Comment By Sir Andrew Green On Home Secretary’s Speech On Immigration
Followingthe speech made this morning by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, SirAndrew Green said: “Atlast we have a Home Secretary who is honest about the consequences of mass immigration andready to take on the bogus arguments for it”
Comment by Kiran Bali on Changes to Family Migration | Migration Watch UK
Following the release of today’s Census results, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This is the clear result of Labour’s mass immigration policy which brought nearly four million immigrants to England and Wales in ten years. Immigration on this scale is completely unacceptable to the vast majority of the public and is […]
Today’s Census Results | Migration Watch UK
Following the release of today’s Census results, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This is the clear result of Labour’s mass immigration policy which brought nearly four million immigrants to England and Wales in ten years. Immigration on this scale is completely unacceptable to the vast majority of the public and is […]
Generous UK Welfare System a Magnet for EU Workers | Migration Watch UK
The UK benefits system is so generous and easy to access that it is likely to prove a “magnet” to people from poorer EU countries as the economic turmoil in the region intensifies, says a new report out today. With all movement restrictions for economic migrants from Romania and Bulgaria due to be lifted at […]
Amnesty for London’s 500,000+ Illegal Immigrants – ‘An Appallingly Bad Idea’ | Migration Watch UK
The Mayor of London’s remarks in India about an amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital would be a ‘kick in the teeth’ for the many thousands of young people struggling to find a job because of the unfair competition they face, says a think tank who have today issued a report on the situation in the […]
Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
This morning the ONS released the latest net migration statistics for the year ending March 2012, showing that net migration has fallen to 183,000 from 242,000 the previous year. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “At last we can see some light at the end of the tunnel. We can now see […]
Is the fall in net immigration due to a fall in student numbers? | Migration Watch UK
Immigration data The latest net migration statistics to March 2012 show a significant fall in net migration to 183,000 – a reduction of 59,000 from the figure for year ending March 2011. According to the ONS News release “this reduction in immigration was largely due to fewer people arriving to study…” In fact, the main […]
Rule Change Opens NHS to the World | Migration Watch UK
A recent government decision threatens to turn the NHS into the ‘World Health Service’ and should be rescinded as a matter of urgency, says a think tank in a report out today. Its provisionsallow illegal migrants and foreign visitors full and free access to primary care services, which can be the first step to costly and […]
Migration Watch UK Calls For Targetted Assistance For Start-Ups | Migration Watch UK
A paper issued by Migration Watch UK today describes the bureaucracy facing a company that wishes to recruit a member of staff from outside the EU. After reading 108 pages of guidance, they need 10 sets of information to hand before completing an online application to become a registered sponsor. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration […]
MW281 : UNHCR Guidelines – Sexual Orientation | Migration Watch UK
1 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published on 23 October 2012 a new set of Guidelines on International Protection relating specifically to claims to refugee status based on sexual orientation under the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees. These Guidelines supplement the UNHCR Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee […]