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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 MoreBriefing Note: Romania And Bulgaria – Will The Government’s Proposed Benefit Changes Be Effective?
1. Although EU citizens are often described as having ‘free movement’ within the EU there are some restrictions on their right to live in the UK. All EU citizens have an initial right to reside for three months after which they have a right to reside only if they are
Response To Cream Paper On Contribution Of Migrants To Economy
Summary 1. The press release, much publicised by the BBC, was heavily slanted to obscure the report’s finding that all migrants in the UK, regardless of their year of arrival, made a negative fiscal contribution of £95.4 billion between 1995 and 2011. It also obscured the finding that, in respect
The Release Of 2012-based Population Projections
Commenting on the population projections released by the ONS today, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration WatchUK, said: ”These latest projections confirm that we arestill on course for a continued and substantial increase in population. By theend of the next Parliament the population will have increased by 3 million, theequivalent
Non-active Eu Migrants And Access To Welfare
Summary 1. Despite overall low rates of unemployment of EUcitizens in the UK, the UK also contains the largest proportion of EUjob-seekers who have never worked, suggesting that our residence based benefitssystem is all too easy to access. These migrants cost the taxpayer nearly £400million a year. Whether they come
Foreign Students – How Many Have Left?
Summary 1. Themost recent statistics included a new data set which for the first time givesan indication of the number of non-EU students who left the UK in 2012. Thisshort note explains what this new information tells us. Readthe full Briefing Paper
Home Affairs Committee Report On Asylum
Commentingon the latest Home Affairs Committee report on Asylum, Sir Andrew Green,Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Thisreport seems to lack impartiality. Indeed it could well have been written bythe asylum lobby. With asylum seekers queuing up in France to get into Britain,the system cannot be that bad.” Follow uson