Immigrants cost the Exchequer between £4 and £17 billion a year | Migration Watch UK
The financial cost of all immigrants taken together amount to between £4 and £17 billion a year. That is the conclusion of a survey of academic work on the subject published by Migration Watch UK today. A focus on recent EU migration reveals a significant difference as between the EU14 and East European migrants. Migrants from the […]
MW386 : Are Migrants an Economic Benefit to the UK? | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Overall, migrants in the UK have been, and continue to be, a net fiscal cost to the UK Exchequer. Only recent migrants from the EU14 have made a net positive fiscal contribution. Immigration has not been shown to have any significant impact, either positive or negative, on GDP per capita, a key measure […]
MWUK press comment on net migration and Scotland’s population | Migration Watch UK
Scotland’s population projected to grow whatever the Referendum outcome Scotland’s population has remained above five million for over 50 years. Despite some decline during the last decades of the 20th century, it is now officially projected to grow to 5.7 million in 2039 (or by 7%). A report issued by Migration Watch UK finds that […]
Ecj Ruling On Payment Of Child Benefits To Eu Citizens With No Right To Reside In The Uk
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today (see June 14th 2016 BBC News article here) confirmed that the UK does not have to pay child benefit and child tax credits to citizens of other EU countries if they are not working and as a result have no right to reside in the UK. The Court’s judgement is here. […]
The Outlook for Migration to the UK
Summary 1. This paper looks ahead for the next twenty years in the event that the UK votes to remain within the EU. It assesses that net migration would be likely to remain very high or indeed rise further still, with serious consequences for our population and quality of life. 2. The paper focuses on […]
Net migration and Scotland’s population in the run-up to the EU referendum
Summary 1. It is sometimes suggested that the rate of overseas migration to Scotland should be increased in order to grow and rejuvenate its population. In fact, Scotland’s population has remained above five million for fifty years, and it is projected by National Records of Scotland (NRS) to grow by 7%, or 340,000, by 2039. […]
Britain can expect to see annual migration of over a quarter of a million for the next twenty years – roughly the present population of Southampton every year | Migration Watch UK
If the UK remains in the EU, net migration will continue to be very high, at over a quarter of a million a year for at least 20 years, with a massive impact on our population. That is the conclusion of a report released today by Migration Watch UK. A central, but cautious estimate, for […]
Migration Watch UK press release on the potential impact of Turkish accession to the EU | Migration Watch UK
Turkish immigration to the UK could be more than 100,000 a year Eventual Turkish accession to the European Union could lead to migration flows from Turkey to the UK of more than 100,000 each year. Read the full paper here: http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/384 This paper considers the “push factors” for Turks contemplating migration to Britain should accession go […]
To Cope With Current Levels Of Immigration, The Uk Will Need To Build New Home Every Four Minutes
During last night’s ITV debate Nigel Farage claimed that we would have to build a home every four minutes, night and day in order to house new migrants and their families. On the ITV Ten O’Clock News that followed, Allegra Stratton, the Political Editor challenged Mr Farage’s figures, and said that the correct figure was […]
MW377 : 10 Key Points on Mass immigration and Population Growth | Migration Watch UK
