A selection of recent media reports

Port security clash is all about money, insists MSP
THE row over the decision by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) to axe three port posts at Stranraer and.
The Scotsman (09-Sep-2010)
Conservatives - Reforming the UK's Immigration System
Immigration minister Damian Green confirmed last night that the government will look at...
News on News (09-Sep-2010)
IMMIGRATION: £100M JETS BILL FOR DEPORTING FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS
DEPORTING failed asylum seekers has cost Britain £100million, with many sent home on...
Daily Star (09-Sep-2010)
£100 million spent on asylum deportation flights
The Government spent more than £100 million on flights deporting failed asylum seekers,...
The Independent (08-Sep-2010)
Bogus colleges 'used as cover for illegal immigration'
A doctor and a solicitor set up two fake colleges to help illegal immigrants gain leave to remain.
Telegraph - Fashion (08-Sep-2010)
ASYLUM: COVER-UP OVER GROWING BACKLOG OF CASES
IMMIGRATION officials were last night accused of covering up a massive backlog of asylum claims...
Express.co.uk (08-Sep-2010)
Agency 'Manipulating' Asylum Figures
The Border Agency is struggling to cope with its asylum caseload and is only removing around 3%...
Sky News (07-Sep-2010)
Top adviser warns over proposed immigration cap
BBC News home affairs correspondent A top government adviser says ministers may need to stop...
BBC News UK (07-Sep-2010)
Illegal workers found at Haydock racecourse
THREE Indian men were being held after immigration officials raided a Merseyside...
Liverpool Daily Post (07-Sep-2010)
Police chief slams immigration cuts
A top police officer has criticised a move to cut funding for three posts tackling illegal...
Carrick Gazette (07-Sep-2010)
Britons lead on hostility to migrants
More than six out of 10 Britons believe immigration to the UK is spoiling the quality of life, suggesting that the Briti...
Financial Times (07-Sep-2010)
Immigration rules will help stop extremist exploitation, says Damian Green
Tougher immigration rules will make it harder for extremist parties to exploit the issue,..
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Sep-2010)
Quentin Letts - Yesterday In Parliament: Would John Prescott make sense to any snooper?
Our beloved MPs returned for the tiresome two-week September sitting and promptly spent the day.
Mail Online (07-Sep-2010)
The crimewave that shames the world
It's one of the last great taboos: the murder of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of...
The Independent (07-Sep-2010)
Immigration lessons
Telegraph View: The points-based system introduced by the last government has failed to put the...
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
France to strip nationality for killing police: Sarkozy
President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he wants to strip French nationality from immigrants if...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (06-Sep-2010)
EU ministers vow migration cooperation
Description -- (PARIS) - Six EU governments and Canada vowed Monday to boost cooperation in...
EUbusiness.com (06-Sep-2010)
Immigration minister calls for tougher look at visa qualifications
The UK needs to look harder at who is qualifying for visas after research showed more than a...
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
Govt to announce student visas crackdown
The government is to outline a crackdown on people arriving on student visas Monday as it bids to.
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (06-Sep-2010)

Press Articles

Welcome to Britain - entry just £150
By Andrew Green
The Daily Telegraph, London - 01-Aug-2006

How the immigration barrier rose
In The Times of Saturday, June 10, Dean Godson, research director of the Policy Exchange think-tank, explored the success of Migrationwatch in stimulating the public debate on immigration.
The Times - 10-Jun-2006

UK's economy gets only a small benefit from employment of migrant labour
By Professor J P Duguid
The Scotsman - 23-May-2006

Unwelcome immigration policy that adds nothing but numbers
© Copyright of Sir Andrew Green
The Scotsman - 09-May-2006

Jobs still vacant
By Andrew Green
The Daily Mail - 02-May-2006

So what do the French and Germans know that we don’t?
COMMENTARY
The Daily Mail - 02-May-2006

Growing Pains
Further EU expansion leads Sir Andrew to predict a substantial flow of East Europeans to the UK’s shores, meaning that Bulgarian builders could soon be as prevalent as Polish plumbers.
The Parliamentary Monitor - 01-May-2006

OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IS IN CHAOS
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman Migrationwatch UK.
Yorkshire Post Today - 27-Apr-2006

The BNP and how Labour sacrificed the working class
By Sir Andrew Green
The Daily Mail - 19-Apr-2006

"Commons Committee slams asylum removal process"
Thirty-fourth report : Returning failed asylum applicants (HC 620)
15-Mar-2006

Yes, we do need some immigration. And of course we should offer asylum. But there is only so much any society can take
By Andrew Green
The Daily Mail, London - 15-Mar-2006

BETRAYAL OF BRICK LANE
An important new book, analysing the effect of mass immigration on Londons East End, finds rage and resentment among ALL communities and asks deeply disturbing questions.
The Daily Mail, London - 04-Mar-2006

Yes, we love Polish plumbers, but how many MORE does Britain need?
By Sir Andrew Green, Chairman, MigrationwatchUK
The Daily Mail, London - 10-Feb-2006

Why we’ll never win the war on terror
After figures reveal 1 in 4 terror suspects are asylum seekers
The Daily Mail, London - 23-Dec-2005

Speak for yourself
An extract from an article entitled
The Guardian - 05-Dec-2005

BBC Today / Populus Survey December 2005
The BBC Today Programme Opinion Survey, conducted in early December 2005, contained two questions on immigration which were not mentioned on the programme. The following is an extract together with our comment. The full report can be found at:
The BBC Today Programme - 01-Dec-2005

The Guardian today offered an apology for the headline for their profile of the Chairman of MigrationWatch and also printed a letter of rebuttal.
The following is the (slightly edited) exchange of e-mails:
08-Nov-2005

Crisis looms in the ghetto
September 25, 2005, The Sunday Times.Letter by David Coleman
The Sunday Times, London - 25-Sep-2005

It's not racist to say the numbers matter
Letter by Sir Andrew Green
The Independent, London - 13-Sep-2005

Tracking the migration figures
Letter by Sir Andrew Green
The Sunday Times, London - 11-Sep-2005

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