The New Economics Foundation said migrant workers such as fruit pickers were responsible for 4 per cent of GDP NICK RAY/THE TIMESMigrant workers contribute £328 million to the economy every day and institutions such as the NHS would be unable to function without them, new research suggests. The New Economics Foundation said migrant workers were responsible for 4 per cent of GDP. Marc Stears, the foundation’s chief executive, said: “Britain has a long and proud tradition of openness to people from overseas and our research conclusively shows that migrants have more than repaid for the welcome they have received. “Our future as a country depends on the economic, cultural and social contribution that migrants make. As countries all around the world succumb to the siren call of populism, we need to remember that contribution and to celebrate it.”According to the foundation migrant workers account for…

Source: The Times February 20, 2017 00:09 UTC