Immigration at the Party Conferences 2013
Summary Immigration was the dog that prowled but didn’t bark. As expected, UKIP majored on it but did not make any policy announcements. Labour put forward a series of relatively trivial policy suggestions but there was little recognition of the mass immigration that they had triggered in government and no commitment to any significant reduction. […]
Foreign citizens votes could critically affect outcome of 2015 election and EU referendum | Migration Watch UK
A million foreign citizens can vote in all British elections Commonwealth Citizens who have not yet qualified for British Citizenship, or have not even applied, should no longer be entitled to vote in British general elections, nor in the forthcoming referendum on UK membership of the EU. That is the conclusion of a report issued today by […]
Votes for Commonwealth Citizens
Summary 1. There could be as many as one million migrants from the Commonwealth who have the right to vote in UK Parliamentary elections, despite not being British citizens. Voting rights for the whole Commonwealth are an anachronism from the days of the British Empire and should be brought to an end except for citizens […]
Chris Bryant’s Speech | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on Chris Bryant’s Immigration speech, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “Chris Bryant’s speech ducks the main issue. It says little about the level of immigration or how Labour intends to bring it down after allowing the total to reach four million on their watch. We can all agree about young […]
Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions Review of the Balance of Competencies
Internal Movement: Free Movement of Persons Response From Migration Watch UK Summary 1. EU competence develops over time and, in practice, is irreversible. The addition of a dozen new members with a total population of about 100 million and a standard of living of roughly a quarter of the EU 15 is, combined with the […]
Migration Watch UK Media Comment on Vince Cable’s Remarks | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on Vince Cable’s remarks, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Vince Cable is not only completely out of touch with public opinion but also completely wrong on his facts. University applications went up by 5% last year. The fall in students was almost entirely amongst college applicants from the Indian Subcontinent […]
The Prime Minister’s Immigration Speech | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on David Cameron’s speech on immigration on 25 March 2013, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “It is surely only fair that everybody should contribute to the welfare system before they can draw benefits. The devil is often in the detail but this speech sets out a broad agenda for tightening access […]
Speech by Labour Party Leader | Migration Watch UK
Following the speech made this morning by the Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband, Sir Andrew Green said: “The steps which Ed Miliband outlined to promote integration are perfectly sensible but there was a glaring gap in his speech – namely his failure to say anything significant about limiting the scale of future immigration. Apparently, he […]
Immigration Rule Changes Will Have No Impact On Future Leaders Overseas | Migration Watch UK
Claims that changes to the student visa rules would mean that future foreign leaders would no longer study in Britain were denied today by Migration Watch UK. The House of Commons Library have produced a list, quoted in a Home Affairs Committee report, of 47 Heads of State and notable individuals who have studied in the United […]
The Prime Minister’s Speech on Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Comment by Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman, Migration Watch UK This is the Prime Minister’s second speech on immigration in six months showing he clearly means business. We wholeheartedly support this. It is refreshing that he recognises that the Points Based System is a ‘box ticking exercise’.