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Immigration ‘No answer’ to Pension Time Bomb | Migration Watch UK
The ‘myth’ that continued mass immigration is the answer to Britain’s pensions time bomb has been described as ‘totally dishonest’ by a new report out today. The report from think tank Migrationwatch, finds that the present ratio of workers to pensioners could only be sustained by immigration at a level that
Immigration curbs could have a decisive impact on the election result. Second only to the economy in key marginals. | Migration Watch UK
The extent to which immigration is likely to play a decisive role in the forthcoming election is spelled out in a new poll published today. The poll, conducted by YouGovfor Migrationwatch, was held in the vital 57 “marginal” seats which the Conservatives must win to gain a reasonable working majority; 43
‘if The Tories Are Serious About Immigration It Will Be In The Manifesto’
Commentary By Sir Andrew GreenChairman of Migration Watch UK The Times, London, 11 January, 2010 It was good to see an Archbishop give the political system a hefty kick last week. Lord Carey’s courageous intervention in support of the cross-party group called Balanced Migration certainly caught the attention of the public and
Massive Increase in Family Visitors. Appeals Now Cost Tax Payers 1 Million a Week | Migration Watch UK
Appeals against the decision of immigration officials to refuse family visas to enter the UK have increased eight fold since charges were abolished by the government in 2002 and are now running at over a thousand a week. They cost the taxpayer £1m a week, says a report from think-tank Migrationwatch. Unlike
Sir Andrew Green: 10 Reasons Our Visa System Is Rotten To The Core
Commentary in The Daily Mail 30 December, 2009 We got lucky – this time. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian graduate of University College London who tried to blow up a passenger aircraft over Detroit was turned down for a student visa when he applied for one in May. He had
Student Visas ‘a Massive Hole’ In Border Controls As Numbers Top 1.5 Million In 8 Years
Nearly 3/4 of visas under the Points Based System are given to students 11/2 million students admitted in just 8 years No checks on how many leave UK Role of Immigration Officers severely undermined A new report out today reveals that student visas are a massive loophole in our border