Immigration is one of today’s most conflictual issues. There is disagreement about how immigration affects economies and about how national policy can improve growth and support social cohesion and welfare. Stakeholders include not only policy makers and migrants themselves but indeed almost all of society.
London has a particular stake in the debate—it is the UK destination of choice for migrants from all parts of the income and education spectra, many of its industries depend on specialist migrant labour, and it is home to communities from all over the world.
This HEIF 5 project brings together London policymakers, experts and those who drive the economy to provide an evidence basis and a forum for informed debate about how international immigration affects London, focusing on six different themes:
- Higher education
- Housing and cohesion
- Labour market
- Local services and facilities
- Socio-demographic change
- Talent
The two-year series of roundtables, workshops, seminars, conferences, and publications will monitor and disseminate relevant research and evidence. This is a comprehensive archive of all available outputs.
Publications
Book
December 2014
Kochan, B. [Editor]. Migration and the London’s growth. LSE London. A downloadable PDF version of the book is available here.
Framing papers
24 March 2014
Datu, K. Settlement patterns of rich and poor-country migrants into the London metropolitan region since 2001
Reports
21 September 2015
Fernández, M. Islington Park Street Community: a model for alternative housing in London
Scanlon, K. Fernández, M., Sagor, E., & Whitehead, C. Home advantage: housing the young employed in London. Sutton Trust.
External presentations
11 April 2013
Scanlon, K. The impact of skilled non-EU migration on UK housing market. Norface Research Program on Migration & Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration.
12 December 2012
Report: Higher education and migration workshop
Events
Roundtables
9 October 2013
7 October 2013
London’s household projections and their implications for planning: a roundtable discussion
5 October 2012
Project launch: opening roundtable
- Overall trends in stocks and flows and the role of large employers
[Listen to Podcast here]
Professor John Salt, Migration Research Unit, UCL - Current Home Office rules and their relevance to London
[Listen to Podcast here]
Martin Ruhs, Senior Researcher & Director of Oxford’s Migration Observatory - Who comes to London and how do they fit in the labour market?
[Listen to Podcast here]
Professor Ian Gordon, LSE Department of Geography and Environment - Wider economic impacts of immigration
[Listen to Podcast here]
Dr. Max Nathan, SERC & National Institute of Economic and Social Research - Is housing the main cost of migration? The evidence
[Listen to Podcast here]
Christine Whitehead and Kath Scanlon, LSE London - Local Services
[Listen to Podcast here]
Pamela Meadows, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Workshops
12 December 2012
Higher education and migration workshop
Seminars
10 June 2014
Migration and low pay in London
The role/impacts of migrants in London’s low paid jobs
- Low paid work and resilient geographies of a migrant division of labour in London
Kavita Datta & Cathy McIlwaine, Geography, Queen Mary, University of London - Migration, low pay and work incentives in London
Ian Gordon, Geography/SERC, London School of Economics
Policy responses to a London low pay problem
- The National Minimum Wage, low pay and London
Conor D’Arcy, Researcher, Resolution Foundation
Sarah Vero, Partnerships Manager, Living Wage Foundation
Stephen Knight, Chair, Economic Committee, Greater London Assembly
6 December 2013
New migration regimes and higher education
- Recent impacts of student immigration policy on recruitment objectives: a king’s view
Ian Creagh, College Secretary and Head of Administration, King’s College London - Impacts of migration controls on postgraduates: survey results
Dr. Paresh Shah, London Higher - An update on issues facing HE institutions and students with Tier 4 visas: implications for the sector on current Immigration Bill
Julie Allen, International Student Immigration Service, LSE - One year on: challenges and progress in campaigning for immigration reform for international students
Daniel Stevens, International Students Officer, National Union of Students
- A business perspective on migration, HE and UK growth
Sinead Lawrence, Senior Policy Adviser, CBI, Employment and Skills
2 July 2013
The new population and household projections: implications for London seminar
- Agenda
- Setting the scene -evidence of changing behaviour?
Professor Christine Whitehead, Department of Economics, LSE - How demographics and the economic downturn are affecting the way we live
Neil McDonald, Visiting Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research
29 June 2013
The London Finance Commission seminar
- Programme
- London Finance Commission
Tony Traver - Resourcing the Boroughs: challenges and opportunities
Hugh Grover
1 March 2013
Higher education and migration seminar
- Agenda
- International Student Survey Results
Dr. Paresh Shah, London Higher - Not Just Tier 4 headaches: how other aspects of migration rules and practice impact on some sectors of the education industry
Timothy Blake, Chief Executive, London School of English - To have or not to have non-EU students: economic impact and campaigning strategy
Mark Hilton, London First - An overseas perspective
Pat Killingley, British Council
Conferences
27 June 2014
Migration and the transformation of London: an international perspective
Session 1: Migration and the economy
- Key London developments
Ian Gordon, LSE London - A UK Perspective
Jonathan Portes, NIESR - Learning from Switzerland
Aymo Brunetti, University of Bern
Session 2: Migration, communities and services
- Key London developments
Christine Whitehead, LSE London
A UK Perspective
David Goodhart, DEMOS - Learning from Amsterdam
Professor Robert Kloosterman, University of Amsterdam
Session 3: Migration, politics and the city
- Key London developments
Tony Travers, LSE London - A UK perspective
Professor Shamit Saggar, University of Essex - Learning from New York
Professor John Mollenkopf, CUNY
24 March 2014
How is London being transformed by migration?
Session 1: Setting the Context – Impacts of Migration 2001-2011
[Listen to Podcast of Session 1 presentations here]
- What we have learned from the last decade
Antoine Paccoud, LSE Fellow in Human Geography - White flight?
Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics, Birkbeck College
Session 2: Implications – Bigger
[Listen to Podcast of Session 2 presentations here]
- Implications for the London Plan
Jeremy Skinner, Head of Strategic Projects and Policy Evaluation, GLA - Implications for residential displacement
Ian Gordon, Professor of Human Geography, LSE
Session 3: Implications – Different
[Listen to Podcast of Session 3 presentations here]
- Implications for politics
Tony Travers, Director, LSE London - Implications of ethnic diversity on innovation
Max Nathan, Deputy Director, What Works Centre on Local Economic Growth - Implications for business
Sara Parker, London Director, Confederation of British Industry
