MW97 : The Present and Future Scale of Immigration | Migration Watch UK

Summary1. On current trends we can now expect a net inflow to Britain of at least 2 million non EU citizens per decade. On present patterns, two-thirds will settle in London and the South East. Introduction2. This paper examines the facts, drawing on publications from the Home Office and the Office for National Statistics (ONS). […]

The establishment of a new website to inform public debate on migration trends was announced on December 17, 2001. | Migration Watch UK

The intention is to provide the press and public with accurate and comprehensible information, to offer balanced comment and, in due course, to suggest policy options for consideration. The website “Migrationwatchuk.org” is the work of an independent and non-political body chaired by Sir Andrew Green. Dr (now Professor) David Coleman is an Honorary Consultant. The […]

MW49 : Emigration from the UK | Migration Watch UK

Summary1. Britain is a nation of emigrants, not of immigrants. Since the middle ages our people have spread to all the corners of the globe; the country’s dominant migration experience has been to send people abroad, rather than to receive them from overseas. The balance did not change until the early 1980s. Detail2. Henry VII […]

Restore The First Chance Rule

The ‘First Chance’ rule – also known as the ‘Resident Labour Market Test’ – is an immigration safeguard that means UK workers have the first opportunity to apply for job openings before such vacancies are offered overseas. It has now been scrapped – from 1 January 2021. This despite the fact that the official expert […]