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Explore our latest publications on immigration and asylum policies. Stay informed with well-researched insights.
Britain “Grinds to a Halt” – The Real Cost of Mass Migration
There was a time when economists and politicians told us “Britain would grind to a halt” without migrant workers. We were told immigrants would pay their own way, earn more than British-born workers, fund our…
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Both Conservatives and Labour; the public on immigration. New research shows neither party will stop UK population hitting 70 million
As the latest immigration Bill comes to the House of Commons on Tuesday for its final approval, new research published today shows that the immigration policies of neither the Conservative Party nor the Labour Party…
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Africa’s Forgotten Crisis Risks New Asylum Wave
In the two or three years prior to the 2015/16 deluge of asylum seekers, the EU, of which Britain was still a part, should have known that a mass movement of people would follow upheaval…
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Migration Watch Responds To The Latest Set Of Ons Migration Figures, September 2025
Migration Watch Chairman, Alp Mehmet, said: “At last we have a political party that acknowledges the gravity of the situation. Immigration is now the sole driver of our massive and rapid population growth. It simply…
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Migration Watch Responds To The Latest Set Of Ons Migration Figures, September 2025
Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch, said: For further comments, please contact admin@migrationwatchuk.org. Notes to editor:
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Don’t Be Fooled – This Government Is Not In Control Of Illegal Immigration
The Home Office today (9th September) issued a press release titled, ‘For the first time, small boat migrants arriving in the UK face being detained and returned to France’. Promising title – but is it…
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Cutting Student Visas: Bringing Migration Under Control
The numbers speak for themselves. In 2024, student visas accounted for 45% of all UK entry visas issued – the single largest route for legal migration. This surge is no accident. In 2019, ministers set…
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Migration Is Changing Your Area – Just Look At These Numbers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its official estimates for the population of England and Wales yesterday, and the results make for dire reading. Already the headlines are coming in thick and fast: “Migration fuels population…
Learn MoreA Shocking Year, Strewn With Failure. Pull Your Socks up or go!
It’s been exactly one year since Labour won the 2024 General Election. Given that “immigration and asylum” was the second-most important issue for voters at the time – and by far the most important issue for Conservative…
Learn MoreBringing In The Military On The Channel Is A Red Herring
A former naval commander recently told MPs that the Royal Navy’s worldwide reputation could be seriously damaged by becoming a taxi service for migrants across the Channel (see media report). He is correct. The handover to the Navy that was touted as being part of the insultingly-named ‘Operation Red Meat’ to
Shameful Government Inaction Following Bomber’s Asylum Deception
The case of the Liverpool bomber Emad Jamil Al-Swealmeen – who blew himself up outside a women’s hospital on Remembrance Sunday in 2021 – highlights the depths of dangerous chaos and abuse into which our asylum system has sunk. This bedlam is now of such an extent that it poses a threat
Taxpayer Funds Government Ineptitude As £1.7 Billion Per Year Spent On Putting Up Migrants In Hotels
Another week, another bombshell. The Home Office revealed to a Committee of MPs that it is is spending £4.7 million per day putting up 37,000 Channel migrants and other asylum seekers in hotels (that’s more than £1.7 billion per year!). The news was released as the government planned to build a network of
Government Plans Cover Up Of Daily Channel Crossing Total
The Home Office is reported to be preparing to ditch the publication of daily figures showing the number of migrants crossing the Channel – prompting accusations that ministers are trying to bury bad news (see media report). Please sign our petitionto object to this move and also write to your MP (click here).
Illegal Arrivals Shot Up. So Government Cut Enforcement Staff While Funneling Your Money Towards Re-education Sessions
Detected illegal arrivals have shot up from 13,500 in 2018 to close to 40,000 in 2021. So what has been the government’s response? New Home Office figures reveal they have cut the number of immigration enforcement staff by more than 400 in the past five years (see graph below and
Population Replacement: Government Body Says 12 Million Immigrants Expected Over Next Twenty Years
Between four and five million net migrants are set to the come to and remain in the UK by 2041, according to speculative, interim projections by the Office for National Statistics. This calculation is made up of 12 million immigrants projected to come and 7 million projected to leave. Meanwhile,