of negative impact that is faced by citizens.
Due to the poor working conditions and improper wages, immigrant tent to commit crime.
People are tent to commit criminal activity as the amount that they get is high. When migrant
visit to UK, then they do not have proper earning at the initial months and they are not left with
proper money in order to fulfil their basic needs (Ferrer, Picot and Riddell, 2014). In such
condition, immigrant tent to fall for criminal activities.
Language issues: Common language spoken in UK is English. However, it is not the
common language for majority of other countries. Immigrants fail to convey information due to
lack of proper knowledge and understanding for English. For example, when interaction take
place among a local person and immigrant, then there are situation due to which conflict
situation arises when people interacting do not have common language. Miscommunication and
confusion arise and this way the rate of conflicts also arises (Geddes and Scholten, 2016). The
intention is properly presented to other due to lack of language.
Resistance by employees: When migrants are hired by organization, then there are
condition in which workers does not support. In order to perform any type of work, it requires
one to have effective interaction and support so as to perform the set of work in an effective
manner. Organization needs to spend highly over training and development so that workers
within the firm get to know each other and healthy work conditions are maintained. Further,
there are conditions in which to save the money by the firm, they hire migrant who does not have
enough skill or the experience to perform the work (Panchal, Browne and Haldar, 2014). In such
condition management need to spent more so that they deliver proper training to workers so that
they improve their skills and capabilities with the help of which their performance can be
improved. Another set of issues is related with the law. It is important for the firm to make sure
that migrant have all type of necessary documentation. In this context, it includes green cards, in
which the legal right are verified. It is important to make sure so that firm get proper protection
from reverse discrimination. In this context, one of the effective way is to follow the standard
procedure during recruitment and selection.
There are benefits to the country through immigrants. In this context, below given are
few of them:
Increases the economic condition: Immigration is helpful enough to fuels the economy.
When more and more labours are included in order to perform a certain set of job, then it enables
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to raise the productivity and increases the GDP of economy. This way the surplus of immigration
has doubled by this phenomenon (Benton, Sumption and Papademetriou, 2014.). Further, with in
the organization there are certain set of skills that are required and with the help of migrants the
job vacancies and the skill's gap can be filled. Further, growth of the economy can be sustained.
As per the analysis, it is identified that the rate of people with the age of 50 and above is
increasing. Due to this the rate of working class is declining in UK. For this purpose, it is
important to have migrants so that they will be able to maintain the ageing population. When the
rate of people for increases, then government will be get high tax rates and this way government
can reduce the gap of pension.
Innovation: Different people have direct set of perception and understanding towards the
situation and the work they perform. Organizations get benefited through the work they perform
as migrant contribute effectively towards innovation (Lisenkova and Sanchez-Martinez, 2016).
The type of background and the culture that they were being following supports in encouraging
and to think differently with the help of which changes are made that will support the firm to
grow. When a work is performed by an individual will always be more when compared with the
task when it is performed by a group. When involvement of people is high, then it becomes
favourable to get suggestion to make innovation and to overcome the issues that are being faced.
Further, the rate of unemployment get reduced. However, the only issue faced by local people as
they are not provided with better opportunity. There is differentiation of skills and productive
characteristics between migrants and natives. The contribution make by them will be high when
compared with local labour will be high (Ballarino and Panichella, 2015). There are different
type of areas in relation with the job that are covered by migrant. Further, employees should be
provided with the opportunity to share their views so that they will be able to provide
suggestions with the help of which innovation are possible.
Reduction labour cost: Another type of advantage is that the increase in rate of hiring
immigrant enable to reduce the labour cost. Generally people immigrate of UK with an aim to
get economic opportunity that are available within the country. In order to get a start, these
migrant start their work even at lower rate of returns (Minford, Gupta and Xu, 2015). This way
the rate of cost that is paid to migrant get reduced and organizations are able to make people
perform at lower cost. This way the opportunity to migrant is higher when compared with local
people. Further, when a firm is willing to make their business expand to UK, then it is suggested
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to hire migrants as they add high value to marketing standpoint. Further, organizations get
benefited as immigrants when hired enable to diversify workforce. Further, it also provides
broader perspective towards the type of culture that is being followed by other people. Moreover,
it enables to keep the business on the right side of anti discrimination laws.
When both negative and positive aspect are compare, it can be stated that immigrant are
helpful for the economy of UK to grow (Crawford, Ahmad and Bierman, 2016). In this context,
one of the main reason is due to ageing factor that is raising within UK. It is important for the
country to have migrant who will be able to support the country in order to raise their economic
condition or GDP rate. There are negative perception that people have within their mind towards
the migrants and due to which different type of problems are faced by migrants. It is important to
make sure that local people understand the situation that are faced by them. For this respect,
government need to take up proper steps so that they develop more of employment opportunity
with the help of which all the unemployed will get the benefit and they raise their living
standard. Further, migrants should not be discriminated (Zagefka, Nigbur and Tip, 2013). When
employees discriminated that there are many negative impact over the business. The
performance level gets reduced, they lack motivation level, etc. The overall performance get
negatively affected. There are various set of laws that are being determined by government in
order to protect the interest of migrant and other who are being discriminated. The rate of
migrant in UK are increasing drastically and as per the analysis it is identified that this rate is
increase more (Panchal, Browne and Haldar, 2014). The economy of the country has raised but
there is issue of for people to get proper place to stay. There are different type of conditions that
are determined by local people so as to get a rented house. However, the local people make sure
that all the formalities and documentation are proper before they are being provided with the
house. In addition to this, the rate of crime due to this immigrant are increasing and one of the
main reason for this raise is unemployment (Ferrer, Picot and Riddell, 2014). When migrants
visit to UK and when at the initial stage they do not have proper source for income, then to
resolve this problem, people tent to get involve in criminal activities so that they will be able to
improve their standard of living. From the over all conclusion, it can be stated that migrant in
UK should be support as it is helpful enough to raise the economic and for the betterment of the
country.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Ballarino, G. and Panichella, N., 2015. The occupational integration of male migrants in Western
European countries: assimilation or persistent disadvantage?. International Migration.
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Benton, M., Sumption, M. and Papademetriou, D. G., 2014. Aiming higher: Policies to get
immigrants into middle-skilled work in Europe. MPI.
Crawford, J., Ahmad, F. and Bierman, A. S., 2016. Cancer screening behaviours among South
Asian immigrants in the UK, US and Canada: a scoping study. Health & social care in the
community. 24(2). pp.123-153.
Drinkwater, S. and Robinson, C., 2013. Welfare Participation by Immigrants in the
UK. International Journal of Manpower. 34(2). pp.100-112.
Dustmann, C. and Frattini, T., 2014. The fiscal effects of immigration to the UK. The economic
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Ferrer, A. M., Picot, G. and Riddell, W. C., 2014. New directions in immigration policy:
Canada's evolving approach to the selection of economic immigrants. International
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Geddes, A. and Scholten, P., 2016. The politics of migration and immigration in Europe. Sage.
Lisenkova, K. and Sanchez-Martinez, M., 2016. The long-term macroeconomic effects of lower
migration to the UK (No. 460). National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Minford, P., Gupta, S. and Xu, Y., 2015. Should Britain leave the EU?: an economic analysis of
a troubled relationship. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Panchal, R. K., Browne, I. and Haldar, P., 2014. The effectiveness of primary care based risk
stratification for targeted latent tuberculosis infection screening in recent immigrants to the
UK: a retrospective cohort study. Thorax. 69(4). pp.354-362.
Zagefka, H., Nigbur, D. and Tip, L., 2013. Why does ingroup essentialism increase prejudice
against minority members?. International Journal of Psychology. 48(1). pp.60-68.
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