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Explore our latest publications on immigration and asylum policies. Stay informed with well-researched insights.

Public Administration Select Committee Report On Migration Statistics

Commentingon the report, Sir AndrewGreen, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Better statistics would, of course, be helpful. Butblunt instruments have their uses. The immigration target has been vital inturning around immigration policy which has already resulted in a reduction ofapproximately 100,000 in net migration. The exact figure may not be

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Comment On The Office For Budgetary Responsibility Report

Commenting on the report released by the Office for Budgetary Responsibility, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Once again the OBR has given only part of the story. It is true that, in the medium term, migration provides a larger pool of working age people which increases tax

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No Sign Yet Of Any Significant Inflow From Southern Europe

1. To see if there has been a recent increase inimmigration from the EU14 there are three useful sources of data: Long TermInternational Migration Data (LTIM); Annual Population Survey (APS) and;National Insurance Numbers (NINOs).  TheAPS data has only been available since 2004 and so this is the start date forthe

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Home Affairs Committee Report On The Work Of The Uk Border Agency

Commenting on the Home Affairs Committee Report, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The government inherited a system in chaos. There have been signs of improvement but this new backlog of half a million cases is surely a wake-up call. The immigration system is struggling again and must

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Migration Watch Uk Comment On Prebble Report

Commenting on the BBC Trust’s review “ABBC Trust Review of the Breadth of Opinion Reflected in the BBC’s Output”(Stuart Prebble Report), Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK,said: “This report is a lost opportunity. The BBC Trust’s conclusion that there is nopersuasive evidence that significant areas of opinion are

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