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Britain “Grinds to a Halt” – The Real Cost of Mass Migration
There was a time when economists and politicians told us “Britain would grind to a halt” without migrant workers. We were told immigrants would pay their own way, earn more than British-born workers, fund our…
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Both Conservatives and Labour; the public on immigration. New research shows neither party will stop UK population hitting 70 million
As the latest immigration Bill comes to the House of Commons on Tuesday for its final approval, new research published today shows that the immigration policies of neither the Conservative Party nor the Labour Party…
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Africa’s Forgotten Crisis Risks New Asylum Wave
In the two or three years prior to the 2015/16 deluge of asylum seekers, the EU, of which Britain was still a part, should have known that a mass movement of people would follow upheaval…
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Migration Watch Responds To The Latest Set Of Ons Migration Figures, September 2025
Migration Watch Chairman, Alp Mehmet, said: “At last we have a political party that acknowledges the gravity of the situation. Immigration is now the sole driver of our massive and rapid population growth. It simply…
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Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch, said: For further comments, please contact admin@migrationwatchuk.org. Notes to editor:
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Don’t Be Fooled – This Government Is Not In Control Of Illegal Immigration
The Home Office today (9th September) issued a press release titled, ‘For the first time, small boat migrants arriving in the UK face being detained and returned to France’. Promising title – but is it…
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Cutting Student Visas: Bringing Migration Under Control
The numbers speak for themselves. In 2024, student visas accounted for 45% of all UK entry visas issued – the single largest route for legal migration. This surge is no accident. In 2019, ministers set…
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Migration Is Changing Your Area – Just Look At These Numbers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its official estimates for the population of England and Wales yesterday, and the results make for dire reading. Already the headlines are coming in thick and fast: “Migration fuels population…
Learn MoreA Shocking Year, Strewn With Failure. Pull Your Socks up or go!
It’s been exactly one year since Labour won the 2024 General Election. Given that “immigration and asylum” was the second-most important issue for voters at the time – and by far the most important issue for Conservative…
Learn MoreTwo Thirds of Births in London are to a Foreign Born Parent | Migration Watch UK
Today it was revealed, in response to a parliamentary question from the Rt. Hon. Nicholas Soames MP, Co-Chairman of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, that in 2010 two thirds of all births in London are to parents where one or both are foreign born. This rises to 84% in
What Do The Public Really Feel About Immigration
It is sometimes suggested that public opinion on immigration is not as firm as it appears or that it is more nuanced than it seems. Migration Watch Briefing Paper 15.1. reviews the main survey results in recent years, arranged under subject headings. It shows that, while the public recognise the benefits of
MW251 : European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – Article 8 | Migration Watch UK
This Article states: 1 Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2 There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in
Response to the Institute of Directors on Student Immigration Reforms | Migration Watch UK
In response to the statement issued by the Institute of Directors on the student visa reforms Sir Andrew Green commented: “The Institute of Directors’ statement is deeply misleading and self serving with an arrogant disregard not only for public opinion generally but also for the 20% of recent British graduates who are still
Response to Home Office Statement on Student Visas | Migration Watch UK
Today the Home Office issued a statement on planned changes to the student immigration route to which Universities UK responded. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said: “With 20% of recent British graduates unemployed it beggars belief that Universities UK want still more foreign graduates to be able to stay on and
Response To Guardian Editorial On Immigration
By Sir Andrew GreenChairmanMigration Watch UK The following is Migration Watch’s response to an editorial in the Guardian edition of 2 February entitled “Immigration: dubious means to an uncertain end“.We offered it to their web site “Comment is free” but it was rejected, apparently on the grounds that the web site