Demographic pressures and political instability in North African countries.
Summary Overview 1 The Arab countries of North Africa have been the source of substantial migration, both illegal and legal, into Europe. Some countries in the region – notably Libya and Morocco – have also been used for transit by migrants originating in the countries south of the Sahara to immigrate clandestinely into Europe. Estimates […]
MW226 : Summary of the searchlight research on immigration | Migration Watch UK
1 The report argues that the growth of far right parties is simply a symptom of a deeper growth of identity politics. In particular, the politics of immigration have morphed into a politics of culture, identity and nation. 2 The report identifies six “tribes” (listed at annex A). Social class is not irrelevant but has lost much […]
MW221 : Revised List of occupations that qualify under Tier 2 of the Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
1. PBS Tier 2 (General) is designed for people coming to the UK with a skilled job offer to fill a gap in the workforce that cannot be filled by a settled worker. The job must be on the Shortage Occupation list (which tests for national shortages) or the employer must have carried out a Resident […]
Migration Watch UK Comment on Today’s Immigration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew Green said “These figures are Labour’s legacy to Britain – 3.2 million immigrants, including a quarter of a million in their last year alone. Over half a million students in one year with no interviews before arrival and no checks on departure and a Points Based System that has increased immigration, not reduced it. This […]
MW219 : Mass Immigration – Labour’s enduring legacy to Britain. No text version. | Migration Watch UK
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House of Commons Home Affairs Committee 8 February, 2011
Examination of Witnesses Witnesses: Sir Andrew Green KCMG, Chairman, MigrationWatch UK, and Mr Alper Mehmet, Member, Advisory Council, MigrationWatch UK, gave evidence. Q125 Chair: Sir Andrew, Mr Mehmet, you are old stagers at this Committee, so you know the format, so I will not go through it again, and you have been sitting in at the evidence. Thank […]
The Impact of the Points Based System
Summary 1. This briefing paper looks at the effect of introducing the Points Based System (PBS) on immigration control. It finds that the PBS is an ineffective instrument for the task. The PBS gives primacy to “objective criteria” for the issue of a visa rather than immigration control objectives. Student numbers grew rapidly by 100,000 […]
MW217 : The Impact of the Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. This briefing paper looks at the effect of introducing the Points Based System (PBS) on immigration control. It finds that the PBS is an ineffective instrument for the task. The PBS gives primacy to “objective criteria” for the issue of a visa rather than immigration control objectives. Student numbers grew rapidly by 100,000 […]
Environmental impact of immigration
Summary The following are the main findings: Introduction 2. The two principal impacts that migration is likely to have on the environment are its contribution to GHG emissions, and therefore climate change, and to the ‘amenity’, ‘enjoyment’ or ‘benefit’, that is provided by aspects of the natural environment that are seen to be of value […]
MW212 : Global Migration Unrealities | Migration Watch UK
In November 2010 the New Economics Foundation published a short paper entitled “Why the cap won’t fit: Global migration realities 2010 to 2050“. The paper argued that UK immigration policy should take account of world trends in migration. Immigration needed to be effectively managed against this background and government “rhetoric” should reflect the “real long […]