Madeleine Sumption is the Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, which provides impartial analysis of migration in the UK. Since 2016, she has been a member of the Migration Advisory Committee, an independent panel that advises the UK Government on migration. She also chairs the National Statistician’s advisory panel on migration statistics. Madeleine has a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Maastricht and a master’s degree with honours from the University of Chicago’s school of public policy. In 2017, she received an MBE for services to social science.

• 1 Introduction2 What is Immigration Policy Trying to Achieve?3 Skilled Work Visas4 Low-Wage Work5 Family Migration6 Unauthorized Migration and Enforcement7 Refugees and Asylum Seekers8.Conclusion

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