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Census Reveals The Massive Impact Of Immigration On Our Society
Summary: In the last 20 years the population of England and Wales has increased by around eight million entirely as a result of immigration. This has meant huge population shifts and churn in different areas of…
Learn MoreNet Level Of Immigration Is Now *half A Million* Per Year – An All-time Record
Net migration for the year to June 2022 is estimated by the ONS to be 504,000 This of course is an all-time record level of net migration. The previous record was a third of a million…
Learn More£220 Million Of Your Money Handed To France Since Boats Crisis Began – And Problem Just Gets Worse
The government has signed a new £63 million agreement with France that will involve the UK paying for 40 per cent more French officers to patrol their own beaches, British officers stationed in French control…
Learn MoreHow Uncontrolled Immigration Could Mean Electoral Defeat For The Conservatives
New polling backs up what Migration Watch UK found in the summer—that voters want to see a reduction in immigration and the government will lose its Red Wall support if action is not taken to control…
Learn MoreHalf A Million More Foreign-born Arrive In Past Decade Than Previous Ten Years
Despite promising cuts in immigration, the government has overseen even higher levels than under Tony Blair or Gordon Brown during their time in office. New datafrom the 2021 Census (carried out during March of last…
Learn MoreAsylum Seeker Hotel Costs In Context
Over the past few decades, the numbers relating to government spending only seem to rise and rise. This can be quite de-sensitising. Eventually, an exasperated taxpayer might even be forgiven for caring little for ‘just’…
Learn MoreThe Abuse Of Modern Slavery Laws By Asylum Seekers
Key points 1. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 was passed in order to combat modern slavery in the United Kingdom. Since 2018, 15,977 UK nationals (3,195 per year on average) have been referred to the…
Learn MoreIrregular Immigration Behind The Broken Asylum System
The latest irregular migration statistics released on 25th August for the year ending June 2022 revealed the extent to which irregular (what used to be termed illegal) migration, feeds the broken asylum system, since nearly all those entering…
Learn MoreNumber Of People Per Illegal Boat Has Shot Up Five-fold Over Past Five Years
As the government has prevaricated and revealed its impotence on tackling boat arrivals, more than 2,500 boats have breached our borders. And new figures reveal that the average number of people per boat has risen five-fold since…
Learn MoreFindings 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