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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 MoreProceeds Of Crime Act Successfully Used Against An Employer Of Illegal Immigrants
Section 15 ofthe Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 prescribes civil penaltieswhich may be imposed by the Home office on employers found to have been employingillegal immigrants, i.e. people who have no leave to remain in the UK, whoseleave has expired or who have leave but whose leave is subject
Labour’s Link Between Immigration And Apprenticeships
Summary 1.Labour’s scheme to trade work permitsfor new apprenticeships faces practical difficulties. Work permits are nowadaysissued for higher level positions so apprentices would not be immediatereplacements. There would be no impact on low skilled migration which seems tohave been the context for this announcement. Introduction 2. On the Andrew Marr
Press Comment On The End Of The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
Welcoming the Government’s decisionto bring to an end the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme, Sir Andrew Green,Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: ‘This decision has to be right. Wenow have a labour market of 500 million in the European Union, it simply makesno sense to bring in unskilled workers from outside.
Response To The Latest Net Migration Figures – Students Are A Key Element In Net Migration
Despite a small increase over thequarter, these latest figures show that government policy is succeeding in reducinginflows from outside the EU – by 50,000 over the year. Future reductionsin net migration will depend on ensuring that people leave when they should. Inthis connection the student figures are striking. Over the
Foreign Citizens Votes Could Critically Affect Outcome Of 2015 Election And Eu Referendum
A millionforeign citizens can vote in all British elections Commonwealth Citizenswho have not yet qualified for British Citizenship, or have not even applied,should no longer be entitled to vote in British general elections, nor in theforthcoming referendum on UK membership of the EU. That is the conclusion of a report issued
The Migration Matters Trust And Their Estimate Of Migration From Bulgaria And Romania
On 8th August the Migration MattersTrust (MMT), chaired by Barbara Roche and co-chaired by Gavin Barwell MPpublished their estimate of immigration from Romania and Bulgaria which theyput at 20,000 for 2014.[1],[2]. On 18 August an article in The Observer quoted AtulHatwal the Director of the MMT as saying that higher claims