MW190 : The Illegal Migrant Population in the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary1 Previous estimates of illegal immigrants have seriously underestimated the scale of illegal entry and those who overstay their visas. A more plausible estimate for illegal immigrants in the UK would be 1.1 million. If they were granted an amnesty their relatives and dependants would have the right to enter Britain, approximately doubling the numbers […]
Comment on Liberal Democrat Manifesto | Migration Watch UK
‘This is immigration with no limits whatsoever but spiced up with two unworkable proposals – a regional immigration policy that would be impossible to enforce and an amnesty that is certain to encourage still further illegal immigration. The LibDems are treating the public as if they were fools.’
Comment on Conservative Manifesto | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the proposals on immigration in the Conservative manifesto, Migrationwatch chairman, Sir Andrew Green said today: ‘This is a very significant turning point in the crucial debate on immigration, which is of huge concern to the public. At last we have a manifesto that sets out, for the first time, an overall objective for net […]
MigrationWatch response to asylum and immigration figures issued today | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the section on immigration in the Labour Party Manifesto, Migrationwatch chairman Sir Andrew Green said today: ‘On immigration, Labour’s manifesto shows some glimpses of light. Breaking the link between economic migration and permanent settlement is a valuable step forward. Mention of limits on high skilled workers and university students would be more significant if […]
Immigration: Now it’s the Foreign Secretary Who Get’s His Facts Seriously Wrong | Migration Watch UK
No sooner has the PM had his knuckles wrapped by the Statistics Authority for using misleading statistics on immigration, than his Foreign Secretary does the same on Radio 5 Live. In an interview at 8.40 a.m. this morning on the Five Live Breakfast Show, David Miliband said: “One point that is very often not understood […]
Prime Minister gets it wrong on immigration – again | Migration Watch UK
In his speech on immigration on 31 March, the Prime Minister attacked “those who propose a quota” on immigration. He claimed that it was unworkable and quoted from an IPPR paper to support his case. In fact nobody is calling for a quota on immigration. He was, presumably, confusing an overall policy objective for net […]
MW186 : Can We Limit Immigration? | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 A broad immigration policy objective of net immigration at 40,000 a year is feasible provided that the number of economic migrants permitted to settle is of the order of 30,000 a year.Introduction 2 An IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research) paper issued in March 2010 questioned both the feasibility and desirability of limiting […]
Prime Minister gets his facts wrong on immigration | Migration Watch UK
In his pod cast on Friday 26 March, the Prime Minister said “Some people talk as if net inward migration is rising. In fact, it is falling – down from 237,000 in 2007, to 163,000 in 2008, to provisional figures of 147,000 last year”. The first two figures refer to Long Term Immigration and are […]
Sham Marriages – March 2010
Introduction 1 There has been a great deal of confusion recently about the government’s powers to deal with sham marriages. Even the Minister of Immigration seems to have got it wrong in a television interview. Briefing Paper 8.38 sets out the full position….. The BBC Report 5 On 7 January this year the BBC television 10 o’clock […]
Migration: An Economic And Social Analysis
TITLE PAGE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARYof a joint research study by the Home Office Economics and Resources Analysis Unit and the Cabinet Office Performance and Innovation Unit. This document was given restricted circulation in October 2000 and was obtained by Migration Watch in January 2010 under a Freedom of Information Act request to the Cabinet Office. […]