Claim: A 10% rise in immigration leads to a 2% reduction in wages.
Fact-check: Does a 10% rise in immigration lead to a 2% reduction in wages? - Full Fact
Verdict: the bank of england found that a 10% increase in the proportion of foreign born workers in lower paid service jobs was associated with a near 2% fall in average pay for those jobs, when focusing on particular regions.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Richard Braham
Date published: 2016-06-21T00:00:00