The costs of limiting migration are real.
Limiting migration to please public opinion or on the basis of anecdotal evidence makes little sense.
"I can remember seeing Treasury papers that said if we limit migration we will reduce our growth.
What's more, the family was being penalized because of the widely resented "household registration" system, which acts a kind of domestic passport to limit migration.
They will add to the pressure over immigration on the Prime Minister, who is set to outline proposals within days for limiting migration from the EU.
It would limit migration from future members of the European Union and set yearly targets for workers from outside the EU, balancing demands on infrastructure against economic benefits.
"Even if populist, separatist and nationalist parties don't come to power, the Brexit shock is likely to intensify the pressure on current and future mainstream governments to address inequality, become more protectionist and limit migration".
By indicating that he will somehow try to limit migration to the UK from the rest of the European Union, David Cameron has moved closer than ever to embracing what we now call Brexit – the British exit from the EU.
