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Migrationwatch comment on GLA report on illegal immigration issued today. | Migration Watch UK
‘These are very expensive proposals which would only make a bad situation worse. On the report’s own figures they would cost £300m in bureaucracy and £3m a week in benefits (our figure is £10m a week. See also (Briefing Paper {78}– The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants). It
Immigrants send £4 billion a year home. Remittances rise to £11m a day | Migration Watch UK
New research (Briefing Paper {157} published today shows that immigrants are now sending home a record £4 billion a year – almost doubling over the last decade – that is almost £11 million a day. This figure is nearly two thirds the amount that the UK Government spends on overseas aid –
Major Parties Help Fringe Groups With Their Silence On Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Immigration largely ignored in main manifestos The three main parties are once again ignoring widespread public concern about the number of immigrants allowed into the UK in their manifestos for next week’s European elections. An analysis of the parties’ manifestos on this highly sensitive issue – consistently rated among the
Migrationwatch Media Information
Migrationwatch website has been revamped and updated. This should make it easier to find any information on immigration and asylum issues you may require. In particular, two overview papers: “What is the problem?” and “What can be done?” may prove to be useful.
A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislationby Geoffrey Fitchew [1]
Introduction 1. This paper describes and assesses the development of EU policy and legislation on asylum issues, since the Treaty of Amsterdam, adopted in 1997, first gave the EU institutions powers of legislation on this subject. The first part of the paper summarises the developments in the powers of the
Public want a massive cut in immigration. Nearly 80 per cent concerned about the issue | Migration Watch UK
A new poll has found that more than 7 out of 10 adults want immigration cut by over 80%. Just 1 in 20 adults support the current level. The YouGov poll, which was commissioned by Migrationwatch for the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, found that 79 per cent of people