Immigration to Almost Null If UK Leaves EU – Former Europe Minister

Former Minister of State for Europe David Davis stated that the migration to the United Kingdom will be near 100,000 and some years it will be nearly nought, if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The arrival of migrants and refugees to the United Kingdom will almost drop to zero if the country decides to exit the European Union at the upcoming referendum, former Minister of State for Europe David Davis said Thursday.

"We will not be going to zero immigration. I think somewhere between nought and 100,000 is where it will be. Some years it will be near 100,000 and some years it will be nearly nought, depending on the economy," Davis said in a speech, making a case for the country to leave the European Union, as quoted by The Guardian.

The leading ‘Leave’ campaign politician added that Her Majesty’s Treasury had been taking advantage of the free movement within the bloc in order not to control borders effectively.

UK citizens are set to vote on June 23 in a referendum on the country's EU membership, after UK Prime Minister David Cameron and the leaders of the 27 other EU member states reached a deal in February to grant the United Kingdom a special status within the bloc.