New Wave of East European Workers Takes Lion’s Share of New Jobs and Puts Government Immigration Target at Risk | Migration Watch UK
Figures published today1 show that there were nearly 300,000 more people in employment in the UK in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. However, nearly half of these jobs went to foreign nationals, including 98,000 extra workers from the new East European members of the EU. There were also an […]
Net Migration from the European Union | Migration Watch UK
During the leaders debate held at the time of the last election, Nick Clegg famously claimed that 80% of immigration was from the EU. The latest figures for net immigration (estimates for 2009) show 43,000 net migrants from the EU compared to 226,000 net non-British migrants – just under 20%. If one takes the average […]
Brussels Leak Reveals Britain to Take Major Share of Indian IT Workers | Migration Watch UK
Documents leaked from the European Commission reveal the true state of negotiations with India for the preferential admission of IT workers to the EU. The UK’s quota for some worker categories is 40% of the entire EU commitment – almost three times that of Germany and almost seven times that of France. The Commission is preparing to […]
EU Deal Means British Jobs for Indian Workers | Migration Watch UK
At just the time that the government is calling on the private sector to create jobs, they are negotiating in secret an agreement between the EU and India that would allow an unlimited number of Indian specialists to do work in Britain that has not been first offered to British workers. This could well blast […]
MW207 : EU/India Free Trade Agreement | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. A key aspect of international trade negotiations now is the concession allowing transnational corporations to move workers across borders; in trade language this is called ‘Mode 4’. 2. The EU is offering Mode 4 access in all the trade agreements it is negotiating. 3. India is the country pursuing Mode 4 access to […]
MW203 : European Economic Area Rights of Residence and Removal of Citizens Between Member States | Migration Watch UK
There has been much publicity and a certain amount of unfavourable comment about measures recently taken by President Sarkozy’s government in France to deport to deport large numbers of Romas living in France back to their native countries, Romania and Bulgaria. French government spokesmen have claimed that these measures are legal within the EU and […]
European Policy and Legislation on Immigration[1]
Summary 1.Common EU policies on immigration stem from the decision to remove internal borders (the Schengen Agreement of 1985). The main legislation stems from the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) and is described below. 2.The UK (and Ireland) have opted out of all Directives except some of those concerned with illegal immigration (paragraph 47). The UK […]
MW153 : Immigration and the EU elections | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. The Labour manifesto repeats current claims for its existing immigration policy with no additional elements. The Conservatives have included a single (vacuous) paragraph. The Liberal Democrats adopt a pro-European tone but with no serious content. 2. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats state their support for the admission of Turkey to the EU. The Labour […]
EU WORKERS IN UK ‘THREE OR FOUR TIMES’ NUMBER OF BRITS WORKING IN EUROPE | Migration Watch UK
There are three or four times the number of EU workers in the UK as there are UK workers in the EU says a new report from think tank Migrationwatch out today. The number of UK nationals working in other EU countries is approximately 286,000 as against some 1,172,000 workers born in the EU currently working in […]
MW93 : Freedom of Movement in the EU: The Metock Case | Migration Watch UK
This is a case decided by the European Court of Justice [1] in July 2008 on a reference made to it by the Irish High Court. It is concerned with the interpretation of Directive 2004/38/EC (sometimes referred to as the Citizens Directive) on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and […]