Gender and age of illegal boat crossers
1. Over 41,300 people have come to the UK illicitly in boats since the start of 2018. 16,500 of these came in the period January 2018 and to the end of June 2021.[1] Data from a Freedom of Information release show that nearly 90% of those crossing during this period were male.[2] 2. 87.4% of the 16,500 people […]
Illegal clandestine arrivals by lorry
1. The total number of migrants entering the UK clandestinely each year is not known. However, our analysis suggests that there have been at least 320,000 attempts to come to the UK without prior permission from Northern France since 2014. This number does not include attempted but unsuccessful attempts to come via lorry from 2020 […]
Updated projection of illegal Channel arrivals for 2020
1. The number of people that look set to arrive in the UK via illegal Channel crossing may be on course to approach 10,000 in 2020 should they continue at the rate seen since January. 2. The previous daily record of 235 arrivals on 6 August was vastly surpassed on 2 September with 416 arrivals […]
What happens to those crossing the Channel illegally?
1. Illegal Channel crossings in small boats are becoming more frequent. So far, 2020 has seen well over 4,000 detected arrivals in contrast to just under 1,900 in 2019. There was a record of 235 people detected arriving in a day in August 2020 (see our Channel Tracking Station).[1] In the Channel 2. In most cases, […]
Has the UK become more positive about immigration?
Summary (i) In the midst of suggestions that the public has become less negative about immigration over the past decade, it is clear that stark divisions remain regarding perceptions about the impact of immigration (36% saying it is negative and 35% saying positive, according to YouGov in Feb. 2020). The key question for immigration policy […]
Estimate of arrivals by illegal Channel crossing
1. The number of people arriving in the UK via illegal Channel crossing is on course to reach at least 7,500 in 2020 should they continue at the rate seen since January. 2. The number of crossings in the year so far – 2,400 – is four times the 600 or so that came during the first […]
Spending on tackling illegal immigration from France
1. The government has paid £114 million to the French government in order to stop illegal immigration originating from that country since 2015 (Parliamentary Answer, 16 June 2020) – see par. 4 below. 2. Despite this, illegal and overt Channel crossings in small boats are at a new high, with a record 145 people coming during one 24-hour […]
Unauthorised Channel Crossings
Summary 1. The record daily total for illegal arrivals across the English Channel in small boats has risen from just over 80 in 2019 to more than 100 (and 130 people making the attempt) in the Spring of 2020. More than 650 people have been recorded entering via this unauthorised and dangerous route since the […]
Illegal Immigration – Key Topic
The Definition of an Illegal Immigrant 1. Illegal immigrants do not have the right to remain in the UK. They may have entered legally but failed to leave when they were required to do so. Alternatively, they may have entered the UK illegally. Cost of illegal immigration for the UK 2. The substantial illegal population […]
MWUK press comment on Home Affairs Committee ‘Migration Crisis’ Report | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: Clearly the challenges facing the UK Border Force remain significant and are growing. It is imperative that more money is devoted to address the issue of illegal immigration which is of major public concern. To see the full report, click here.