Top economist calls for ‘lenient’ migration rules
Andy Haldane’s comments come after the prime minister said legal migration was too high. …
He added: “Given the huge shortages in both staff and skills being felt by businesses right across the UK right now – every sector and every region – it absolutely makes sense in the short run that we are lenient in our immigration rules, that we are liberal in our visa policies, in filling those skills gaps to enable the economy to grow, to enable businesses to flourish.”