One-in-five workers in key industries hired from overseas

By Graeme Paton. Migrants are filling a fifth of jobs in key industries because of a shortage of highly skilled British graduates, according to a Government-backed report. 
Companies are forced to rely on foreign-born workers in a range of “strategically important” areas as children continue to shun maths and science subjects at school. In all, migrants account for 20 per cent of workers in fields such as oil and gas extraction, aerospace manufacturing and computer, electronic and optical engineering. Read more...