Immigrants send £4 billion a year home. Remittances rise to £11m a day | Migration Watch UK
New research (Briefing Paper {157} published today shows that immigrants are now sending home a record £4 billion a year – almost doubling over the last decade – that is almost £11 million a day. This figure is nearly two thirds the amount that the UK Government spends on overseas aid – £6.3 billion in 2008. In […]
European Policy and Legislation on Immigration[1]
Summary 1.Common EU policies on immigration stem from the decision to remove internal borders (the Schengen Agreement of 1985). The main legislation stems from the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) and is described below. 2.The UK (and Ireland) have opted out of all Directives except some of those concerned with illegal immigration (paragraph 47). The UK […]
Major Parties Help Fringe Groups With Their Silence On Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Immigration largely ignored in main manifestos The three main parties are once again ignoring widespread public concern about the number of immigrants allowed into the UK in their manifestos for next week’s European elections. An analysis of the parties’ manifestos on this highly sensitive issue – consistently rated among the top three concerns of the […]
Migrationwatch Media Information
Migrationwatch website has been revamped and updated. This should make it easier to find any information on immigration and asylum issues you may require. In particular, two overview papers: “What is the problem?” and “What can be done?” may prove to be useful.
MW153 : Immigration and the EU elections | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. The Labour manifesto repeats current claims for its existing immigration policy with no additional elements. The Conservatives have included a single (vacuous) paragraph. The Liberal Democrats adopt a pro-European tone but with no serious content. 2. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats state their support for the admission of Turkey to the EU. The Labour […]
MW157 : The Invisible Cost of Immigration – Remittances | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The money sent home by immigrants is seldom mentioned but should now be added to the debate about the economic gains and losses of massive levels of immigration. It has increased sharply in the last ten years as immigration has risen. It now amounts to over £4 billion a year. This is £11 […]
A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislationby Geoffrey Fitchew [1]
Introduction 1. This paper describes and assesses the development of EU policy and legislation on asylum issues, since the Treaty of Amsterdam, adopted in 1997, first gave the EU institutions powers of legislation on this subject. The first part of the paper summarises the developments in the powers of the EU institutions to legislate on […]
Public want a massive cut in immigration. Nearly 80 per cent concerned about the issue | Migration Watch UK
A new poll has found that more than 7 out of 10 adults want immigration cut by over 80%. Just 1 in 20 adults support the current level. The YouGov poll, which was commissioned by Migrationwatch for the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, found that 79 per cent of people were “concerned” or “very concerned” […]
Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants Could Cost Taxpayers ‘Up to £1m’ Per Family | Migration Watch UK
At a time when the Government debt is at record levels, new research shows that the Mayor of London’s proposals for an amnesty for illegal immigrants would cost taxpayers, on average, an extra £1 million over the lifetime of each immigrant. The calculation, by think tank Migrationwatch has, for the first time, estimated the ‘lifetime […]
MW154 : The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The Government is already saddling our next generation with huge debts. Uncontrolled immigration from developing countries, and in particular an amnesty for illegal immigrants will add still further to government debt. A two child family living on the minimum wage whose parents live to 80 years of age costs the taxpayer between £900,000 […]