MW417 : How many students have been granted settlement in recent years? | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. A major analysis of migrants’ journeys through the immigration system reveals that in the last seven years (2009-2015) almost 200,000 grants of settlement were made to non-EU migrants who originally arrived through the student route. These findings show that students are not all temporary residents, as is often suggested, but many are in […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on ONS Population Overview | Migration Watch UK
The ONS has this morning released an overview of the UK population which finds that the direct effect of immigration has been to add an average of 250,000 to our population each year since 2004. However, this takes no account of the indirect effect of immigration, as migrants also have children. As the ONS figures […]
The outlook for EU migration if the UK remains subject to the free movement of people
Summary 1. Should the UK remain subject to free movement rules after Brexit as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), we can expect net EU migration to continue at about 125,000 a year into the medium term. The mitigating effect of uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the risk of further devaluation of sterling and the […]
‘What does a “soft” Brexit mean for immigration from the EU?
Summary 1. A ‘Soft Brexit’ entails the UK remaining in the Single Market when the UK leaves the EU. While this claims to ‘prioritise jobs and the economy over immigration’ it would require the UK to continue to accept the free movement of people. We estimate that under such circumstances EU net migration could well […]
‘Soft’ Brexit would mean continued massive levels of immigration
A ‘soft’ Brexit means in practice that the UK would remain in the Single Market; and net immigration from the EU would stay at well over 100,000 a year for at least a decade. This would mean our having to build the equivalent of a city the size of Birmingham every two years. That is […]
Soft’ Brexit would mean continued massive levels of immigration | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKConservative Home, 17 July, 2017 Talk of a “soft” Brexit, sometimes dressed up as a “Brexit for jobs” or for “prioritising the needs of the economy” is thoroughly misleading. In practice it can only mean continued membership of the Single Market. That, in turn, would mean continued free […]
A halfway-house Brexit would let EU immigration continue unchecked | Migration Watch UK
By Alanna ThomasExecutive Director of Migration Watch UKThe Times, 17 July, 2017 A number of widely-reported commentators argue that the UK should seek a Norway-style “halfway-house” Brexit to protect jobs and the economy. This would involve the UK remaining in the single market as a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). But there is […]
A temporary Norway-style Brexit risks permanent loss of control of our borders
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 14 July, 2017 Labour MP Stephen Kinnock made news in the last few days with his claim that he was in conversation with around 15 Conservative MPs about a transitional arrangement which he believes should involve EEA membership. Enough support, of course, potentially to threaten a […]
A temporary Norway-style Brexit risks permanent loss of control of our borders | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 14 July, 2017 Labour MP Stephen Kinnock made news in the last few days with his claim that he was in conversation with around 15 Conservative MPs about a transitional arrangement which he believes should involve EEA membership. Enough support, of course, potentially to threaten a […]
An Emergency Brake Is A Dangerous Mirage
In an article for the Financial Times, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg argues that the UK should seek a Norway-style ‘emergency brake’ on EU migration post-Brexit. He adds that if the UK implemented this measure as part of the European Economic Area (EEA) whilst remaining in the Single Market, it would be sufficient […]