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War In Iran Will Only Make Britain’s Migration Crisis Worse
The regional fallouts of the conflict engulfing Iran are yet to reveal themselves, but one catastrophic consequence is definitely not in doubt: Britain’s migration crisis will further deepen. Iran is already the nation from which…
Learn MoreIs The Prime Minister’s Plan Working?
Can the government stop the boats? Speaking in Dover today, the Prime Minister gave an update on his pledge to stop small boats crossing the English Channel. Illegal crossings, he said, are down 20 per…
Learn MoreA Passage From India – Explaining The Unexpected Rise Of Indians Crossing The Channel
This week the government disclosed that in 2023 Indians have been the second largest group of people illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats, making up 18 per cent of all crossings. Although the increase…
Learn MoreFrom Baghdad To Bournemouth – Granting Refuge To Terrorists
It emerged in the Daily Mail recently that among those who illegally entered the UK in a dinghy last year were 19 suspected terrorists, several of whom are thought to have been members of the…
Learn MoreDoes Britain Think Immigration Is Too High?
Polling is central to modern politics. For governments, it is a means of testing public reaction to policies. More and more nowadays it is done with focus groups to test the popularity or otherwise of…
Learn MoreResponding To Labour Shortages – Is More Immigration The Answer?
Since leaving the European Union and emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic, the topic of workforce immigration has rarely been far from the headlines. Whether it is increasing the number of agricultural workers, nurses or hospitality staff…
Learn MoreWhat’s The News On Modern Slavery Abuse Among Asylum Seekers?
In recent years, the amount of modern slavery claims being made by asylum seekers has risen substantially. In 2022, claims reached a high of 17,000 of which just a quarter were for sole UK nationals. Earlier this…
Learn MoreImmigration Rises To 1.3 Million: Visa Grants For Foreigners To Live Here Double In 3 Years
The number of visa grants for people to come and live in the UK has more than doubled from over half a million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022 (see the full Home Office bulletinand our press…
Learn MoreNearly 7 In 10 Of Those Coming In Boats Are Young Men As 500% Increase In Afghan Dinghy Arrivals Helps Drive Surging Illegal Immigration
The figures show that 54,090 people attempted to enter illegally in 2022, and 45,755 of these by small boat. The boat figures are an increase of 1.6 times on the number of people that arrived…
Learn MoreImmigration And Visa Statistics
Commenting on the latest immigration and visa statisticsreleased this morning, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The latest immigration figures are very good news. Netmigration is down by 89,000 on the previous year and the government haveachieved this without harming the business or university sectors. University applicants
New Report Shows Britain Is ‘open For Business’
Britain’simmigration system is remarkably business friendly, contrary to the stories putout by some of the financial press, says a new report by Migration Watch UKpublished today. Infact thousands of skilled worker (Tier 2), Exceptional Talent, and GraduateEntrepreneurs visas remained unfilled, despite cries that talented people arebeing denied access to the UK to
Family Permits For Eu Citizens In Britain
A paperissued today by Migration Watch UK reveals that 100,000 dependantsof EU nationals resident in Britain entered the UK in the last five years withno conditions attached but with full and immediate access to benefits. Thegovernment’s reform of the Immigration Rules require British citizens to beearning £18,600 before they can bring
Changing Minds – The Financing Of The Pro-mass Immigration Lobby
The Daily Mail recently reported on the Diana MemorialFund’s financing of a pro mass immigration campaign. The article highlighted the role of theMigration Observatory in this campaign, called “Changing Minds”. The MigrationObservatory has not responded to our questions seeking clarification of theirposition. However, we have now looked furtherinto this issue
The British In Europe
There are 407,000 British workers in other countries of the European Union, compared to over 1.4 million workers from another EU country in the UK. To see the full Briefing Paper No 4.21 click here.
Bbc Newsnight Poll – Romanian And Bulgarian Migration
This is a stunningsurvey, which the BBC has rather desperately tried to play down. Thepercentages look small but when multiplied by the size of the work force theyproduce large numbers. One percent of Romanians of working age (total 15.4million) actively considering work in the UK amounts to 150,000 and fourpercent of