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War In Iran Will Only Make Britain’s Migration Crisis Worse
The regional fallouts of the conflict engulfing Iran are yet to reveal themselves, but one catastrophic consequence is definitely not in doubt: Britain’s migration crisis will further deepen. Iran is already the nation from which…
Learn MoreIs The Prime Minister’s Plan Working?
Can the government stop the boats? Speaking in Dover today, the Prime Minister gave an update on his pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. Illegal crossings, he said, are down 20 per…
Learn MoreA Passage From India – Explaining The Unexpected Rise Of Indians Crossing The Channel
This week the government disclosed that in 2023 Indians have been the second largest group of people illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats, making up 18 per cent of all crossings. Although the increase…
Learn MoreFrom Baghdad To Bournemouth – Granting Refuge To Terrorists
It emerged in the Daily Mail recently that among those who illegally entered the UK in a dinghy last year were 19 suspected terrorists, several of whom are thought to have been members of the…
Learn MoreDoes Britain Think Immigration Is Too High?
Polling is central to modern politics. For governments, it is a means of testing public reaction to policies. More and more nowadays it is done with focus groups to test the popularity or otherwise of…
Learn MoreResponding 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 MoreMigration Watch Uk Press Comment On Ukip’s Immigration Policy
Commenting on UKIP’s immigration policy, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice-Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “The objective of getting back to a sensible level of immigration is absolutely right but a Points Based System is an ineffective means of achieving this.” See our paper on the Points Based System here: http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/11.33
Immigration Under Labour
Contents SummaryIntroductionData Collection 1964-2010Levels of Immigration, Emigration and Net MigrationWhy did Net Migration treble in 1998?Why did Net Migration continue to increase during the 2000s?Overarching Government Strategy on Immigration?2010 ElectionEd Miliband on Labour Immigration Policy since 2010A Summary of Current Labour Party PolicyConclusions Summary 1. This study of Labour’s immigration
Household Projections For England Ignore The Impact Of Immigration
Statement from Migration Watch Vice Chairman, Alp Mehmet “The Department of Communities and Local Government has today published its household projections for England out to 2037 in which they state that future increases in households will come overwhelmingly from population growth, with an extra 5.2 million households by 2037; an increase of 4,000 households per week. About
Comment On Net Migration Figures February 2015
Commenting, Lord Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “These figures will be extremely disappointing for the public. The additional pressure on housing and public services is clearly unmanageable. Those who never wanted to see net migration brought down will now claim that efforts to reduce numbers should be
The Conservative Record On Immigration
A report on the Conservative record on immigration was issued by Migration Watch UK today. The report finds that the Conservatives struggled to bring order into a situation in which the numbers had run out of control and the system was close to chaos. Despite the limitations of a coalition
Guardian Article Fails To Live Up To Its Own Calls For Honesty In The Immigration Debate
Perhaps surprisingly, under their ‘sustainable business’ section, the Guardian have an article by an ‘arranger’ of cleaning services. She makes several of the usual straw man arguments including that the alternative to mass immigration is stopping immigration. It isn’t – it is about a manageable scale. She also calls for honesty on