Immigration Policy and the Inter-Related Issues of World Climate Change and Polution Explosion
The issue of continued large scale immigration into the UK, while immediate, also needs to be seen in a longer-term perspective, in the context of two of the greatest issues of our time: the changing climate of the planet, and the world’s ongoing population explosion. To take the latter first, some ecologists consider that an […]
MW21 : MigrationWatch Commentary – ITEM Club Special Report: Migration and the UK economy | Migration Watch UK
Ernst & Young published on 18 December a special report on migration and the UK economy. The press release [1], entitled “Foreign workers have allowed 3% growth without inflation”, was relentlessly positive but there were some important points in the report itself that were not highlighted in the release: a) Immigration numbersThe report confused various terms, […]
Uk Borders Act 2007
1 The Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. The following are the Acts on the subject of immigration and asylum currently on the statute book: Immigration Act 1971 Immigration Act 1988 Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993 Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 Special Immigration […]
Sir Andrew Green – An Apology
The following apology was published in the Daily Mirror on 26 November. In his column on 13 September 2007, Brian Reade compared Sir Andrew Green and Migrationwatch UK to the Nazi party and the Ku Klux Klan. We accept that the allegations were untrue. We sincerely regret any distress caused to Sir Andrew and have agreed […]
UK Borders Act 2007
1 The Act received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007. The following are the Acts on the subject of immigration and asylum currently on the statute book: Immigration Act 1971Immigration Act 1988Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993Asylum and Immigration Act 1996Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997Immigration and Asylum Act 1999Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002Asylum […]
Hiv: Statement By Migrationwatch
The latest report from the Health Protection Agency shows that the major source of heterosexual HIV infection in the UK is immigration from sub Saharan Africa 70% of all heterosexual cases diagnosed in the UK are among those born in Africa. Of those diagnosed in 2006, nearly half (46%) were described as Black African. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, […]
Migrationwatch comment on the Office of National Statistics immigration figures released today. | Migration Watch UK
The ONS press releaseheadlines record emigration without mentioning record immigration. In fact, their figures also show record foreign immigration of over half a million in 2006 with less than one fifth coming from the new Eastern European members of the EU. British emigration is also a record at 126,000, having doubled since 1997. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, […]
Migrationwatch Comment On Today’s Immigration Statistics
The ONS press release headlinesrecord emigration without mentioning record immigration. In fact, their figures also show record foreign immigration of over half a million in 2006 with less than one fifth coming from the new Eastern European members of the EU. British emigration is also a record at 126,000, having doubled since 1997. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, […]
Visa ‘outsourcing’ likely to fuel big increase in illegal immigration warns think-tank | Migration Watch UK
A Government decision to ‘outsource’ applications for visas by foreigners coming to Britain is likely to lead to an increase in illegal immigration, while the government’s capacity to remove them is close to zero, think-tank Migrationwatch warned today. Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) at British Embassies and Consulates around the world are responsible for the issue […]
Visa ‘outsourcing’ Likely To Fuel Big Increase In Illegal Immigration Warns Think-tank
A Government decision to ‘outsource’ applications for visas by foreigners coming to Britain is likely to lead to an increase in illegal immigration, while the government’s capacity to remove them is close to zero, think-tank Migrationwatch warned today. Entry Clearance Officers (ECOs) at British Embassies and Consulates around the world are responsible for the issue of visas […]