Is immigration a threat to UK security?

Summary 1. The recent influx of migrants from Africa and the Middle East seeking asylum in Europe has triggered a crisis. Governments face the intricate task of reconciling humanitarian law with the impact on their societies, economies and security. This paper finds that substantial inflows, particularly of asylum seekers, can increase the likelihood of terrorist […]

Rwanda: Too Little, Too Late?

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. After much ado, the Rwanda Bill has made its way through Parliament, and Rishi Sunak, in his […]

The Rwanda Plan: What Next?

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. Rishi Sunak’s Safety of Rwanda Bill is caught in the midst of a fierce battle in Parliament. Despite facing […]

Our Immigration And Asylum System Is A Shambles

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. In most cases, real-life stories hit home harder in a way that numbers, important though they are, […]

Immigration Stats: Are They Telling Us The Truth?

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. We often hear the saying, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Statistics […]

Multiculturalism Has Failed

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. In March 2021, the quiet town of Batley was thrust into the spotlight when a religious studies […]

London’s Population Boom

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A Desperate Act?

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Lord Green’s Vindication

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. In the cacophony of figures and forecasts unveiled during the Chancellor’s budget speech, one number remained conspicuously […]

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Lee…?

This is a preview of Migration Watch’s free weekly newsletter. Please consider signing up to the newsletter directly, you can do so here and will receive an email copy of the newsletter every Friday as soon as it is released. Ashfield MP Lee Anderson was suspended from the Tory party on Sunday after refusing to apologise for saying Islamists […]