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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
A Guide to Recent Research on the Economic Impact of Immigration on the UK | Migration Watch UK
Migration Watch UK today published a summary guide (Briefing Paper No 1.29) to the latest research. It covers: Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head Employment Wages Budgetary impact And includes useful quotes (and urls) from: House of Lords Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Office for National Statistics (ONS) Department for
60th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention | Migration Watch UK
The following comment can be attributed to Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK. “The situation has changed beyond recognition since the Refugee Convention was signed 60 years ago. There is now widespread abuse. Over half of all applicants in the UK only claim when detected. Nearly two thirds (60%) of all
Work Permit And Settlement
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch, and Scott Blinder of Oxford’s Migration Observatory debate the Home Office proposals for Work Permit and Settlement. Listen to the debate from 1.06 on BBC Radio 5Live’s iPlayer at http://bbc.in/lncYCM