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Response to 2001 Census figures… | Migration Watch UK
The following comment was issued to the media on February 13, 2003 in respect of the results of the 2001 Census. ‘These figures illustrate just how quickly and profoundly the character of some parts of…
Learn MoreRestore The First Chance Rule
The ‘First Chance’ rule – also known as the ‘Resident Labour Market Test’ – is an immigration safeguard that means UK workers have the first opportunity to apply for job openings before such vacancies are…
Learn MoreForeign 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
Press Comment On The Draft Immigration Bill
Commenting on the Government’s new draft Immigration Bill, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The Government should be commended for their determined approach to tackling illegal immigration. Illegal immigrants add to the pressure on public services and undermine the wages of British workers. It is part of
Asylum Seekers And The Right To Work In The European Economic Area
Summary Read the full BriefingPaper
Immigration At The Party Conferences 2013
Summary Immigration was thedog that prowled but didn’t bark. Asexpected, UKIP majored on it but did not make any policy announcements. Labour put forward a series of relativelytrivial policy suggestions but there was little recognition of the massimmigration that they had triggered in government and no commitment to anysignificant reduction.
Britain Is Open For Business – October 2013
Summary 1. Despite the government’s substantial range of measures toreduce net migration to the tens of thousands by the end of the Parliament, theUK remains very much open for business. There are numerous categories underwhich people can come to the UK to work, do business and study, allowing peopleto invest