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Migration waterfall and set to weaken additional in depression - protector.co.uk The latest figures show that 28% of asylum seekers are being granted refugee status or humanitarian protection on initial decision, with a further 24% succeeding on appeal. Scaremongers who spread panic about immigration fuelling population growth to 70 million fall into the trap of thinking that the next decade will look just like the last," he said."Migration ebbs and flows over time. While 59,000 Poles and other east Europeans registered to work in Britain between July and September 2007, the number fell to 38,000 over the same period this year. This is the lowest level since Poland joined the EU in 2004.This decline is matched among arrivals from the newest European Union states, Bulgaria and Romania. Only 6,515 registered to work in Britain this summer, compared with 9,470 in 2007. It was last updated at 09.27 on November 20 2008. More galleriesNov 18 2008 Weathering recession: is it really true that we are in a better position than most?