MW414 : Immigration appeals from abroad: An important Supreme Court case | Migration Watch UK
The case is a judicial review by the Supreme Court in two cases taken together of two appellants, one from Kenya and one from Jamaica, The reference is [2017] UKSC 42. 2. Both appellants had been sentenced to periods of imprisonment for drug offences and deportation orders were made against both. Both had been resident […]
The UK Government’s Proposal on EU Citizens’ Rights – An Overview
1. The UK government has now published a detailed proposal on the future rights of EU citizens living in the UK before the UK leaves the EU.[1] The main elements are summarised below. The UK is of course negotiating with the European Union, which has taken a different view of those who should be covered by […]
The Uk Government’s Proposal On Eu Citizens’ Rights – An Overview
The UK government has now published a detailed proposal on the future rights of EU citizens living in the UK before the UK leaves the EU. The main elements are summarised in the link below. The UK is of course negotiating with the European Union, which has taken a different view of those who should […]
Migration Watch UK press comment – UK’s offer on EU citizens’ status post-Brexit | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: This is a very generous offer that fully respects the reasonable demands of EU citizens who have made their lives here. Despite previous scaremongering, no one will be asked to go home. “Clearly there needs to be some form of judicial oversight of the […]
Migration Watch Press Comment On Population Estimates For Mid-2016
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This record rise in our population is very largely the result of massive levels of immigration which accounted for nearly two-thirds of the increase. We are now at a turning point. The Brexit negotiations must achieve a substantial reduction in EU migration. Failing that we will have […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS population estimates for mid-2016 | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This record rise in our population is very largely the result of massive levels of immigration which accounted for nearly two-thirds of the increase. We are now at a turning point. The Brexit negotiations must achieve a substantial reduction in EU migration. Failing that we will have […]
The rights of EU citizens after Brexit are important but the Commission’s opening demands are unacceptably high | Migration Watch UK
By Alp MehmetVice Chairman of Migration Watch UKThe Times, 15 June, 2017 The rights of EU citizens after Brexit are important but the European Commission’s opening demands are unacceptably high. When negotiations begin, at the top of the agenda will be a need to resolve the post-Brexit rights of around 3.2 million EU nationals in […]
Brexit: Preserving the Rights of EU Citizens in the UK
Summary 1. There is a clear political will to protect the position of EU citizens in the UK and vice versa but the issues are not as simple as is often suggested. The position of the EU is that the European Court of Justice should have jurisdiction over citizens’ rights, that rights be conferred on […]
EU Commission’s demands for EU Citizens after Brexit clearly unacceptable | Migration Watch UK
Migration Watch UK have today issued a paper (MW 412 – Brexit: Preserving the Rights of EU Citizens in the UK) analysing the European Commission’s Negotiating Directives for the protection of the rights of EU citizens after the UK’s withdrawal. It finds that a number of their demands are clearly unacceptable. Four demands stand out: […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on leaked Labour document on immigration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “We have been here before. Labour are low key about immigration before they get into power but very different in office. The last time they came to power in 1997 they also promised to reform the system. Within three years immigration had trebled from […]