Economic characteristics of migrants in the UK | Migration Watch UK
Research into the economic characteristics of migrants in the UK was issued by Migration Watch UK today. This ground breaking research shows that while, of course, individuals from all backgrounds can and do succeed economically, overall the groups with ‘weaker’ economic characteristics comprise nearly 5 million adults, outnumbering those with ‘stronger’ economic characteristics by two to […]
MW252 : Forced Marriage | Migration Watch UK
1. The practice of forced marriage has long been a social evil, particularly among families of Asian origin. It is important to draw a distinction between arranged and forced marriage. Bona fide arranged marriages are normal in Asian communities and the legislation summarised in this paper does not seek to impugn them. There have however been many […]
Many East Europeans work hard but how many pay tax? | Migration Watch UK
About 150,000 pay only £1 a week net tax A new study out today reveals some of the ‘hidden’ costs to the UK taxpayer of the unprecedented wave of low paid Eastern European immigration in the past decade and how they are being ‘subsidised’ by the UK taxpayer. The research from think tank Migration Watch compares […]
MW332 : Many East Europeans Work Hard But How Many Pay Tax? | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. A single worker on the minimum wage pays in barely a pound a week in tax. If he or she has a dependent partner they are likely instead to take nearly £90 a week from the taxpayer; if they have two children this increases to nearly £300 a week. There are also major […]
MW328 : Supreme Court Cases on Asylum – February 2014 | Migration Watch UK
1 The Supreme Court has recently reached important decisions on two cases involving interpretation of the law relating to asylum. The first of these is I.A, v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Scotland) [1] UKSC 6. The appellant was a citizen of Iran who left Iran for Iraq in 1998 at the age of 16 and successfully applied […]
Home Affairs Committee Report on Asylum | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the latest Home Affairs Committee report on Asylum, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This report seems to lack impartiality. Indeed it could well have been written by the asylum lobby. With asylum seekers queuing up in France to get into Britain, the system cannot be that bad.”
MW316 : Asylum Seekers and the Right to Work in the European Economic Area | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Every member state of the EEA, except the Republic of Ireland and Lithuania, grants asylum seekers the right to work at some point during their application process. The United Kingdom grants the right to work after 12 months if the applicant is still awaiting a decision. However, the job must be on the […]
MW320 : Proceeds of Crime Act Successfully Used Against an Employer of Illegal Immigrants | Migration Watch UK
Section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 prescribes civil penalties which may be imposed by the Home office on employers found to have been employing illegal immigrants, i.e. people who have no leave to remain in the UK, whose leave has expired or who have leave but whose leave is subject to […]
MW313 : Forged Documents – Refugee Convention Article 31 | Migration Watch UK
The 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees (the Refugee Convention) is the United Nations treaty regulating the acceptance by Contracting States of persons claiming asylum on account of their fleeing persecution in their countries of origin for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. Various aspects […]
Migration Watch UK Comment on Prebble Report | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the BBC Trust’s review “A BBC Trust Review of the Breadth of Opinion Reflected in the BBC’s Output” (Stuart Prebble Report), Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This report is a lost opportunity. The BBC Trust’s conclusion that there is no persuasive evidence that significant areas of opinion are not […]