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The Prime Minister’s Speech – The Public’s View
A recent YouGov survey which received remarkably little mediaattention has shown striking public support for the Prime Minister’s proposalsoutlined in his speech last week. (See here for the PM’s speech) The key findings in a survey conducted on 25-26March 2013 were: 70% of respondents supported the policy of only allowingEuropean migrants to claim jobseekers
The Prime Minister’s Immigration Speech
Commenting on DavidCameron’s speech on immigration this afternoon, Sir Andrew Green, Chairmanof Migration Watch UK, said: “It is surely only fair thateverybody should contribute to the welfare system before they can drawbenefits. The devil is often in the detail but this speech sets out a broad agenda for tightening access to the
Briefing Note On Social Housing And Immigration
Demandexceeds supply 1 The PrimeMinister’s speech proposed that immigrants should wait 2-5 years before joiningthe waiting list which, in England, has grown dramatically in recent years fromaround a million in 2001 to two million today[1]. ImmigrationStatus and Eligibility 2 Currently EEAnationals who are habitually resident in the UK have to
Immigration: Labour Party Broadcast
Commenting on the Labour Party Broadcast, Sir AndrewGreen, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Ed Miliband’s proposals could be useful in curbingunscrupulous employers but they deal mainly with EU migration. In fact, only aquarter of the nearly 3 million immigrants in Labour’s last ten years came fromthe EU. He is
Migration Statistics: Students
Commenting on the latestMigration Statistics, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “A reduction of athird in one year is welcome evidence that the government’s policies arestarting to take effect. Immigration from outside the EU is down by60,000 but visas for university students in 2012 were up by
International Students: Business, Innovation And Skills Committee
Today the government responded to the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Committee report on International Students. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green,Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The government are absolutely right tostick to their guns. All of our competitors include students in net migrationas well as showing them as a separate category; just