World Population Trends Likely to Increase UK Immigration Levels Still Further | Migration Watch UK
Even larger immigration flows into the UK than we are currently experiencing will, as a result of world population trends, be almost inevitable unless there is decisive Government action to restrict numbers, says a report out today. The UK population is already forecast to rise to 77m by 2050 – from its current 60 million – largely […]
MW163 : The Impact of World Population Trends on UK Immigration | Migration Watch UK
1. Britain’s immigration policies need to be seen in the wider context of developments in Europe and in the wider world. As migration pressures increase, there will be important implications for the population of the receiving countries. 2. Within Europe there are huge divergences of demographic patterns and trends. In the UK, official projections expect […]
MW162 : The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths | Migration Watch UK
1. IntroductionThe Home Affairs Committee issued its report on the Points based system for work permits on Friday 31 July. This note sets out the background. 2. The PBS will not prevent the UK’s population hitting 70 millionThe Government’s own calculation is that, if the PBS had been in operation last year, it would have […]
New immigration polls find nearly 80% of the British public, even in his own constituency, think the Home Secretary is out of touch 70% of Labour voters in Britain want a sharp cut in immigration 78% of voters in Alan John | Migration Watch UK
New opinion polls, published today, show the Home Secretary is clearly out of touch with the public. Last week Alan Johnson told a House of Commons Committee that ‘he does not lie awake at night’ worrying that the population of the UK will reach 70 million and that he would not put a cap on […]
MW161 : Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m | Migration Watch UK
– To stop the UK’s population hitting 70 million, net migration – the number who settle here minus those who leave – would need to be reduced by 75% from the present level of 237,000 a year.– To hold our population at 65million we need to bring net migration down close to zero.– On the […]
Public want a massive cut in immigration. Nearly 80 per cent concerned about the issue | Migration Watch UK
A new poll has found that more than 7 out of 10 adults want immigration cut by over 80%. Just 1 in 20 adults support the current level. The YouGov poll, which was commissioned by Migrationwatch for the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, found that 79 per cent of people were “concerned” or “very concerned” […]
MW154 : The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The Government is already saddling our next generation with huge debts. Uncontrolled immigration from developing countries, and in particular an amnesty for illegal immigrants will add still further to government debt. A two child family living on the minimum wage whose parents live to 80 years of age costs the taxpayer between £900,000 […]
Low paid most affected by immigration | Migration Watch UK
There is mounting evidence that immigration has had a negative effect on wages at the lower end of the UK labour market. There is also developing evidence of a negative impact on the employment of the UK born workers. ‘The body of evidence on this subject is growing and seems to point in one direction,’ […]
New tax on migrants a “drop in the ocean” compared with cost of migration initiatives. For every £1 of Government spending on schemes to help migrants, new tax will raise about 7p. | Migration Watch UK
Research conducted by think-tank Migrationwatch shows that the amounts raised by the “migrant tax” are paltry compared with the significant amounts spent on government programmes specifically to help migrants. Under the Government’s new scheme, to be announced formally on 19 March, anyone from outside the EU applying for student or work visa will be required […]
MIGRANT STOCK HAS DOUBLED SINCE 199I IMMIGRATION PROBLEM ‘HOME GROWN’ – NOT A RESULT OF GLOBALISATION | Migration Watch UK
The cause of the highest levels of immigration the UK has ever seen is not, as the government claims, global population movement but rather a series of failures of Government policies, says a new report out today from think tank Migrationwatch – “How did immigration get out of control?” Now that immigration regularly features high […]