MW68 : Immigration and Marriage – an outline of the legal position | Migration Watch UK
Legal Paper MW 68 originally published July 2005Revised April 2011 This paper is not intended as an authoritative statement of the law but rather as a summary of the position. 1 The requirements for entering the United Kingdom as a spouse are currently set out in paragraph 281 of the Immigration Rules (HC 395) as […]
Why Is The Bbc Still So Hideously Biased On Immigration?
By Sir Andrew GreenChairman of Migration Watch UKThe Daily Mail, London, 15 April, 2011 David Cameron has just made the most important speech on immigration of any Prime Minister for many years. He tackled the subject in a frank, open, comprehensive and factual manner, while remaining sensitive to the delicacy of the issues. He set out a clear […]
Cap on Economic Migration Will Have a Limited Effect | Migration Watch UK
The Government’s cap on economic migration which comes into effect on 6 April will have only a limited effect on net migration in the medium term but it could become a barrier against future increases in economic migration. That is the conclusion of a paper published today by Migrationwatch. Generous transition arrangements and effectively unlimited Intra […]
We Must Control And Limit Immigration
By Matthew PollardExecutive DirectorMigration Watch UKPolitics.co.uk11 April, 2011 In response to Ian Dunt: Mass immigration is not a solution to the needs of our ageing population. “Never be ashamed of immigrant Britain”, comments Ian Dunt. I have no problem with this assertion; it’s what he goes on to say with which I take issue. Immigration, he suggests, […]
Demographic pressures and political instability in North African countries.
Summary Overview 1 The Arab countries of North Africa have been the source of substantial migration, both illegal and legal, into Europe. Some countries in the region – notably Libya and Morocco – have also been used for transit by migrants originating in the countries south of the Sahara to immigrate clandestinely into Europe. Estimates […]
MW224 : Intra Company Transfers | Migration Watch UK
Good for the employer, bad for the Treasury Summary 1 Tax and National Insurance rules are heavily biased towards ICTs to the dis-advantage of UK workers. Numbers 2 Intra Company Transfers (ICTs) have been excluded from the government’s cap on economic migration. Their numbers have been significant in the recent past, rising from 22,000 in […]
Illegal Worker Fine Scheme ‘ Lamentable’ | Migration Watch UK
New figures reveal that the UKBA has only collected 20% of the fines issued to those who employ illegal workers. An employer caught employing illegal workers can be fined up to £10,000 per worker under the UK Border Agency’s Civil Penalty Scheme but in the past three years only an average of £2,000 per worker […]
MW226 : Summary of the searchlight research on immigration | Migration Watch UK
1 The report argues that the growth of far right parties is simply a symptom of a deeper growth of identity politics. In particular, the politics of immigration have morphed into a politics of culture, identity and nation. 2 The report identifies six “tribes” (listed at annex A). Social class is not irrelevant but has lost much […]
European Asylum and Immigration Policy
Developments in 2010 Executive Summary 1. The most important recent development in relation to the long-term future of EU asylum and immigration policy took place on 1st December 2009, when the Lisbon European Reform Treaty (now renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or TFEU) entered into force. The TFEU fully preserves […]
MW225 : Judicial Review in the Tribunal | Migration Watch UK
1 A recent ministerial statement by Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, extends the process of bringing asylum and immigration appeals within the unified Tribunal system established under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. This process is described in detail in Legal Paper MW 159. It began in February 2010 with […]