A recent report revealed that government policies designed to reduce net migration have reduced the international talent available to British employers.
The report was generated by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford and outlines how the talent pool has been hurt since the introduction of major immigration policy changes.   The UK experienced a 30% decrease in highly skilled workers arriving in the country between 2007 and 2013.
Migrants from outside the European Economic Area have been the most affected by the government policies, as migrants have decreased from 155,000 in 2007 to 94,000 in 2013.
Human resource experts explain that the goal to cut immigration levels is actually having an adverse effect on UK businesses, something not taken into consideration.
Business secretary Vince Cable explains that the harder it is for international companies to employ the best executives, the harder it is to sell the UK as a place to do business.
This new policies may not necessarily be the only reason for this growing problem. Figures also show that economic events, like the 2008 downturn and Eurozone crisis may have something to do with the erratic figures as during this time, figures actually showed a significant rise in the number of highly skilled migrant workers arriving from within the EEA.
The number of educated migrant workers holding manager, director or senior official roles was at its lowest level in 2010.