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Economics Of Migration
A letter from Sir Andrew GreenThe Tablet, London Your leader article (“What migrants do for us”, 6 January) described as “tendentious” Migrationwatch analysis which suggested that the economic benefit of migration is marginal. Some government ministers still…
Learn More“strangers Into Citizens”?
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens”campaign. This note summarises the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumentedmigrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for four yearsshould be…
Learn More“Strangers into citizens”? | Migration Watch UK
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens” campaign. This note summaries the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumented migrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for…
Learn MoreStudent ‘Scams’ provide yet another back door into Britain | Migration Watch UK
Further evidence that current procedures are failing to prevent major scams within the immigration system is revealed in a new report out today from think-tank Migrationwatch. Research by the group into Home Office statistics reveals…
Learn MoreResponse to 2001 Census figures… | Migration Watch UK
The following comment was issued to the media on February 13, 2003 in respect of the results of the 2001 Census. ‘These figures illustrate just how quickly and profoundly the character of some parts of…
Learn MoreRestore The First Chance Rule
The ‘First Chance’ rule – also known as the ‘Resident Labour Market Test’ – is an immigration safeguard that means UK workers have the first opportunity to apply for job openings before such vacancies are…
Learn MoreGovernment Housing Proposals | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the housing proposals unveiled by the government, Sir Andrew Green said: “An astonishing aspect of the housing debate is the deafening silence on the impact of immigration. The extra 16,000 houses promised by the government today will meet less than a quarter of the annual demand from new
93% of immigrants come to England – the sixth most crowded country in the world | Migration Watch UK
93% of immigrants to the UK live in England. That is the conclusion of research by Migration Watch UK. Of the 7.1 million foreign born people living in the UK, 6.6 million live in England. As for the latest projections for population growth, 86% is expected to occur in England. Commenting,
Broadcaster Nick Ferrari On Government Immigration Policies
Nick Ferrari claimed on the BBC This Week show that it was not racist to have a debate on immigration, and the current and previous governments had all reneged on pledges to deal with the issue. bbc.in/sJH4UD He further added that immigration came in the top three of subjects for voters bbc.in/vQUrec
Migration Watch Uk No 10 E-petition
We are very close to achieving 100,000 signatures within a week. As we write we are at 98,057. If you have not already signed up, why not do so now? You might be the one hundred thousandth……. Migration Watch UK E-Petition
Immigration Petition Reaches 100,000 Signatures in Just One Week | Migration Watch UK
The e-petition to the Government calling for the population of the UK to be stabilised at below 70 million has achieved 100,000 signatures in just seven days – one of the fastest to achieve this goal since the initiative was launched. The petition reached 100,000 at 19.30. The petition, launched
Migration Watch UK Comment on YouGov Poll | Migration Watch UK
A new YouGov pollout today has found that 79% of adults in England consider England to be crowded; with 37% saying it is ‘very crowded.’ Only 3% believe that it is not crowded, whilst 15% think that England is about right. The figures were higher for London (85%) and the rest