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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…
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Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch, said: For further comments, please contact admin@migrationwatchuk.org. Notes to editor:
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Don’t Be Fooled – This Government Is Not In Control Of Illegal Immigration
The Home Office today (9th September) issued a press release titled, ‘For the first time, small boat migrants arriving in the UK face being detained and returned to France’. Promising title – but is it…
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Cutting Student Visas: Bringing Migration Under Control
The numbers speak for themselves. In 2024, student visas accounted for 45% of all UK entry visas issued – the single largest route for legal migration. This surge is no accident. In 2019, ministers set…
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Migration Is Changing Your Area – Just Look At These Numbers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its official estimates for the population of England and Wales yesterday, and the results make for dire reading. Already the headlines are coming in thick and fast: “Migration fuels population…
Learn MoreA Shocking Year, Strewn With Failure. Pull Your Socks up or go!
It’s been exactly one year since Labour won the 2024 General Election. Given that “immigration and asylum” was the second-most important issue for voters at the time – and by far the most important issue for Conservative…
Learn MoreBriefing By The Mayor Of London: Rebuttal
Back Bench Debate on Immigration: The Scale of immigration The GLA Briefing claims (paragraph 4) that “net international migration in 2009 was at its lowest level since mid 1995 which is comparable to the government’s target”. This is quite wrong. As the paper recognises elsewhere, net international migration in 2009
Brussels Leak Reveals Britain to Take Major Share of Indian IT Workers | Migration Watch UK
Documents leaked from the European Commission reveal the true state of negotiations with India for the preferential admission of IT workers to the EU. The UK’s quota for some worker categories is 40% of the entire EU commitment – almost three times that of Germany and almost seven times that of France.
MW208 : Proposals to Charge Fees for Immigration and Asylum Appeals | Migration Watch UK
The Ministry of Justice has recently published a consultation paper on proposals to start charging fees for certain categories of appeals against adverse decisions by the UK Border Agency on asylum and immigration applications. Such appeals are heard in the first instance by the First Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum
Response to the Home Affairs Committee Report on an immigration cap | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew said that “Nearly 100,000 work related visas were issued last year, a significant number compared to net immigration of about 200,000.” “We must, of course, continue to admit key people but economic migration must take a share of the necessary reduction in immigration if our population growth is to
One in Twelve Social Houses Occupied by Foreign Nationals | Migration Watch UK
Today’s English Housing Survey provides further evidence of the pressure placed by immigration on the housing sector. Foreign nationals now occupy 8.4% of the social housing stock. Among occupants aged 16-40 that figure rises to 12.6%. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch UK said “This finally destroys the myth
The Solar Lamp Lights The Way Britain Must Go
Letter sent to The Timesby Sir Andrew GreenChairman, Migration Watch UK21 October, 2010 An edited version was published 25 October, 2010 under the heading ‘Zero Migration?’ Sir, David Aaronovitch’s article “The solar lamp lights the way Britain must go” (21 October) was simply bizarre. He completely, and perhaps even deliberately, misrepresents