Sensible Controls On Eu Free Movement Could Well Be A Fiscal Benefit For The Uk
Migration Watch UK response to Treasury Select Committee Chairman Rt. Hon. Andrew Tyrie MP writing for Open Europe The Rt Hon. Andrew Tyrie MP writes for Open Europe (see full report here) that the Government needs to state clearly that stronger controls on free movement “may also carry an economic and fiscal cost for the UK, controversial […]
MW351 : Britain is Open for Business – Quick Guide (September 2016) | Migration Watch UK
Yet, even with net migration at record levels, the business lobby still complains.
Migration Watch UK Comment on Points-Based System | Migration Watch UK
A Points-Based System would be hopeless for the UK Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: The issue is confidence in the government’s intention to reduce immigration from the EU. This is what the public voted on, not on a particular system. In fact the Prime Minister was right to indicate […]
An ‘Emergency Brake’ on EU Migration?
Summary 1. There is no viable and timely trigger for an emergency brake on EU migration. To be consistent with the outcome of the referendum, a decision to apply such a brake would have to be at the British government’s discretion, an outcome that is unlikely to be negotiable. Furthermore, control would be illusory since […]
EU Migration – An Emergency Brake is a Non-Starter | Migration Watch UK
An “emergency brake” on EU migration to the UK is clearly a non starter. That is the conclusion of a paper issued today by Migration Watch UK in the run up to the Chequers Ministerial meeting on Brexit. The report examines the EU’s arrangements with Norway and Switzerland. It then outlines the practical difficulties of measuring EU […]
Update On The Fiscal Impact Of Immigration
1. Professors Dustmann and Frattini from the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at University College, London have commented (see here) on our paper on the Fiscal Impact of Immigration to the UK published earlier this year (see here). 2. This blog picks up on their key points 3. They note: MW [Migration Watch] […]
The Migration Ultimatum… or 300,000 reasons why the PM must kick out dodgy asylum seekers, bogus students – and demand work permits for unskilled EU workers | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKMail on Sunday, 27 August, 2016 It is all too predictable. The new immigration figures published on Thursday have confirmed that the Government has made no progress in getting net immigration below the current level of one third of a million a year – let alone to the […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS net migration figures | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Unfortunately, these figures show no progress in reducing net migration from the record level of one third of a million a year. The referendum result demonstrated public concern about the scale of immigration. It simply cannot be allowed to continue. The Brexit negotiations must achieve […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on the ONS Labour Market Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “These figures represent a milestone in EU migration to Britain. We now have over one million workers who were born in the EU8 countries of Eastern Europe, nearly a million from the EU14 and already a quarter of a million from Romania and Bulgaria. […]
MWUK press comment on Home Affairs Committee ‘Migration Crisis’ Report | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: Clearly the challenges facing the UK Border Force remain significant and are growing. It is imperative that more money is devoted to address the issue of illegal immigration which is of major public concern. To see the full report, click here.