LONDON (AP) — The number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in Britain dropped since restrictions on immigration were lifted, figures published Wednesday showed — the first sign that fears of a huge wave of eastern European migrants were unfounded.

Migration from Romania and Bulgaria became a fiercely politicized topic in Britain in late 2013, ahead of the removal of labor-market restrictions for migrant workers from those two countries across the European Union on Jan.1.

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