70% Of Albanians Who Applied For Asylum Between 2008-2014 Are Still In The Uk
Various newspapers have today carried reports that two men have been charged with people smuggling after a boat carrying 18 Albanian nationals was rescued off the Kent coast. For context, below is data from the Home Office on the outcome of asylum applications lodged by Albanian nationals. In the past, Home Office data shows that […]
Response To Comments On Our Report On The Fiscal Impact Of Immigration
Has Migration Watch UK “distorted UCL research”? Not at all. This can only be based on a misunderstanding or misreading of our paper. UCL/CReAM calculated a scenario in which business taxes were shared out as an equal cost among everyone in the UK including even the most recent arrivals, and a scenario in which they […]
The Prospects For Eu Enlargement
Summary 1. The European Union (EU) has grown from six original member states to its current size of 28. The biggest enlargement occurred in 2004 when eight East European countries plus Cyprus and Malta joined. There are currently seven countries at various stages in the accession process, although two are yet to be granted candidate […]
The Eu Turkey Deal – Could A Similar Deal Be Struck With North African Countries?
The EU Turkey Agreement In November 2015 the EU and Turkey held a bilateral summit to discuss the migrant crisis affecting the region. Vast numbers of people were making their way from the Middle East, Asia and and Africa to Turkey with the intention of making the onward journey across the Aegean Sea into the […]
Visa Free Access To The Eu For Turkish Citizens
Summary 1. The requirements for ending the need for a visa to enter the borderless Schengen zone are both complex and important. Turkey has been offered visa free travel for its citizens in exchange for vital assistance over the refugee crisis but there is a serious risk that some important corners will be cut. Background […]
Labour And Conservative-led Government Support For Turkey’s Application To Join The European Union
Will Straw from the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign told the BBC Today Programmeon 13th April that the UK has a veto over Turkish accession to the EU. However, the quotes below detail the long record of support for Turkish membership of the EU by both Labour and Conservative-led governments. Prime Minister Tony Blair, December 2002: “I believe we […]
Economic Impacts of Immigration to the UK
Summary 1.Impact of Immigration on the economic ‘welfare’ of the existing resident population of the UK Four studies have concluded that the impact of immigration on GDP per head is negligible (see below) but the Migration Advisory Committee pointed out in their 2012 report, Analysis of the Impacts of Migration that it is the immigrants themselves rather […]
Productivity And Migration – A Brief Overview
The Bank of England for example found [1] Our overall conclusion is that there is some evidence that supports the idea that inefficiencies in resource allocation contributed to the stagnation in UK productivity growth 2008-13. These inefficiencies may initially have been associated with the contraction of credit supply, but the evidence is not clear as to why […]
Dispelling Misperceptions About Our Proposal For A Possible Post-exit Immigration Policy
Jeremy Warner is right to suggest that current record levels of net migration are a crucial part of the national debate as the EU referendum approaches (‘Immigration is what will decide the outcome of the referendum, as it will in Holland too’, Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2016, see article). He expresses uncertainty as to whether a possible vote […]
The Immigration Aspects Of The Eu-canada Economic And Trade Agreement
Summary 1. An agreement with the EU on the lines of the EU Canada Treaty would not increase permanent immigration to the UK. The agreement with Canada explicitly states that it does not cover job-seekers, employment on a permanent basis, residence or measures regarding citizenship[i]. It makes provision for the temporary transfer of specialists. Detail […]