A new report released on Monday by a cross-party Parliamentary Committee has called on the UK Government to drop its annual target of reducing immigration to the country.<br/><br/>The House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee said that its National Conversation on Immigration had revealed that British public viewed the target as damaging to the national interest.<br/><br/>Indians are the largest migrant group from outside the European Union to be based in the UK, according to UK's Office for National Statistics.'Around 305,000 people born in India are estimated to have moved to the UK between July 2016 and June 2017, making it the most common migrant nationality after the EU countries of Poland, Romania and the Republic of Ireland.<br/><br/>Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, who initialled a new deal on illegal immigrants from India with his British counterpart during a UK visit last week had also said that India is in favour of smooth and legal migration and discouraged all kinds of illegal migration.<br/><br/>The Indian Government has stressed on the ease of mobility for its students and professionals as part of wider India-UK economic ties.'<br/><br/>Net migration to the UK was 230,000 last year, down on the 336,000 figure recorded a year earlier.

A new report released on Monday by a cross-party Parliamentary Committee has called on the UK Government to drop its annual target of reducing immigration to the country.<br/><br/>The House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee said that its National Conversation on Immigration had revealed that British public viewed the target as damaging to the national interest.<br/><br/>Indians are the largest migrant group from outside the European Union to be based in the UK, according to UK's Office for National Statistics.'Around 305,000 people born in India are estimated to have moved to the UK between July 2016 and June 2017, making it the most common migrant nationality after the EU countries of Poland, Romania and the Republic of Ireland.<br/><br/>Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, who initialled a new deal on illegal immigrants from India with his British counterpart during a UK visit last week had also said that India is in favour of smooth and legal migration and discouraged all kinds of illegal migration.<br/><br/>The Indian Government has stressed on the ease of mobility for its students and professionals as part of wider India-UK economic ties.'<br/><br/>Net migration to the UK was 230,000 last year, down on the 336,000 figure recorded a year earlier.