MW324 : A Liberal Democrat Recipe for the Abandonment of Immigration Control | Migration Watch UK
1. A Centre Forum paper published on 23 December contains 21 recommendations. Eighteen are relatively trivial. The other three seem designed to destroy the coalition government’s efforts to control immigration. 2. This intention is camouflaged by the claim that immigration policy should be structured to promote economic growth – a case which the authors believe […]
Press Release: Options For Romanian And Bulgarian Migrants In 2014
UK Wages and Benefits a Magnet to Two Million Romanians and Bulgarians in Spain and Italy Some of the two million Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in Spain and Italy may find the lure of Britain difficult to resist. This is the conclusion of a new report from the think tank Migration Watch UK. It finds that […]
Options for Romanian and Bulgarian Migrants in 2014 | Migration Watch UK
UK Wages and Benefits a Magnet to Two Million Romanians and Bulgarians in Spain and Italy Some of the two million Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in Spain and Italy may find the lure of Britain difficult to resist. This is the conclusion of a new report from the think tank Migration Watch UK It finds that a […]
MW323 : Options for Romanian and Bulgarian migrants in 2014 | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands are the four major countries opening their labour markets in January 2014. All four are likely to be financially attractive destinations for those wishing to migrate from Romania and Bulgaria but high unemployment might make France less attractive. There will also be a strong financial incentive […]
MW274 : Supreme Court Rules on the Powers of the Home Secretary | Migration Watch UK
1 Two recent decisions of the Supreme Court are an important source of guidance on the scope of the Home Secretary’s powers to exercise immigration control. The first case discussed below emphasises the necessity of including in the Immigration Rules (which have to be laid before Parliament) any requirements material to regulating the entry into […]
Migration Watch Uk Evidence To Mac Review On Low Skilled Work
Summary 1. Large scale immigration by low paid workers from the EU reduces the wages of low skilled British workers, adds nothing to GDP per head but adds considerably to pressure on public services. In-work benefits are a huge incentive and must be reformed. Recommendations are at paragraph 14. Introduction 2. Migration Watch UK believes […]
MW322 : Migration Watch UK Evidence to MAC Review on Low Skilled Work | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Large scale immigration by low paid workers from the EU reduces the wages of low skilled British workers, adds nothing to GDP per head but adds considerably to pressure on public services. In-work benefits are a huge incentive and must be reformed. Recommendations are at paragraph 14. Introduction 2. Migration Watch UK believes […]
Immigration and Scottish independence
Summary 1. Immigration is a major political issue in the UK yet the Scottish White paper blithely assumes that a Scottish government could run an immigration policy in conflict wit that of the rest of the UK and still retain an open border. The reality is that, if Scotland does become independent and joins the […]
Immigration and Scottish independence
Summary 1. Immigration is a major political issue in the UK yet the Scottish White paper blithely assumes that a Scottish government could run an immigration policy in conflict wit that of the rest of the UK and still retain an open border. The reality is that, if Scotland does become independent and joins the […]
Scottish Immigration Proposals Unsound And Unacceptable
Comment on Scottish White Paper The proposals in the Scottish White Paper issued on 26 November are unsound for Scotland and unacceptable to the rest of the UK. They would provide a barn door to England. That is the conclusion of a study released today by Migration Watch UK. The White Paper starts with the assertion […]