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Analysis, Commentary and Research Updates
Explore our latest publications on immigration and asylum policies. Stay informed with well-researched insights.
What Would An Extension Of Article 50 Mean For Immigration?
Summary: On 21 March, the EU agreed to give the Prime Minister an unconditional extension of Article 50 until 12 April. In the event that her deal is approved by MPs, Brussels will give the UK until May 22 to pass the legislation that would implement Brexit. However, if the deal is
Potential Impact Of White Paper – Exposure Of Full-time Jobs To New / Increased Global Recruitment
Summary:Depending on the primary salary threshold for skilled workers that is finally implemented as part of the post-Brexit immigration system, between 6.2 million and up to 8.8 million full-time jobs held by UK-born employees would be exposed to the potential for new or much increased global recruitment. This is based on analysis of the number of full-time jobs held by
Immigration Implications Of Brexit Trade Models
The Prime Minister’s Withdrawal Deal If the UK leaves the European Union with the Prime Minister’s withdrawal deal, free movement for EU workers will come to an end after a transition period. Nearly four million EU citizens who are already here, as well as those who arrive in the UK
France Rejects Over 60% Of Asylum Applications By Iranians At First Instance; The Uk Rejects Only 42%
Home Office asylum statistics show that there were, on average, 2,530 asylum applications by Iranian nationals each year in the period 2008-2017. Of these, an average of 925 – or 37 per cent – were rejected, including after appeal, each year During that period, there were, on average, only 81 enforced removals of
Our Response To The Government’s Immigration White Paper
The proposal to admit an unlimited number of low-skilled workers from a range of countries is astonishing. A validity ‘limited to twelve months’ could well become a means of fiddling the immigration figures since they do not count as migrants unless they intend to be here for more than a year. Furthermore, there is
Signing United Nations Compact Could Only Undermine Government’s Commitment To Control And Reduce Immigration
The UK Government should make it clear that it will not sign the prospective United Nations ‘Global Compact on Migration for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration’. If they have any regard for their election promises it would be entirely hypocritical to do so. The accord would commit signatories to the goal of ‘enhanc[ing]