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Comment on Latest Immigration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
In response to the immigration statistics released this morning showing net migration for 2010 at 239,000, 21% higher on last year, Sir Andrew Green said: “These figures lay bare the legacy of the Labour government with immigration last year close to a quarter of a million, the second highest ever. The coalition government
Nearly two-thirds of asylum seekers turned out to be bogus – but Britain ended up with £10 billion bill anyway, says report | Migration Watch UK
The UK’s asylum system has been costing taxpayers on average more than £2 million a day since 1999 and, once anyone has set foot on British soil, they have a 77% chance of staying – whatever the merits of their case That is the conclusion of a study by think-tank Migration Watch
Migrant social housing to cost £1 billion per year | Migration Watch UK
The social housing requirements of new immigrants will cost the tax payer £1 billion a year for the next twenty five years. That is the conclusion of a study published by Migrationwatch today. The study found that 45 additional social homes would have to be built everyday, or nearly 1400 a
Findings Of The Home Affairs Select Committee Into Student Visas
In response to the Committee’s press statement that the “over-hasty student visas policy could cost the economy £3.6 billion”, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This cost of £3.6 billion is deeply unconvincing. It rests on the assumption that none of the work currently being done by foreign students
Forthcoming Speech from Iain Duncan Smith | Migration Watch UK
In response to a speech due to be made by Iain Duncan Smith this afternoon in which he stresses the need for tighter immigration controls as part of his efforts to get people back into work, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK comments: “Iain Duncan Smith is absolutely right.
Latest UK Population Estimates | Migration Watch UK
In response to today’s figuresreleased by the Office for National Statistics which show the highest annual growth rate of the UK population since 1962, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, comments: “These are astonishing figures. They are further evidence that the government must take urgent steps to get a