GETTY The OECD has said that countries should be embracing immigration

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) called on Britain and other member countries affected by the migrant crisis to come up with “tangible solutions” in order to stop anti-immigration parties and activists from gaining ground. According to the OECD – whose members include France, Turkey, the UK, Germany, and the US – 1.65 million people applied for asylum in 2015, 1.3 million in Europe alone. Now a new OECD study, called ‘International Migration Outlook’, attempts to highlight the benefits of immigration in order to push countries to adopt more migrant-friendly policies, and help governments better integrate migrants into society, rather than just shunning them.

According to Stefano Scarpetta, OECD Director of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, governments are failing to send a “pro-migrant message” and have lost people’s trust. Across Europe people disappointed by their government’s failure to come up with a solid immigration policy are turning to far-right leaders, whose political stance on migration is far more radical. The report strikes a particular chord with the French, where plans to relocate more than 12,000 migrants living in the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp to reception centres across the country sparked national outrage, after right-wing mayors criticised the plan and warned migrants would not get a warm welcome.

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Migrants tend to use local public transport and go to local schools Stefano Scarpetta, OECD Director of Employment

Mr Scarpetta admitted that immigration, if let to spin “out of control,” can put unnecessary pressure on local communities, but that the impact it has on a host country “varies widely”. “Migrants tend to head towards poorer urban areas, use local public transport, go to local schools, and yes, all of that can put a strain on a small town’s infrastructure,” he said. Mr Scarpetta said that governments facing a massive influx of migrants need to find better, more tangible solutions to the crisis if it hopes to silence anti-migrant campaigners.

If governments fail to do so, they will face a populist uprising, he warns. According to the head of the OECD's international migration division, Jean-Christophe Dumont, more should be done to make sure migrants are fully integrated into their host country’s society.

GETTY The OECD have called on its members to focus on the positives of immigration

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GETTY There are plans to relocate 12,000 refugees from the Calais Jungle to other areas of France