Speech by Labour Party Leader | Migration Watch UK
Following the speech made this morning by the Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband, Sir Andrew Green said: “The steps which Ed Miliband outlined to promote integration are perfectly sensible but there was a glaring gap in his speech – namely his failure to say anything significant about limiting the scale of future immigration. Apparently, he […]
Comment By Sir Andrew Green On Home Secretary’s Speech On Immigration
Followingthe speech made this morning by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, SirAndrew Green said: “Atlast we have a Home Secretary who is honest about the consequences of mass immigration andready to take on the bogus arguments for it”
Comment by Kiran Bali on Changes to Family Migration | Migration Watch UK
Following the release of today’s Census results, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This is the clear result of Labour’s mass immigration policy which brought nearly four million immigrants to England and Wales in ten years. Immigration on this scale is completely unacceptable to the vast majority of the public and is […]
Today’s Census Results | Migration Watch UK
Following the release of today’s Census results, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This is the clear result of Labour’s mass immigration policy which brought nearly four million immigrants to England and Wales in ten years. Immigration on this scale is completely unacceptable to the vast majority of the public and is […]
Comparison of UK Benefits with those of the EU14
Summary 1. In-work benefits for the low paid are generous in the UK compared to other countries in the EU15 and may act as a much stronger pull factor towards Britain than to other member states. This paper finds that the UK is the fourth most generous country of the EU15[1] in its provision of benefits […]
Generous UK Welfare System a Magnet for EU Workers | Migration Watch UK
The UK benefits system is so generous and easy to access that it is likely to prove a “magnet” to people from poorer EU countries as the economic turmoil in the region intensifies, says a new report out today. With all movement restrictions for economic migrants from Romania and Bulgaria due to be lifted at […]
MW283 : The impact of an amnesty on London | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The huge illegal workforce in London is a major impediment to young Londoners getting into work. It must be tackled, mainly by firm action against unscrupulous employers and landlords, as a vital part of any strategy to deal with youth unemployment. The role of illegal immigration 2. Illegal immigrants come to (or stay […]
Amnesty for London’s 500,000+ Illegal Immigrants – ‘An Appallingly Bad Idea’ | Migration Watch UK
The Mayor of London’s remarks in India about an amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital would be a ‘kick in the teeth’ for the many thousands of young people struggling to find a job because of the unfair competition they face, says a think tank who have today issued a report on the situation in the […]
Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
This morning the ONS released the latest net migration statistics for the year ending March 2012, showing that net migration has fallen to 183,000 from 242,000 the previous year. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “At last we can see some light at the end of the tunnel. We can now see […]
Is the fall in net immigration due to a fall in student numbers? | Migration Watch UK
Immigration data The latest net migration statistics to March 2012 show a significant fall in net migration to 183,000 – a reduction of 59,000 from the figure for year ending March 2011. According to the ONS News release “this reduction in immigration was largely due to fewer people arriving to study…” In fact, the main […]