According to a report by the UK China Times, recent data from the National Statistics Office indicates that 90% of the new jobs created in the UK last year were occupied by foreign immigrants. Since last year, the number of working-age individuals successfully finding employment has increased by 181,000, but the number of British individuals among them is only 14,000, accounting for less than 8% of the total. In contrast, the number of foreign immigrants in new positions reached 163,000, equivalent to 90% of the total.
The Daily Mail states that this figure is higher than the government's expectations. Experts claim that during the economic recovery period, this will lead to an "unemployment crisis" for British workers, and the government should take steps to control foreign immigration.
However, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne frequently points out that over the past twelve months, the UK has the highest job creation rate among all developed countries. The Daily Mail claims that this data has led the public to begin questioning the government's actions to control immigration and reform the welfare system.
Conservative MP Priti Patel believes that this data serves as a wake-up call for the UK government. "Jobs in the UK are going to foreign immigrants, which is very concerning. If we want to see British people back in the workforce, it is clear that we must implement some improvements immediately."
Data indicates that between 1997 and 2010, more than half of new jobs were occupied by foreigners. Last month, the UK Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, warned the UK government that if foreign immigration is not controlled, British citizens will have to rely on welfare to survive.
