London: In a controversial report, a think tank organisation in Britain has suggested that immigrants earnings less than £ 27,000 per annum should not be allowed to settle in the UK as they don't make "a positive contribution".
The group, Migrationwatch, bases some of the its conclusions on data from the Government's Labour Force Survey, which states that a worker must earn £ 27,000 a year to make a positive lifetime contribution, whether calculated by the tax paid or by the addition to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
"The social costs of the present massive levels of immigration far outweigh any possible benefit," Chairman of Migrationwatch, Sir Andrew Green said.
The report estimates that only one in five migrants reach this stage bracket.
According to the report, immigration could only be seen as beneficial to the long-term growth of a country's economy if it raises productivity, otherwise an increase in immigration only adds to the burden of a country's infrastructure and public services.
It suggested that lowly skilled migrants could be allowed to work temporarily in the UK, in order to fill skill gaps while British workers are trained. But they should not be allowed to settle permanently in the country, it said.
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