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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 MoreComment 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
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
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
Immigration Undercounted By ½ Million. Statisticians Refuse To Publish New Figures. Revised Figures Would Show 4 Million Immigrants Under Labour.
A study issued today byMigrationwatch UK has examined how the number of EU immigrants hasbeen undercounted by half a million over a ten year period – a difference thesize of Manchester. The mistake wasdiscovered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) when they compared theresults of the recent census with the
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
Operation Nexus
This is the title of an operationlaunched by the Metropolitan Police in September 2012 which has recently attracteda certain amount of media attention. Theobject of it is to use deportation as a sanction against foreign unconvictedcriminals. Deporting convicted criminalsis not usually a problem, subject to the operation of Article 8