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Tom Montgomery, Lecturer in Work and Organisations, University of Stirling

The government says migration is too high – but the latest numbers reflect a crisis of its own making in social care

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The UK government’s response to the latest net migration figures is that the numbers need to come down. But the UK needs migrants and the skills they bring – and employers know this.

This is particularly true in the social care sector, which has been in crisis for years, and is increasingly important given the country’s ageing population.

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