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

Letter By Sir Andrew Green In The Sunday Times 11 March, 2012

Foreign Student Count Simon Walker, the director-general of the Institute of Directors, could hardly be more wrong about the government’s policy on foreign students (“Cameron’s immigrant student blunder”, Think Tank, last week). The government’s aim is to not to discourage bright international students who are clearly beneficial. Rather it is

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The NHS and Migrant Labour

Summary 1 The health and social work sector employs one in seven of all immigrants in the UK, and was the biggest employer of migrants between 2002 and 2008; many originated in less developed countries with much poorer and under resourced health care systems. 2 A principal ethical concern is

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Spectator Debate

‘Immigration: enough is enough.’ That’s the motion for The Spectator’s next debate, and also a major concern for many voters. Net migration at 250,000 in 2010 is well above the ‘tens of thousands’ that the Conservatives are committed to by the end of this Parliament. Should they do more to meet it,

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