Massive public demand for annual immigration limit. | Migration Watch UK
The public have comprehensively rejected the Government’s ‘no limits’ immigration policy and instead have called for an annual limit on numbers. By 76% to 10% they strongly agreed (50%), or agreed (26%), there must be an annual limit to the number of immigrants allowed to come to Britain (only 4% strongly disagreeing), in a survey […]
New figures show true extent of immigration impact on housing demand. March 14, 2006 | Migration Watch UK
Attempts to play down the impact of immigration on UK housing have badly backfired following the publication today of household projection figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The figures show that immigrants will need 1.5 million homes in the period from 2003 to 2026 – that’s 65,000 each year – or nearly […]
Sir Andrew Green commenting on the release of the latest asylum statistics today | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the release of the latest asylum statistics today Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch, said: ‘We welcome the significant fall in asylum claims last year but removals are stuck at the same level as 2004 so the Home Office have fallen well short of the Prime Minister’s target. ‘This means that the number […]
The economic case for immigration. Migrationwatch dialogue with the Home Office.
BackgroundIn June 2005, Migrationwatch submitted to the EU Sub Committee of the House of Lords a critique of the government’s shifting arguments (seven in all) for the present large scale immigration. This was sent to the Home Office whose reply to each argument is below together with a final comment (in italics) by Migrationwatch. The […]
Integration harder to achieve as ‘core’ uk culture is lost in some of our cities | Migration Watch UK
New Government figures which show that births to foreign mothers have increased by more than 50% in just over a decade make the task of successful integration increasingly difficult says a report from think tank Migrationwatch out today. (Read report) The figures – from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – show the very high […]
The effect of immigration on the integration of communities in Britain
Summary1. The events of 2005 – serious disturbances in Holland, France, Australia and Birmingham, as well as bombs in London – have driven home the importance of effective integration.2. The chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Trevor Phillips, has warned that “we are sleepwalking our way towards segregation” [1]. However, he has failed to […]
Turner review dismisses immigration / pension link | Migration Watch UK
The myth that immigration has a significant role to play in paying for pensions has been finally laid to rest with the publication of the Turner review, says think tank Migrationwatch. ‘One of the arguments used to justify the present massive levels of immigration is that they are necessary to help meet future UK pension […]
Migrationwatch media comment
Commenting on the publication today of the latest asylum statistics, Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch said: ‘Asylum applications are fairly steady but there has been little progress on removals, up by only 120 a month. We are still adding over 1000 a quarter to the 1/4 million failed asylum seekers already here. The Home […]
Immigration must be cut if integration is to be manageable | Migration Watch UK
Unskilled workers from outside the EU should now be stopped from entering the UK and work permits for skilled labour should be cut back following the huge numbers of EU workers who have come to this country since the accession of the 10 latest members. This would help with the task of integration and reduce […]
Home Office consultation on managed migration routes Comments by MigrationwatchUK
Summary1. The government’s proposals clarify the system but make only limited changes. Most importantly, they propose no limit to the number of work-related migrants who can settle in the UK. 2. As the number of work permits has quadrupled since 1997, work-related migrants and their dependants now constitute a significant proportion of overall long-term migration […]