If the UK wants to cut immigration, it must change its model of capitalism

The British economy is structurally dependent on migrant workers because it is lightly regulated and depends heavily on domestic demand, write Alexandre Afonso and Camilla Devitt. They explain why less immigration will require a greater role for the state.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Brexit and the Labour Market (UK: House of Lords: Select Committee on Economic Affairs, July 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-and-the-labour-market/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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