Background brief: Intra-Company Transfers | Migration Watch UK
The Prime Minister announced on 3 November that work permits for Intra-Company Transfers would not be subject to a cap. On 5 November, the Home Secretary, speaking at the Policy Exchange Think Tank, hinted at imposing a minimum salary. Meanwhile, leaks from Brussels suggest that the government will agree to a commitment to accept up to 20,000 Indian […]
Back Bench Debate on Immigration. Rebuttal of Briefing by the Mayor of London. | Migration Watch UK
The Scale of immigration The GLA Briefing claims (paragraph 4) that “net international migration in 2009 was at its lowest level since mid 1995 which is comparable to the government’s target”. This is quite wrong. As the paper recognises elsewhere, net international migration in 2009 is estimated at 196,000; in 1995 it was 76,000. The […]
MW209 : The abuse of ICT visas in the IT sector | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The Intra-company transfer (ICT) was intended bring in experienced and specialist staff to the UK offices of a multinational company. In the year to June 2010 over 57,000 ICT visas were issued [1]. It should not be used displace a suitable UK worker [2]. However it is being used in the IT sector to replace […]
Brussels Leak Reveals Britain to Take Major Share of Indian IT Workers | Migration Watch UK
Documents leaked from the European Commission reveal the true state of negotiations with India for the preferential admission of IT workers to the EU. The UK’s quota for some worker categories is 40% of the entire EU commitment – almost three times that of Germany and almost seven times that of France. The Commission is preparing to […]
MW208 : Proposals to Charge Fees for Immigration and Asylum Appeals | Migration Watch UK
The Ministry of Justice has recently published a consultation paper on proposals to start charging fees for certain categories of appeals against adverse decisions by the UK Border Agency on asylum and immigration applications. Such appeals are heard in the first instance by the First Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber and by the Upper […]
Response to the Home Affairs Committee Report on an immigration cap | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew said that “Nearly 100,000 work related visas were issued last year, a significant number compared to net immigration of about 200,000.” “We must, of course, continue to admit key people but economic migration must take a share of the necessary reduction in immigration if our population growth is to be brought under control,” he […]
One in Twelve Social Houses Occupied by Foreign Nationals | Migration Watch UK
Today’s English Housing Survey provides further evidence of the pressure placed by immigration on the housing sector. Foreign nationals now occupy 8.4% of the social housing stock. Among occupants aged 16-40 that figure rises to 12.6%. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch UK said “This finally destroys the myth that less than 2% of […]
The Solar Lamp Lights The Way Britain Must Go
Letter sent to The Timesby Sir Andrew GreenChairman, Migration Watch UK21 October, 2010 An edited version was published 25 October, 2010 under the heading ‘Zero Migration?’ Sir, David Aaronovitch’s article “The solar lamp lights the way Britain must go” (21 October) was simply bizarre. He completely, and perhaps even deliberately, misrepresents the aims of Migrationwatch. We […]
EU Deal Means British Jobs for Indian Workers | Migration Watch UK
At just the time that the government is calling on the private sector to create jobs, they are negotiating in secret an agreement between the EU and India that would allow an unlimited number of Indian specialists to do work in Britain that has not been first offered to British workers. This could well blast […]
MW207 : EU/India Free Trade Agreement | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. A key aspect of international trade negotiations now is the concession allowing transnational corporations to move workers across borders; in trade language this is called ‘Mode 4’. 2. The EU is offering Mode 4 access in all the trade agreements it is negotiating. 3. India is the country pursuing Mode 4 access to […]