18 Bogus Arguments For Mass Immigration
11April, 2013 Immigration Mythology Briefing Paper 12.4 has been updated. The updated paper outlinesthe many myths that are put forward by the mass immigration lobby in support ofthe current levels of immigration and dispels each myth in turn.
MW295 : Legal Aid in Immigration and Asylum Cases | Migration Watch UK
As always with these legal briefing papers it is stressed that they are not published as authoritative legal advice but for general guidance and information for users of the Migration Watch website. 1 Restrictions on the availability of legal aid are imposed by the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. the provisions […]
What They Say: Extracts From The Media And Internet
The London Evening Standard – 28 March, 2013: Immigration: why the public is right by David Goodhart “I had not given immigration much thought.…….though as a journalist of Leftish sympathies I was reflexively in favour of it…” “What changed that was hearing Tory intellectual David Willetts speak about the risk of too much diversity undermining […]
Sir Andrew Green Comments On Niesr Report On Romanian And Bulgarian Migration
This morning the National Institute of Economic and Social Research published a paper which failed to estimate the number of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants who will come to the UK when transitional controls end on 1 January 2014. Commenting on the report Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This report is a bucket of […]
The Prime Minister’s Speech – The Public’s View
A recent YouGov survey which received remarkably little mediaattention has shown striking public support for the Prime Minister’s proposalsoutlined in his speech last week. (See here for the PM’s speech) The key findings in a survey conducted on 25-26March 2013 were: 70% of respondents supported the policy of only allowingEuropean migrants to claim jobseekers allowance for more than six […]
The Contribution Of A8 Migrants To The Uk Public Finances – Some Further Comment
In an article for the Guardian Online on 6 March,Jonathan Portes made three claims which we believe are open to question [1]: 1. A8 migrants are “far less likely to live in social housing” The study [2] upon which this claim is based only coveredthe first four years of A8 migration to the UK and compared […]
The Prime Minister’s Immigration Speech | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on David Cameron’s speech on immigration on 25 March 2013, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “It is surely only fair that everybody should contribute to the welfare system before they can draw benefits. The devil is often in the detail but this speech sets out a broad agenda for tightening access […]
MW293 : Briefing Note on Social Housing and Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Demand exceeds supply 1 The Prime Minister’s speech on 25 March 2013 proposed that immigrants should wait 2-5 years before joining the waiting list which, in England, has grown dramatically in recent years from around a million in 2001 to two million today[1]. Immigration Status and Eligibility 2 Currently EEA nationals who are habitually resident […]
The Prime Minister’s Immigration Speech
Commenting on DavidCameron’s speech on immigration this afternoon, Sir Andrew Green, Chairmanof Migration Watch UK, said: “It is surely only fair thateverybody should contribute to the welfare system before they can drawbenefits. The devil is often in the detail but this speech sets out a broad agenda for tightening access to the welfare state and it is […]
Briefing Note On Social Housing And Immigration
Demandexceeds supply 1 The PrimeMinister’s speech proposed that immigrants should wait 2-5 years before joiningthe waiting list which, in England, has grown dramatically in recent years fromaround a million in 2001 to two million today[1]. ImmigrationStatus and Eligibility 2 Currently EEAnationals who are habitually resident in the UK have to be treated exactly thesame as […]