Is it true that the number of net immigrants dropped sharply after Britain left the EU referendum?

LONDON165438+1October 30th, the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on the 30th showed that the number of net immigrants in Britain was 230,000 within one year after the referendum on "Britain's Brexit", a decrease of 654.38+million from the previous year, which was the biggest annual decline since statistics.

The number of net immigrants refers to the difference between the number of inbound immigrants and the number of outbound immigrants in a period of time. Data show that during the two months from the referendum on "Britain's Brexit" held in June last year to 12 this June, 572,000 people immigrated to Britain, a decrease of 80,000 over the previous year. At the same time, 342,000 people left the UK, of which123,000 were EU residents, an increase of over 30%.

Nicola White, an official in charge of immigration statistics at the National Bureau of Statistics, said that, overall, there are still more immigrants in Britain than emigrants, and it is not yet possible to judge whether the decrease in net immigration will become a long-term trend.

She said that the number of immigrants with work visas has not changed much. The sharp decline in the number of net immigrants is mainly due to the massive migration of European immigrants who want to find jobs in Britain. This shows that' Britain's exit from the EU' has probably become one of the factors that people decide whether to immigrate to the UK.

In recent years, the British Conservative government has been hoping to reduce the number of net immigrants to below 654.38 million+. Theresa May's "Brexit" policy also aims to control the number of low-skilled immigrants.

Brandon Lewis, the British cabinet minister in charge of immigration affairs, said that the latest statistics show that Britain is expected to attract "the smartest and best immigrants".

However, the British financial community and public opinion are worried that the effect of "Britain's withdrawal from the EU" is beginning to appear. The decrease in the number of immigrants represents the decline in Britain's attractiveness to talents, which is not in the interest of Britain and may drag down the national economy.