Migration Watch Uk Press Comment On Ukip’s Immigration Policy
Commenting on UKIP’s immigration policy, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice-Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “The objective of getting back to a sensible level of immigration is absolutely right but a Points Based System is an ineffective means of achieving this.” See our paper on the Points Based System here: http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/11.33
Immigration Under Labour
Contents SummaryIntroductionData Collection 1964-2010Levels of Immigration, Emigration and Net MigrationWhy did Net Migration treble in 1998?Why did Net Migration continue to increase during the 2000s?Overarching Government Strategy on Immigration?2010 ElectionEd Miliband on Labour Immigration Policy since 2010A Summary of Current Labour Party PolicyConclusions Summary 1. This study of Labour’s immigration record shows that the initial […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment – Household Projections for England ignore the impact of immigration? | Migration Watch UK
Statement from Migration Watch Vice Chairman, Alp Mehmet: “The Department of Communities and Local Government has today published its household projections for England out to 2037 in which they state that future increases in households will come overwhelmingly from population growth, with an extra 5.2 million households by 2037; an increase of 4,000 households per […]
Household Projections For England Ignore The Impact Of Immigration
Statement from Migration Watch Vice Chairman, Alp Mehmet “The Department of Communities and Local Government has today published its household projections for England out to 2037 in which they state that future increases in households will come overwhelmingly from population growth, with an extra 5.2 million households by 2037; an increase of 4,000 households per week. About 85% of population growth since […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Net Migration Figures | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “These figures will be extremely disappointing for the public. The additional pressure on housing and public services is clearly unmanageable. Those who never wanted to see net migration brought down will now claim that efforts to reduce numbers should be abandoned. On the contrary, this outcome […]
Comment On Net Migration Figures February 2015
Commenting, Lord Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “These figures will be extremely disappointing for the public. The additional pressure on housing and public services is clearly unmanageable. Those who never wanted to see net migration brought down will now claim that efforts to reduce numbers should be abandoned. On the contrary, this outcome […]
Response to the APPG Inquiry into Post Study Work Visas
1. In June 2014 the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Migration launched an inquiry into the impact of the closure of the Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa in April 2012. Today they have released their findings in a report which calls on the government to introduce a new route that allows students to […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Student Migration | Migration Watch UK
There is no case for the post study work visa to be reinstated, that is the conclusion of a report on the route which was closed by the government, issued today by Migration Watch UK. The report finds that an unlimited number of genuine international students can stay on and work in the UK so long as […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Labour Market Statistics-February 2015 | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics which show that EU workers account for the majority of the annual increase in the foreign born workforce, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “Today’s figures show that 70% of the increase in the foreign born workforce over the past year has come from the […]
MW352 : More Legislation? | Migration Watch UK
1 The final report of John Vine, the recently retired Chief Immigration Inspector, published at the end of 2014, notes that British citizenship has been granted to many applicants for naturalisation without proper checks being made. In some cases citizenship has been granted to illegal immigrants and in others grants have been made to people […]