b'6. Addendum on immigration Article 3.2 of the Treaty Establishing thethe UKs GDP would increase, but it would European Community provides for freenot double. In these circumstances, the UKs movement of persons. This soundsGDP would not increase commensurately. vaguely touristic. In fact, for the EU, freeIndeed, GDP per person would decrease. movement. confers a right of permanent settlement. In consequence, currently, up toHowever, gross domestic productis a poor, 446 million people in the 27 other memberindeed actively misleading measure; it makes states of the EU have an absolute right toBangladesh a richer country than Norway, live, work and settle in the UK.Kuwait, even Switzerland.The table below is clear. UncontrolledLet us explore this in more detail. Below is a immigration is often justified on the groundstable that lists the GDP of Bangladesh and that it results in higher economic growth. It10 countries that have a smaller GDP than is, of course, true that if the population of thethat of BangladeshUK doubled, from 66 million to 132 million, Table 54 Countries with a GDP smallerthan Bangladesh CountryGDP Bangladesh$628 billion Sweden$498 billion Switzerland$494 billion Austria$415 billion Norway$364 billion Qatar$335 billion Kuwait$301 billion Denmark$265 billion Finland$230 billion New Zealand$175 billionSource: CIA World Factbook 2016The average Bangladeshi is less well off thanis one of the worlds poorest nations, with the average Norwegian, Kuwaiti or Swiss bya per capita income around $1,100, and an a degree of magnitude.economy dominated by low cost garmentand textiles manufacture. Because Bangladesh is a densely populated country of around 164 million people, its GDPUntil about ten years ago the wealth of is spread quite thinly. Indeed, Bangladeshthe residents of a country was measured122'