Home Secretary Theresa May says there has been too little attention paid to the social consequences of mass immigration and reveals that cutting the number of people coming to live in Britain could reduce house prices.
House prices could be 10% lower over 20 years if the Government cut net migration to zero, Mrs May said.
She added: ?Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.?
?One area in which we can be certain mass immigration has an effect is housing.
?More than one third of all new housing demand in Britain is caused by immigration.
"And there is evidence that without the demand caused by mass immigration, house prices could be 10 per cent lower over a 20 year period.?
Link: Video: Theresa May: mass immigration pushes up house prices - Telegraph
House prices could be 10% lower over 20 years if the Government cut net migration to zero, Mrs May said.
She added: ?Uncontrolled, mass immigration displaces British workers, forces people onto benefits, and suppresses wages for the low-paid.?
?One area in which we can be certain mass immigration has an effect is housing.
?More than one third of all new housing demand in Britain is caused by immigration.
"And there is evidence that without the demand caused by mass immigration, house prices could be 10 per cent lower over a 20 year period.?
Link: Video: Theresa May: mass immigration pushes up house prices - Telegraph
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