Immigration Figures Due for Release on 26 November 2009Background Briefing | Migration Watch UK
Annual immigration figures for calendar 2008, the last before the election, will be published by the ONS on Thursday 26 November. The note (Briefing Paper 9.26) puts the figures, and Government claims about their immigration policy, into perspective.
MW170 : Immigration Figures Due for Release 26 November 2009Background Briefing | Migration Watch UK
Annual immigration figures for calendar 2008, the last before the election, will be published by the ONS on Thursday 26 November. This Briefing Paper puts them, and Government claims about their immigration policy, into perspective. The Government’s bogus claims 1 The Minister for Immigration has been claiming that net immigration “has fallen to 45% of […]
MW169 : 70 MILLION : MYTH OR NOT? | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Some responses to the ONS population projections published on 21 October[1] have been to claim that there are reasons to believe that 70 million will not, in practice, happen. This note examines some of the arguments. Projections are not predictions 2. The ONS say explicitly that their projections do not take account of future […]
MW168 : The Points Based SystemWhy it will not stop our population hitting 70 million | Migration Watch UK
The Government’s Points Based System (PBS) will not prevent the UK’s population hitting – and then exceeding – 70 million.Unlike the Australian system, the PBS places no limit on the number of immigrants allowed to settle in the UK. It applies to just 20% of those granted a visa to enter Britain.The PBS would have […]
Labour Concealed a shift in immigration policy | Migration Watch UK
In Parliament today the Immigration Minister denied that there had been any change in immigration policy in 2001 nor, therefore, any political motive. However, there is clear evidence of a Labour shift in immigration policy in 2001-2 which was concealed from the public at the time, according to the attached Briefing Paper by think tank Migrationwatch. Commenting, […]
Official Statistics Published Today Show Immigration Will Add Just Under 7 Million To The UK Population In The Next 25 Years | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew Green, chairman of think tank MigrationwatchUK, said: “The Government is in denial about the impact of immigration on our population growth.” “Seventy per cent of the fastest growth rate in history is due to immigration. “ “That is equivalent to the entire population of London in the next 25 years.” “The Government’s own […]
IMMIGRANT POPULATION HAS INCREASED BY MORE THAN TWO MILLION IN EIGHT YEARSImmigrants have almost doubled under Labour | Migration Watch UK
The number of immigrants in the UK has increased by more than two million in the last eight years, says a Government sponsored report – that is nearly 700 a day – entirely consistent with the figure predicted by think tank Migrationwatch in 2002 which at the time was vilified by critics. The report [1], by […]
New research shows impact of immigration on social housing. Proportion of foreign born in social housing rises 50% in ten years. | Migration Watch UK
New research by Migrationwatch, based on official figures, shows the pressure that uncontrolled immigration has placed – and will place – on social housing. Speaking at the annual conference of the National Housing Federation in London today, Migrationwatch chairman, Sir Andrew Green said that in the last ten years, the number of UK born tenants in social […]
How Immigration Affects Population Size | Migration Watch UK
A UK population of 70 million remains very likely within 25 years, despite the probably temporary effect of the recession. That is the conclusion of a report issued today by Migrationwatch. The baby boom and the International Passenger Survey figures released last week have cast the spotlight on the growth in our population. The birth rate has […]
MW164 : How Immigration Affects the Size of Our Population | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. It is wrong to suggest that population projections are based on a simple extrapolation of immigration trends. With immigration now accounting for nearly 70% of projected population growth, it is important to understand the complex process involved. This paper explains it in layman’s terms. An ONS study in 2007 found that, over the past […]