Migration Watch UK press comment on today’s ONS net migration figures
Commenting on the release of the ONS Net Migration Statistics, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: This reduction in net migration is welcome but it is still running at a quarter of a million a year – a level that would have once have been dismissed as incredible. This means, broadly, […]
MW409 : Would government policy to reduce net migration cost the taxpayer £6bn a year? | Migration Watch UK
Introduction 1. There have been recent claims that achieving the government’s target of reducing net migration would cost the Exchequer up to £6bn every year. These appear to be based on a misunderstanding of the OBR Fiscal Sustainability Report of 2017. The case against 2. Migrants, like everyone else, pay tax on their earnings if […]
Would proposals to reduce net migration really cost the taxpayer £6bn? | Migration Watch UK
Claims that reaching the immigration target will bring a heavy cost to the Exchequer are simply wrong. They are based on unrealistic assumptions that do not reflect the actual policies envisaged. That is the conclusion of a paper issued by Migration Watch UK today (MW409 Would proposals to reduce net migration really cost the taxpayer […]
ONS bulletin on immigration and the labour market | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: Today’s release confirms that some sectors of the economy employ large numbers of EU migrants, with EU14 nationals, generally, in the higher skilled jobs and the EU10 at the the lower end. Previous analysis suggests that EU migrants are a relatively settled population, especially […]
We must reduce EU migration, not just control it | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 8 April, 2017 The Prime Minister may be right to suggest that there could be a need for a transitional phase as a new system for EU migration is brought into effect. Much depends, of course on what that system turns out to be. We have […]
The final Brexit deal must honour the public’s desire for reduced net migration | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKUK in a Changing Europe, 7 March, 2017 With the most complex negotiations in our history about to commence, the outcome on immigration will be crucial. Since 2004, Polish plumbers, Italian baristas and, indeed, a whole range of less-stereotypicalEuropean migrants have come to work and often make their […]
MW402 : City of London/PwC Proposal for Regional Immigration Policy | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The regional visa system proposed by the City of London and PwC would require a total overhaul of the immigration system causing unnecessary confusion and chaos and would place a significant additional bureaucratic and administrative burden on employers, local authorities and UK Visas and Immigration. The system would also be extremely difficult to […]
MW404 : APPG on Social Integration Proposal for Regional Policy | Migration Watch UK
1. In August 2016 the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Integration launched an inquiry into how immigration policy could more effectively promote integration.[1] Their interim report sets out six principles that they believe could promote better integration, by which they mean the extent to which people conform to shared norms and values and lead shared […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on today’s ONS net migration figures | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice-Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This is a step in the right direction. Significantly, EU migration overall is virtually unchanged over the year. There is still a net inflow from Eastern Europe, especially from Romania and Bulgaria. These workers are generally in low-paid employment so this is where our proposal […]
Tony Blair is wrong yet again: Immigration from the EU post-Brexit can and will be controlled | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 20 February, 2017 Perhaps I might explain to Tony Blair in an “easy to understand” way that he has completely misapprehended the immigration issue which, as he admitted in his speech on Friday, was the key issue at the referendum. He claimed that the Prime Minister […]