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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 MoreOffer Of Citizenship Path For British Nationals Overseas In Hong Kong
The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have said that, if China imposes its National Security Law on Hong Kong, the British government would expand the British National (Overseas) – BNO – passport holders’ current right to visit for six months without a visa into an extendable 12 months. Under
Majority Of Brits Want More Done To Stop Illegal Boat Crossings
A majority of the public believe that the government is not doing enough to tackle illegal Channel crossings in small boats from France and Belgium. And, as a new Migration Watch UK paper highlights the many millions of pounds spent by the government with France on addressing illlegal immigration, we
77% Say Brits Should Have First Shot At Vacancies
The government plans an immigration system that WEAKENS work visa rules for citizens of 80% of the world’s countries while scrapping the sensible limit on numbers – the opposite of restoring control. However, the public say that getting UK people back to work after the crisis should take priority over
Border Control Betrayal Has Started
Three BIG new uncapped immigration routes were opened from 1 January 2021 as part of the government’s Border Control Betrayal. Ministers are also overseeing an asylum system that is being scammed on a massive scale as illegal immigration rises (read more here). To make matters worse, in a futile bid to appease
Boat Tracking Station – Illegal Maritime Arrivals From Safe Countries
Please note: This web page is no longer kept updated and has been replaced with a new Channel Crossings Tracker that will update automatically every day of the week around noon. Access it here. It can also be accessed via the main menu and the home-page. What you need to know: Large numbers have
The Coronavirus Crisis And Border Control
Introduction 1. There is a clear risk that older visitors from overseas could add to pressures on an already struggling NHS. In recent years there have been about 14 million visitor admissions per year from outside the EU, some from countries where the virus is a significant factor. Nearly ten