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In an article for the Guardian Online on 6 March,Jonathan Portes made three claims which we believe are open to question [1]: 1. A8 migrants are “far less likely to live in social housing” The study [2] upon which this claim is based only coveredthe first four years of A8 migration

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

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

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

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

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