We Are A Magnet For Europe’s Failed Asylum Claimants
The Conservative Party said in its 2019 election manifesto: “We want the UK to be a magnet for the best and brightest.” (see p. 20) They also promised to ‘control’ immigration (see p. 2). Instead we are a magnet for illegal immigrants and control has gone up the chimney, along with Santa. Thousands of those who are illegally crossing the […]
Some Are In Denial About The Massive Abuse Of Our Asylum System
Recently we pointed to an explosive claim that there has been a recent ‘increase in abuse’ of the asylum system. This triggered the open borders industry. Clearly we struck a nerve. We cited as a source a June 2020 National Audit Office report(NAO) on immigration enforcement which examined a claim by the Home Office of an ‘increase in […]
What happens to those crossing the Channel illegally?
1. Illegal Channel crossings in small boats are becoming more frequent. So far, 2020 has seen well over 4,000 detected arrivals in contrast to just under 1,900 in 2019. There was a record of 235 people detected arriving in a day in August 2020 (see our Channel Tracking Station).[1] In the Channel 2. In most cases, […]
Has the UK become more positive about immigration?
Summary (i) In the midst of suggestions that the public has become less negative about immigration over the past decade, it is clear that stark divisions remain regarding perceptions about the impact of immigration (36% saying it is negative and 35% saying positive, according to YouGov in Feb. 2020). The key question for immigration policy […]
Potential global pool of recruits under new Points-Based System
Issue 1. A key factor determining the practical impact of the new Points-Based System is the size of the pool of eligible workers abroad. Our estimate, using cautious assumptions and based on a range of data sources, is that the pool might contain well over 600 million people. Even the possibility that it is of this […]
4 In 5 Illegal Channel Crossers Refused Asylum
The Home Secretary told a Parliamentary Committee that those crossing the Channel have previously rejected the option of seeking asylum while passing through safe countries. Ms Patel said ‘migrants had journeyed through other countries which were safe refuges’. She added: “France is a safe country, Germany is a safe country, Italy is a safe country, […]
More Points-based System Details Released
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The government has been pushed into the flawed system that was proposed before Covid-19 struck. They are ploughing ahead as if the last four months hasn’t happened, overlooking entirely the rapidly increasing unemployment.“This system will encourage undercutting, while drawing in people from poorer countries that need […]
Estimate of arrivals by illegal Channel crossing
1. The number of people arriving in the UK via illegal Channel crossing is on course to reach at least 7,500 in 2020 should they continue at the rate seen since January. 2. The number of crossings in the year so far – 2,400 – is four times the 600 or so that came during the first […]
Estimate Of 2020 Arrivals By Illegal Channel Crossing
The number of people arriving in the UK via illegal Channel crossing is on course to reach at least 7,500 in 2020 should they continue at the rate seen since January and in the absence of effective measures to stop them. The number of crossings in the year so far – 2,400 – is four times the […]
New Home Needed Every Three To Four Minutes
We will need to build a home every three to four minutes to accommodate ongoing rapid. immigration-driven population growth if the level of overseas net migration into England returns to the pre-lockdown level of about 230,000 per year. That is something that is likely given the government’s intentional plan to increase non-EU immigration as part of its […]