Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions Review of the Balance of Competencies
Internal Movement: Free Movement of Persons Response From Migration Watch UK Summary 1. EU competence develops over time and, in practice, is irreversible. The addition of a dozen new members with a total population of about 100 million and a standard of living of roughly a quarter of the EU 15 is, combined with the […]
MW326 : Home Office Review of the Balance of Competencies | Migration Watch UK
Asylum and Immigration Migration Watch UK Evidence Asylum 1. HMG’s approach to EU policy has been well judged. The UK has opted-in only to those relatively few Directives that will bring benefit. Others which might well have impeded the operation of the British asylum system have not been opted-in to. The government are also right […]
Public Administration Select Committee Report on Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the report, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Better statistics would, of course, be helpful. But blunt instruments have their uses. The immigration target has been vital in turning around immigration policy which has already resulted in a reduction of approximately 100,000 in net migration. The exact figure may not be […]
Immigration undercounted by ½ million. Statisticians refuse to publish new figures. Revised figures would show 4 million immigrants under Labour | Migration Watch UK
A study issued today by Migrationwatch UK (attached) has examined how the number of EU immigrants has been undercounted by half a million over a ten year period – a difference the size of Manchester. The mistake was discovered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) when they compared the results of the recent census with […]
MW304 : The case for revising the immigration figures | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The 2011 census revealed that net migration to England and Wales was around 500,000 higher than previously estimated for the previous decade. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) should now revise their estimates of historical net migration to ensure that they provide an accurate record. The census result means that net foreign migration […]
Immigration and Visa Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the latest immigration and visa statistics released this morning, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The latest immigration figures are very good news. Net migration is down by 89,000 on the previous year and the government have achieved this without harming the business or university sectors. University applicants are up […]
MW297 : Changing Minds – The Financing of the Pro-Mass Immigration Lobby | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The Daily Mail recently reported on the Diana Memorial Fund’s financing of a campaign supporting large scale immigration[1]. We have now looked into this issue and found a systematic attempt by a small group of charities to influence public opinion on immigration by a campaign entitled “Changing Minds”. They are, of course, free […]
MW296 : The British in Europe | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Claims that some two million British people are working in other EU states[1] are simply wrong. The number of British workers in the other countries of the European Union, about 407,000[2], is less than one third of the 1.4 million workers from another EU country in the UK. The number of British residents in […]
Comment on BBC Newsnight Poll – Romanian and Bulgarian migration | Migration Watch UK
This is a stunning survey, which the BBC has rather desperately tried to play down. The percentages look small but when multiplied by the size of the work force they produce large numbers. One percent of Romanians of working age (total 15.4 million) actively considering work in the UK amounts to 150,000 and four percent of […]
Comment on Revelations about Migration Observatory | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on this weekend’s revelations about the Migration Observatory, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The Migration Observatory press release avoided the central point, namely their involvement in a programme called ‘Changing Minds’ together with a number of other pro-immigration organisations. I was astonished to discover that they are part of a coordinated effort by […]