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One In, Fifteen More In: Britain’s Chain Migration Crisis
Home Office figures released this week show chain migration stemming from the disastrous care worker visa (a major component of the so-called “Boriswave”, the surge in migration as a result of former Prime Minister Boris…
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Canada’s Cautionary Tale
We learn this week the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has plans to let community groups, universities and other organisations sponsor refugees to settle in Britain. This would be in addition to the existing direct “resettlement…
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The Ever Changing Burnham Mindset Or Just The Same Old Burnham?
On the key issues of immigration and accelerating demographic change, what does Mr Burnham have in mind?
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Ten Years Since Brexit, We Still Have Not Taken Back Control
Ten years ago this week, Britain voted to leave the European Union. For the millions who voted Leave, the meaning of “Take Back Control” was not complicated: bring the numbers down. Net migration had been…
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Demography is Destiny
The children filling classrooms in 2026 will be the voters, workers and parents of the 2060s. The latest statistics from the Department for Education show a country being remade from the bottom up. White British…
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The Death of Henry Nowak
Much has been written and said about the tragic murder of young Henry Nowak and the sentencing of his killer, Vickrum Digwa, by politicians such as Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage, Nick Timothy, and Lord Frost.…
Learn MoreThe public have spoken. They agree migration is out of control.
For 25 years, Migration Watch UK has made the case that net migration to this country has reached levels the public never asked for and the country cannot sustain. We have published the research, engaged…
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Democracy At Work
While the votes are still being counted in some areas of the country, the message from Thursday’s elections, especially in England and Wales, is unmistakable. The voters have delivered their verdict on the political establishment:…
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The Dream Is Dead – Europe Admits Mass Migration Has Failed
For decades, there were activists, academics and politicians on the Continent who looked at Britain, rolled their eyes and tutted. The thought us insular - well, we are an island. We were too attached to our…
Learn MoreEconomics Of Migration
A letter from Sir Andrew GreenThe Tablet, London Your leader article (“What migrants do for us”, 6 January) described as “tendentious” Migrationwatch analysis which suggested that the economic benefit of migration is marginal. Some government ministers still claim that immigrants comprise 8 per cent of the workforce while contributing 10 per cent
“strangers Into Citizens”?
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens”campaign. This note summarises the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumentedmigrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for four yearsshould be allowed to earn citizenship over a further two year periodduring which they would be allowed
“Strangers into citizens”? | Migration Watch UK
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens” campaign. This note summaries the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumented migrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for four years should be allowed to earn citizenship over a further two year period during
Student ‘Scams’ provide yet another back door into Britain | Migration Watch UK
Further evidence that current procedures are failing to prevent major scams within the immigration system is revealed in a new report out today from think-tank Migrationwatch. Research by the group into Home Office statistics reveals serious doubts about the number of students being allowed to extend their stay in Britain,
Response to 2001 Census figures… | Migration Watch UK
The following comment was issued to the media on February 13, 2003 in respect of the results of the 2001 Census. ‘These figures illustrate just how quickly and profoundly the character of some parts of our cities is changing. Indeed the changes will accelerate as the current record levels of
Restore The First Chance Rule
The ‘First Chance’ rule – also known as the ‘Resident Labour Market Test’ – is an immigration safeguard that means UK workers have the first opportunity to apply for job openings before such vacancies are offered overseas. It has now been scrapped – from 1 January 2021. This despite the