Is immigration a threat to UK security?
Summary 1. The recent influx of migrants from Africa and the Middle East seeking asylum in Europe has triggered a crisis. Governments face the intricate task of reconciling humanitarian law with the impact on their societies, economies and security. This paper finds that substantial inflows, particularly of asylum seekers, can increase the likelihood of terrorist […]
Secure the UK border to save lives
Written evidence on the government’s asylum proposals 1. Along with a clear majority of the British public – see point 1(iv) below – we support proposals to deter illegal immigration, prevent asylum abuse and remove obstacles to enforcement. Stopping small boat crossings would save lives. It would deter people from leaving places of refuge on unsafe […]
Foreign national offenders
There are just over 9,000 foreign national offenders (FNOs) in UK prisons – representing 160 nations of the world – making up about 11% of the total prison population of 82,200 (2019). About a third were convicted of violent or sexual offences, about a fifth for drug charges, and others for burglary, fraud, robbery and […]
MW388 : Deportation of Foreign Criminals | Migration Watch UK
Article 8 of ECHR as interpreted in a recent deportation appeal with reference to paragraphs 398, 399 and 399A of the Immigration Rules and Part 5A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 The case of Secretary of State for the Home Department v.CT (Vietnam) (2016) EWCA Civ. 488, was decided in the Court of Appeal […]
MW302 : Operation Nexus | Migration Watch UK
1 This is the title of an operation launched by the Metropolitan Police in September 2012 which has recently attracted a certain amount of media attention. The object of it is to use deportation as a sanction against foreign unconvicted criminals. Deporting convicted criminals is not usually a problem, subject to the operation of Article […]
Big majority for human rights opt-out over terror threat | Migration Watch UK
There is overwhelming public support for a much tougher line to be taken against terrorists and suspected terrorists including withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights reveals a new pollout today. The YouGov poll conducted on behalf of think-tank Migrationwatch showed that, when asked if the UK should renounce its membership of the Convention in […]
Government were warned over security weaknesses of visa system | Migration Watch UK
It emerged today that the Government were warned two years ago that the system of visa checks was inadequate for countries where there were particular concerns over terrorism. Think-tank Migrationwatch issued a warning on 23 August, 2005 that pressure on our visa sections could compromise security. The report said that large numbers of people from countries of […]
MW130 : Deportation of foreign criminals a case for urgent action | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Current arrangements are haphazard and unsatisfactory. Guidelines to the courts are unclear and statistics are seriously incomplete. It is simple for an offender to return under a false identity. 2. 9,000 of the 75,000 prisoners in custody are foreign nationals but only about 1,000 recommendations for deportation are made each year. The government […]
The social impact of immigration | Migration Watch UK
The recent surge in immigration is accelerating change in the nature of communities, particularly in London and some Northern cities. This is revealed in figures issued by the Office of National Statistics and analysed by think-tank Migrationwatch. (Read report) The statistics show that of the 621,000 births in the whole of the United Kingdom in 2003, […]
Report Proposes Payment for ID cards… | Migration Watch UK
People could be paid to have an ID card under proposals put forward in a paper published today by think-tank Migrationwatch. The paper, written by an IT expert with experience of designing and implementing complex computer systems, proposes a ‘virtual card’, in that there would be no need to carry it, nor would it be compulsory. After […]