Net migration to the UK could fall by about 100,000 a year if Britain votes to leave the European Union, pressure group Migration Watch has estimated.
The group, which advocates tighter immigration controls, says in the event of a "Brexit", the government should introduce work permits for EU citizens.
Such a move would cut net migration - the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving - from 180,000 to 65,000 a year, it says.
Pro-EU campaigners dismissed the claim.
The UK is set to have a referendum by the end of 2017 on whether or not it should remain a member of the European Union.
The Migration Watch report looks at possible migration policies that could be introduced should the UK vote to leave the EU, and what the impact on overall migration figures.
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