MWUK press release on the impact of immigration on the public finances | Migration Watch UK
Immigration was a net fiscal cost to taxpayers of £13 billion in 2014/15 The cost of European immigration was over £1 billion Migration Watch today issued a working paper on the impact of immigration on UK public finances. Their finding is that, in 2014/15, those in the UK from other European Economic Area (EEA) countries [1], whatever their date of […]
Response To Comments On Our Report On The Fiscal Impact Of Immigration
Has Migration Watch UK “distorted UCL research”? Not at all. This can only be based on a misunderstanding or misreading of our paper. UCL/CReAM calculated a scenario in which business taxes were shared out as an equal cost among everyone in the UK including even the most recent arrivals, and a scenario in which they […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS release regarding the difference between National Insurance number registrations and the estimate of long-term international migration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair of Migration Watch UK, said: What matters is the increase in the European-born population in Britain, which is not consistent with the immigration figures. This ONS report has not addressed that question. This ONS release agrees with our earlier analysis which noted that short-term migration accounts for much of […]
The Prospects For Eu Enlargement
Summary 1. The European Union (EU) has grown from six original member states to its current size of 28. The biggest enlargement occurred in 2004 when eight East European countries plus Cyprus and Malta joined. There are currently seven countries at various stages in the accession process, although two are yet to be granted candidate […]
Migration Watch UK press release on reports the EU Commission will recommend Turkish citizens be granted visa-free travel to the Schengen Zone | Migration Watch UK
Reports have emerged that tomorrow the European Commission will propose that the requirement for a visa in order to enter the Schengen Zone be lifted for Turkish nationals. This is despite Turkey being some way from fulfilling all of the 72 requirements set out by the Commission. Visa-free travel is being offered to Turkish citizens […]
National Insurance Numbers and Immigration figures for Eastern Europeans
Summary 1. Official figures for Eastern European net migration could have been underestimated by more than 50,000 a year in each of the last five years. If so, this would mean that net migration from the EU is actually running at about 220,000 year and that the EU is now the largest source of foreign […]
Net migration from the EU may have been undercounted by 50,000 a year. It may now be greater than the rest of world taken together | Migration Watch UK
Net migration from the EU may have been significantly undercounted. That is the conclusion of new analysis published by Migration Watch today. The analysis was prompted by the large and continuing discrepancy between the number of National Insurance Numbers (NINOs) issued to Eastern Europeans and the official immigration figures. A NINO is required to work legally or […]
The Eu Turkey Deal – Could A Similar Deal Be Struck With North African Countries?
The EU Turkey Agreement In November 2015 the EU and Turkey held a bilateral summit to discuss the migrant crisis affecting the region. Vast numbers of people were making their way from the Middle East, Asia and and Africa to Turkey with the intention of making the onward journey across the Aegean Sea into the […]
Migration Watch UK Comment on ‘HM Treasury analysis: The Long-Term Economic Impact of EU Membership and Alternatives’ | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: The Treasury Forecast takes the ONS principal population projection that has a long term assumption that net migration will be 185,000 from 2021. In other words, it assumes that the government will miss their immigration target by a country mile and we will, on the […]
Visa Free Access To The Eu For Turkish Citizens
Summary 1. The requirements for ending the need for a visa to enter the borderless Schengen zone are both complex and important. Turkey has been offered visa free travel for its citizens in exchange for vital assistance over the refugee crisis but there is a serious risk that some important corners will be cut. Background […]