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Responding To Labour Shortages – Is More Immigration The Answer?
Since leaving the European Union and emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic, the topic of workforce immigration has rarely been far from the headlines. Whether it is increasing the number of agricultural workers, nurses or hospitality staff…
Learn MoreWhat’s The News On Modern Slavery Abuse Among Asylum Seekers?
In recent years, the amount of modern slavery claims being made by asylum seekers has risen substantially. In 2022, claims reached a high of 17,000 of which just a quarter were for sole UK nationals. Earlier this…
Learn MoreImmigration Rises To 1.3 Million: Visa Grants For Foreigners To Live Here Double In 3 Years
The number of visa grants for people to come and live in the UK has more than doubled from over half a million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022 (see the full Home Office bulletinand our press…
Learn MoreNearly 7 In 10 Of Those Coming In Boats Are Young Men As 500% Increase In Afghan Dinghy Arrivals Helps Drive Surging Illegal Immigration
The figures show that 54,090 people attempted to enter illegally in 2022, and 45,755 of these by small boat. The boat figures are an increase of 1.6 times on the number of people that arrived…
Learn MoreCensus Reveals The Massive Impact Of Immigration On Our Society
Summary: In the last 20 years the population of England and Wales has increased by around eight million entirely as a result of immigration. This has meant huge population shifts and churn in different areas of…
Learn MoreNet Level Of Immigration Is Now *half A Million* Per Year – An All-time Record
Net migration for the year to June 2022 is estimated by the ONS to be 504,000 This of course is an all-time record level of net migration. The previous record was a third of a million…
Learn More£220 Million Of Your Money Handed To France Since Boats Crisis Began – And Problem Just Gets Worse
The government has signed a new £63 million agreement with France that will involve the UK paying for 40 per cent more French officers to patrol their own beaches, British officers stationed in French control…
Learn MoreHow Uncontrolled Immigration Could Mean Electoral Defeat For The Conservatives
New polling backs up what Migration Watch UK found in the summer—that voters want to see a reduction in immigration and the government will lose its Red Wall support if action is not taken to control…
Learn MoreHalf A Million More Foreign-born Arrive In Past Decade Than Previous Ten Years
Despite promising cuts in immigration, the government has overseen even higher levels than under Tony Blair or Gordon Brown during their time in office. New datafrom the 2021 Census (carried out during March of last…
Learn MoreMigration Watch Uk Comment On The Government Paper ‘the Process For Withdrawing From The European Union’
British citizens in the EU The government paper ‘The Process for Withdrawing from the European Union’, published on 29th February, argues (pp. 17 & 22) that approximately two million UK citizens who live and work in the EU should not assume that rights acquired under free movement rules ‘would be
Ons Labour Market Figures Show Employment Of Eu-born Workers Grew By Over 200,000 During 2015
As Prime Minister David Cameron works to secure renegotiation of the terms of Britain’s EU membership, new labour market figuresfrom the Office for National Statistics have thrown light on recent shifts in the UK workforce. The most relevant statistic from the perspective of Mr Cameron’s talks in Brussels will be news
Asylum And The Eu – The Dublin Regulation
A case in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal has brought to public attention the Dublin Regulation which forms the basis for determining the EU Member State responsible for deciding applications for asylum from third country nationals. The UK has opted in to these regulations which are based, firstly, on the
In-work Benefit Restrictions And Eu Migrants To The Uk
Most family units headed by recent EU migrants do not have any dependent children whether they are single or in couples, according to a report issued by Migration Watch UK. This means that even in low-paying jobs they are not entitled to large amounts of benefits, and thus an ’emergency
In The Event Of Leaving The Eu, What Would A Revised Immigration Policy Look Like – Comment On Our Paper.
As Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to meet senior European Union officials to press forward with renegotiations over Britain’s membership of the supranational body, there has been much speculation over the impact a possible Brexit could have on the UK’s record net migration figures. A Migration Watch UK briefing paperpublished on