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What did major figures (individuals or organisations) from the leave camp of the Brexit referendum say would be the result of leaving the EU would be on immigration?
Ideally answers should indicate what was said, whether the statement was explicit or merely implied, who or what organisation said it, and how much of a role that person or organisation played in the leave camp.
Fox on 29th May 2016 said it was "entirely possible" to meet the pledge to reduce immigration to tens of thousands. "But only in my view if we left the European Union," he added. Daily Mail (Fox was a well know Tory supporter of Leave)
Gove and Johnson said migrants will be barred from entering Britain after a Brexit unless they can speak good English and have the right skills for a job, and proposed a points-based system. Telegraph (Gove and Johnson were seen as the leaders of the Leave campaign).
Hoey said that Brexit would decrease the numbers of low-pay immigrants from EU countries the heat. Hoey is a notable Labour Brexit campaigner.
In general all Brexit supporters said there would be a decrease in immigration following Brexit. It is implied that there may be some greater immigration from non-EU countries under a points system.
