The Impact of Immigration on GDP per head
Introductory Note1. Since this paper was first published in January 2007 it has been brought to our attention that: a) The Home Office Minister was confusing two issues in the same sentence [i]. The estimate of a £4 billion contribution by immigrants to GDP was intended to refer to the contribution of migrants from the 8 […]
Public ‘Don’t believe’ Government on Immigration | Migration Watch UK
The public overwhelmingly believe the Government has lost control of immigration and that they are not honest and open about its scale according to a new survey out today. In the YouGov survey, for think tank Migrationwatch, only 4% of those polled thought the Government was in control of immigration while a massive 82% disagreed […]
Future migration trends
Summary1. Population projections are produced regularly by the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD). They have to make assumptions about international migration which they base on recent trends. 2. The international migration assumption has been steadily increased over the last decade but it has consistently underestimated the increase in net international migration to the UK. 3. The […]
How immigration is measured
Summary1. The United Nations definition of a migrant, standard in demography, is anyone who changes his or her country of usual residence for at least a year.2. There are three main sources of international migration data international migration statistics produced yearly by the Office for National Statistics which measures immigration and emigration on a sample […]
MW16 : Seven Deadly Spins | Migration Watch UK
(The Governments shifting arguments for large-scale immigration – issued 15 Jan 2007) There is no disagreement that limited skilled migration in both directions is valuable to all concerned. Not all impacts of immigration can be measured. Neither the benefits of innovation or diversity can be calculated, nor can the costs of additional congestion be accurately assessed. However, […]
The Impact of Immigration on GDP per head
Summary1. Most immigrants add to production but, in the long term, the host population will only benefit if there is a resultant increase in GDP per head. Three recent studies – addressing the past, present and future have all suggested that any such impact is minimal. [1] Indeed, the main benefit accrues to the immigrants who are […]
Immigration Benefit ‘Equivalent to a Mars bar a Month’ | Migration Watch UK
New figures out today reveal that, on the Government’s own figures, the benefit to each member of the native population of the UK from immigration is worth about 4p a week – or less than the equivalent of a small Mars bar a month. In an analysis of a series of reports on the economic […]
A migrant a minute now coming UK | Migration Watch UK
Immigrants are now entering the UK at the rate of nearly one a minute. An analysis of the latest immigration statistics by think-tank Migrationwatch, plus the recent IPPR report on the record emigration of British people highlight the unprecedented changes that are taking place in the nature of British society.(See report) ‘The government has had […]
MW73 : The refugee or person in need of international protection (qualification) regulations 2006 | Migration Watch UK
This statutory instrument became effective on 9 October 2006, implementing EU Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004, which prescribes (a) minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees o as persons who otherwise need international protection and (b) the scope of the protection granted. The Regulations […]
International Migration Statistics
Summary1. Immigration from Eastern Europe in 2005 accounted for only one in five foreign immigrants; the rest were mainly from Asia and Africa. 2. It is likely that East European immigrants were undercounted at 65,000 – a figure which implies that only one in four East Europeans have stayed for more than a year. However, […]