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One In, Fifteen More In: Britain’s Chain Migration Crisis
Home Office figures released this week show chain migration stemming from the disastrous care worker visa (a major component of the so-called “Boriswave”, the surge in migration as a result of former Prime Minister Boris…
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Canada’s Cautionary Tale
We learn this week the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has plans to let community groups, universities and other organisations sponsor refugees to settle in Britain. This would be in addition to the existing direct “resettlement…
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The Ever Changing Burnham Mindset Or Just The Same Old Burnham?
On the key issues of immigration and accelerating demographic change, what does Mr Burnham have in mind?
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Ten Years Since Brexit, We Still Have Not Taken Back Control
Ten years ago this week, Britain voted to leave the European Union. For the millions who voted Leave, the meaning of “Take Back Control” was not complicated: bring the numbers down. Net migration had been…
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Demography is Destiny
The children filling classrooms in 2026 will be the voters, workers and parents of the 2060s. The latest statistics from the Department for Education show a country being remade from the bottom up. White British…
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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…
Learn MoreMW224 : Intra Company Transfers | Migration Watch UK
Good for the employer, bad for the Treasury Summary 1 Tax and National Insurance rules are heavily biased towards ICTs to the dis-advantage of UK workers. Numbers 2 Intra Company Transfers (ICTs) have been excluded from the government’s cap on economic migration. Their numbers have been significant in the recent
Illegal Worker Fine Scheme ‘ Lamentable’ | Migration Watch UK
New figures reveal that the UKBA has only collected 20% of the fines issued to those who employ illegal workers. An employer caught employing illegal workers can be fined up to £10,000 per worker under the UK Border Agency’s Civil Penalty Scheme but in the past three years only an
Tightening Immigration Benefits All Legitimate Students
By Matthew PollardExecutive Director, Migration Watch UKPolitics, London, 25 February, 2011 Universities should show more interest in the UK graduates they’re sending to the dole queue, rather than foreign applicants. The government will soon announce measures to reform the student immigration system. Meanwhile, their consultation exercise has been greeted with
House Of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee
Oral Evidence from Migration Watch UK : Students See Briefing Paper No 2.11 for the full text.
Migration Watch UK Comment on Today’s Immigration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew Green said “These figures are Labour’s legacy to Britain – 3.2 million immigrants, including a quarter of a million in their last year alone. Over half a million students in one year with no interviews before arrival and no checks on departure and a Points Based System that has
Secret Cable plan could double flow of economic migrants | Migration Watch UK
Just as the Prime Minister is promising that “this year the government is determined to help deliver many thousands of new jobs”, Vince Cable is secretly negotiating a deal that will admit tens of thousands of Indian workers to Britain. The deal is part of a Free Trade Agreement being