NEW STUDY EXPLODES MYTH THAT MIGRANTS BOOST OUR PENSIONS

CLAIMS that mass immigration will help support Britain’s ageing population were condemned as “totally dishonest” yesterday.Ministers repeatedly say that migrant workers are desperately needed to expand the workforce to provide more tax revenue for supporting the rapidly growing number of pensioners.

But the argument was called into doubt in a discussion document from the population think tank Migrationwatch.

Sir Andrew Green, Migrationwatch chairman, said: “The pensions myth is just one in a long series of excuses that are trotted out in support of justifying the highest levels of immigration in our history. Read more