MW159 : Reform of the Immigration Appeals System | Migration Watch UK
This is a revised version of Legal Paper MW 159, originally published in May 2009. Abbreviations used in this paper are as follows: 1. In August 2008 the government published a paper for the purpose of consulting on reforms to the present system for hearing appeals against adverse decisions by the Home Office on asylum […]
World Population Trends Likely to Increase UK Immigration Levels Still Further | Migration Watch UK
Even larger immigration flows into the UK than we are currently experiencing will, as a result of world population trends, be almost inevitable unless there is decisive Government action to restrict numbers, says a report out today. The UK population is already forecast to rise to 77m by 2050 – from its current 60 million – largely […]
MW163 : The Impact of World Population Trends on UK Immigration | Migration Watch UK
1. Britain’s immigration policies need to be seen in the wider context of developments in Europe and in the wider world. As migration pressures increase, there will be important implications for the population of the receiving countries. 2. Within Europe there are huge divergences of demographic patterns and trends. In the UK, official projections expect […]
MW162 : The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths | Migration Watch UK
1. IntroductionThe Home Affairs Committee issued its report on the Points based system for work permits on Friday 31 July. This note sets out the background. 2. The PBS will not prevent the UK’s population hitting 70 millionThe Government’s own calculation is that, if the PBS had been in operation last year, it would have […]
New immigration polls find nearly 80% of the British public, even in his own constituency, think the Home Secretary is out of touch 70% of Labour voters in Britain want a sharp cut in immigration 78% of voters in Alan John | Migration Watch UK
New opinion polls, published today, show the Home Secretary is clearly out of touch with the public. Last week Alan Johnson told a House of Commons Committee that ‘he does not lie awake at night’ worrying that the population of the UK will reach 70 million and that he would not put a cap on […]
MW161 : Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m | Migration Watch UK
– To stop the UK’s population hitting 70 million, net migration – the number who settle here minus those who leave – would need to be reduced by 75% from the present level of 237,000 a year.– To hold our population at 65million we need to bring net migration down close to zero.– On the […]
Surge in Remittances Points to Sharp Rise in Illegal Immigrants from Pakistan | Migration Watch UK
The number of illegal immigrants from Pakistan in the UK could be as high as 200,000 according to a new report out today which has compared official statistics on the number of Pakistani born workers with a dramatic increase in the level of remittances being sent to that country. An examination of workers remittances shows […]
At Last, The Truth About Immigration And Council House Queue Jumping
The Government’s announcement yesterday that they are handing councils new powers to give local people priority on the waiting list for social housing is a clear admission that they have been misleading us over the huge impact of immigration on housing. For years, they have been in total denial, refusing even to discuss how immigration […]
MW160 : Illegal Immigration From Pakistan | Migration Watch UK
1 A massive increase in workers remittances to Pakistan may be a further pointer to large scale illegal immigration. There could be as many as 200,000 from that country. A comparison with remittances to the Philippines also shows a rapid increase but the number of those born in the Philippines and in employment in the […]
Migrationwatch comment on GLA report on illegal immigration issued today. | Migration Watch UK
‘These are very expensive proposals which would only make a bad situation worse. On the report’s own figures they would cost £300m in bureaucracy and £3m a week in benefits (our figure is £10m a week. See also (Briefing Paper {78}– The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants). It would also cost £6bn to […]