Asylum Seekers – A Small Part of the Story’… | Migration Watch UK
Claims about the ‘success’ of the Government’s efforts to reduce the numbers of asylum seekers reveal a fundamental inconsistency at the heart of their overall immigration policy says think-tank Migrationwatch. Its latest paper, issued today, demonstrates that asylum seeker numbers are, in fact, a fairly small part of the overall immigration issue. ‘Government policy is […]
Asylum Seekers – The true impact on our Population… | Migration Watch UK
The latest population projections issued by the Office for National Statistics (Population Trends No 111) seriously underestimates the potential impact of asylum seekers on our society. The migration assumptions include only asylum seekers “allowed to remain” which is taken as 30,000 (less than the five-year average of about 40,000). A more realistic approach would be […]
Response from Migrationwatch to the report on asylum removals by the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee… | Migration Watch UK
We welcome the call for more accurate and meaningful statistics, this is something we have sought for some time. We entirely agree that effective removals is the key to a credible system – but are very concerned that the Committee has not made any significant proposals to achieve this given that they themselves recognise the […]
UK is ‘Top European Destination’ for asylum Seekers… | Migration Watch UK
The UK has been confirmed as the Number One destination for asylum seekers coming to Europe. A study of UNHCR statistics reveals that in the 10 years to 2002, the proportion of applicants for asylum to Europe who came to the UK has soared from 5% to 27% – easily outstripping the proportions going to […]
A Review of Exceptional Leave to Remain and Humanitarian Protection
Summary1.On 1 April 2003 the Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Beverley Hughes) outlined the results of the review of the use and scope of exceptional leave “to focus on those who really need special humanitarian protection but do not qualify as refugee”[1] . The review was established by the Home Secretary in October 2002 and at […]
The Impact of Asylum Seekers
Implications of the Government’s appeal on asylum benefits 2003
Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002 The practical consequences of Mr Justice Collins’s decision last week in the cases of asylum seekers who were refused benefits could be very serious indeed. This paper relies on the report of the case which appeared in “The Times” law reports on20 February 2003. Section […]
Government has ‘forfeited confidence of British people’ on asylum and immigration – poll verdict… | Migration Watch UK
The electorate has delivered a damning verdict on the Government’s asylum and immigration record. In a Poll conducted by the MORI Social Research Institute for think tank MigrationwatchUK between January 16 and 21, 85% of the population, including the majority of Black and Asian Britons (59%), disagree that the Government has either immigration or asylum […]
Response to the Prime Minister’s statement on asylum… | Migration Watch UK
Following is a response to the Prime Minister’s statement today in an interview for BBC Newsnight concerning plans to reduce the number of asylum seekers entering the UK by ’30 or 40 per cent in the next few months. ‘We are delighted. We have brought the facts before the British people and they have spoken. […]
Home office challenged on number of failed asylum seekers still in UK… | Migration Watch UK
The Government has been challenged to live up to its promise of making known all the facts on asylum by revealing their estimate of the number of failed asylum seekers still in the UK. In response to Home Secretary David Blunkett’s comments in the New Statesmen that he ‘wanted to ensure that people know the […]