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Economics Of Migration
A letter from Sir Andrew GreenThe Tablet, London Your leader article (“What migrants do for us”, 6 January) described as “tendentious” Migrationwatch analysis which suggested that the economic benefit of migration is marginal. Some government ministers still…
Learn More“strangers Into Citizens”?
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens”campaign. This note summarises the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumentedmigrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for four yearsshould be…
Learn More“Strangers into citizens”? | Migration Watch UK
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens” campaign. This note summaries the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumented migrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for…
Learn MoreStudent ‘Scams’ provide yet another back door into Britain | Migration Watch UK
Further evidence that current procedures are failing to prevent major scams within the immigration system is revealed in a new report out today from think-tank Migrationwatch. Research by the group into Home Office statistics reveals…
Learn MoreResponse 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 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