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25 August 2011
Last updated at 04:58 ET
Net migration rose by 21% last year, with 239,000 more people arriving in the UK than those leaving, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.
In 2009, the total for net migration had stood at 198,000.
The government has pledged to reduce net migration to the "tens of thousands" by 2015.
As part of that drive, the number of skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area who are allowed into the UK each year is being capped.
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In 2009, the total for net migration had stood at 198,000.
The government has pledged to reduce net migration to the "tens of thousands" by 2015.
As part of that drive, the number of skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area who are allowed into the UK each year is being capped.
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