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The Death of Henry Nowak
Much has been written and said about the tragic murder of young Henry Nowak and the sentencing of his killer, Vickrum Digwa, by politicians such as Kemi Badenoch, Nigel Farage, Nick Timothy, and Lord Frost.…
Learn MoreThe public have spoken. They agree migration is out of control.
For 25 years, Migration Watch UK has made the case that net migration to this country has reached levels the public never asked for and the country cannot sustain. We have published the research, engaged…
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Democracy At Work
While the votes are still being counted in some areas of the country, the message from Thursday’s elections, especially in England and Wales, is unmistakable. The voters have delivered their verdict on the political establishment:…
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The Dream Is Dead – Europe Admits Mass Migration Has Failed
For decades, there were activists, academics and politicians on the Continent who looked at Britain, rolled their eyes and tutted. The thought us insular - well, we are an island. We were too attached to our…
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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…
Learn More Migration Watch Responds To The Latest Set Of Ons Migration Figures, September 2025
Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch, said: For further comments, please contact admin@migrationwatchuk.org. Notes to editor:
Learn MoreWork 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
Comment On Home Office Proposals On Settlement
In response to the proposals published by the Home Office in their consultation on Employment-Related Settlement, Tier 5 and Overseas Domestic Workers, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK commented: “This is excellent news. There will now be a real incentive for employers to train British workers rather than
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Tighten Rules on Foreign Marriage Partners Says Think Tank | Migration Watch UK
A call for tightening the rules on marriages to foreign partners has come from think-tank Migrationwatch (See Briefing Paper No. 10.25). It comes in the wake of a Home Affairs Committee report which reported on forced marriages among some sections of the ethnic communities; the changes are needed to ensure that
MW233 : A Quarter of a Million Failed Asylum Seekers Granted Amnesty Since the Early 1990s | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The latest (and largest) exercise in granting settlement to failed asylum seekers is the continuation of a sorry tradition of amnesties that has resulted in over 250,000 failed asylum seekers being granted settlement since the early 1990s. Once settlement is achieved additional dependants can then join the person
Immigration Close To Record Levels: Non Uk Born Workers Increase By 1.7 Million In Ten Years
Today’s new figures Net migration in the year to last September was the highest for 5 years at 242,000, up 96,000 on the previous year. This is close to the record level of 260,000 set in the year to June 2005. British emigration was unchanged from last year at 43,000