Labour’s “Tough” Points Based System Actually Increased Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Analysis of the latest immigration statistics by think-tank Migrationwatch (see Annex below) has revealed what Labour were anxious to conceal during the election campaign, namely that their so called “tough” Points Based System (PBS) has actually led to an increase in immigration. For several months, the previous government declined to answer Parliamentary questions on the […]
Immigration Issue Might Have Swung The Election | Migration Watch UK
A tougher stance on immigration from the political parties could have changed the result of the General Election, a new opinion poll has revealed. The poll, by YouGovfor think tank Migrationwatch, shows that the Conservatives might have won an outright majority if they had adopted ‘a stronger stance on controlling immigration.’ 54% who selected Conservatives as […]
Population and National Debt | Migration Watch UK
Latest analysis shows that, as Britain struggles to pay down its huge national debt, we will have to provide for an extra one million people solely as a result of immigration over the next five years. This is equivalent to the combined populations of Manchester, Liverpool and York. The figures, extracted by Migrationwatch, from the […]
Lib Dem Voters Strongly Opposed to an Amnesty | Migration Watch UK
A new poll out today shows that the public are opposed to Nick Clegg’s policy of an amnesty for illegal immigrants. Among those intending to vote for the Liberal Democrats, opponents outnumber supporters by more than two to one. The poll by YouGov, commissioned by MigrationwatchUK, did not use the term “amnesty”. Instead, it described […]
MW191 : Now it’s the BBC that Blunder over Immigration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
On the 10 o’clock news on 30 April, the BBC Home Affairs Editor[1] claimed that, in 2008, there was a net outflow of non UK workers of 8,000 so the real pressure on British jobs was from a net inflow of 46,000 EU workers which none of the parties had any plans to control. To […]
Now it’s the BBC that blunder over immigration statistics | Migration Watch UK
On the 10 o’clock TV news on 30 April, the BBC “Reality Check” claimed that, in 2008, there was a net outflow of non EU workers of 8,000 so the real pressure on British jobs was from a net inflow of 46,000 EU workers which none of the parties had any plans to control. To […]
Cost per head of an Amnesty about £½ Million Per Head Over a Lifetime | Migration Watch UK
A new report out today examines the cost of granting an amnesty to an illegal immigrant. The report, by think tank Migrationwatch, follows their estimate last week that there are about 1.1 million people living illegally in the UK. Many of them are working on the black market at less than the minimum wage. The report examines […]
MW189 : Lifetime Unit Cost of an Illegal Immigrant if an Amnesty Were Granted | Migration Watch UK
Introduction1 It is estimated that there are 1.1million illegal immigrants in the UK [1]. This paper provides the estimated unit Lifetime cost for an illegal immigrant if granted an amnesty. Summary2 The Lifetime costs of each working illegal immigrant once regularised are estimated at £220,000 for a single person, £560,000 for a sole earner family […]
Over a Million Illegal Immigrants in the UK | Migration Watch UK
There are now over a million illegal immigrants in Britain according to a new report out today from Migrationwatch. The report examined the only two previous studies – one commissioned by the Home Office in 2005 and the other produced by the London School of Economics in 2009 for the Mayor of London. The report explains that the LSE […]
Migrationwatch briefing – Clegg struggles on immigration policy | Migration Watch UK
Interviewed by Andrew Marr on BBC 1 on Sunday morning, Nick Clegg was clearly struggling to defend Lib Dem immigration policy. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman, MigrationwatchUK, said: “It is shocking that the leader of one of the main political parties should be so poorly informed about an issue of enormous concern to the public. […]