Finance, information technology and, yes, plumbing are among the industries where Britain gains from imported skills.
That would have cut annual immigration from 80,000 at present to about 16,000, insufficient for an economy that depends heavily on imported skills.
The cluster of technology start-ups near the Old Street junction in east London known as "Silicon Roundabout" relies on imported skills.
Wood said 2,500 bricklayers were needed to build 10,000 homes, and with Brexit looming, the UK cannot rely on imported skills.
While some countries such as South Africa and Nigeria already have large skills bases that have been developed in their extensive governmental, NGO, university and research institutions, other countries may lack these resources, and as a result may have to rely on imported skills.
In addition to importing skills and technologies it needs to start competing in global markets, China will also employ other strategies that benefit the regional economy.
Labour's new position on immigration allows us to explicitly engage with the problem of wages and skills among our fellow citizens, and not rely on importing skills from abroad.
The MPA's boss, John Manzoni, a bullish former oil executive, wants to import skills more common in the private sector, such as managing risk, learning from competitors and improving supply chains.
More accustomed to the back seat of a taxi, these cabbies are importing skills from their former world to the front seat, dressing well to impress their "clients" and finding ways to exploit the inefficiencies of the taxi market.
"I thought people would see this, and think, 'He'll go the extra yard to go and get a job.' " More accustomed to the back seat of a taxi, these cabbies are importing skills from their former world to the front seat, dressing well to impress their "clients" and finding ways to exploit the inefficiencies of the taxi market.
The company also allows you to import skills, education, and job history from LinkedIn as well.
