Nailing the myth of immigration’s economic ‘benefits’ | Migration Watch UK
The government’s claims for the economic benefit of the present large scale immigration are, at best, ‘disingenuous,’ says a new reportout today. In a second paper examining the economic consequences of immigration think tank Migrationwatch says that it is important to nail once and for all the Prime Minister’s favourite, but misleading, claim that immigrants […]
Immigration: Economic arguments ‘a smokescreen’ | Migration Watch UK
Government claims for the contribution that immigration makes to the UK economy have been described as grossly misleading in a report out today. (Read report). The report, from think-tank Migrationwatch, has analysed the two key arguments that Ministers have used as they seek to persuade a sceptical public that the highest immigration levels in our history […]
Immigration and the Dutch economy
Introduction 1 The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs[1], has produced a wide-ranging study of the impact of immigration on the economy of the Netherlands. The web site is www.cpb.nl 2 The main results confirm findings in the US, Canada, and the UK that the benefit of large scale […]
HIV Screening Demand as Cases Surge | Migration Watch UK
A call for the Government to introduce HIV tests for long term migrants from countries where there is a high incidence of the disease has come from think- tank Migrationwatch after government figures have shown a sharp increase in cases over recent years. A report ‘The case for HIV screening‘ from the group shows that […]
Government challenged over immigration to fill ‘catering’ vacancies… | Migration Watch UK
Claims that more immigrants are needed to help fill 60,000 catering jobs in London have been challenged after an analysis of employment statistics show that nearly four times that number of Londoners (230,000) are unemployed – 55% of whom are aged between 18 and 34. At a press conference following the immigration ‘summit’ on April […]
MW4 : The fiscal impact of immigration to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. The careful qualifications in the original research paper have been omitted. The year chosen was one of public sector surplus which exaggerated the effect. The cost of the extra infrastructure needed for this addition to our population has been ignored. For example, the impact on England ‘s housing could amount to an extra requirement […]
The government was today accused of issuing a “dodgy dossier” on the economic contribution of immigrants. | Migration Watch UK
The paper, from think-tank Migrationwatch, shows that the basic premise on which the Home Secretary is basing his case for massive immigration is highly suspect. Mr Blunkett claims that immigrants contribute a net £2.5 billion more in tax than they cost in benefits. The Migrationwatch paper challenges this. Read Report Said Sir Andrew Green, chairman of […]
MW120 : Book Review: Human Visas, Human Rights Body Challenges Arranged Marriages | Migration Watch UK
The Norwegian based Human Rights Service has published a book, entitled “Human Visas”, on the use of arranged marriages to avoid immigration controls in Europe . It is valuable research into the marriage patterns of immigrant communities in Europe . The book considers Norway , Sweden , Denmark , the UK and Germany . It […]
Entitlement cards now urgent priority | Migration Watch UK
The chaos in the asylum and immigration system and the potential for widespread misuse of public services makes the introduction of entitlement cards an urgent priority. That is the view of independent think-tank MigrationwatchUK in their submission to the Government’s consultation exercise on entitlement cards. (Click here for the full text of the submission). ‘Astounding as […]
Social costs of mass immigration outweigh small economic gain. | Migration Watch UK
In response to a Home Office report on December 10, 2002 claiming that current levels of immigration provide economic advantage to the UK, MigrationwatchUK issued the following statement: ‘The Home Office statement that “Migrants Boost the Labour Market” misses the point entirely. Of course migrants add to the labour market. But all authoritative studies (the […]