Immigration: A Comparison of Party Policies
Summary All three main political parties have couched their manifestos in tough sounding language. It is therefore necessary to examine their track records and their proposals with some care to see what is really meant. Labour’s record in recent years is one of a deliberate and substantial increase in immigration for employment combined with serious […]
Clear choice between parties on immigration | Migration Watch UK
There is a clear choice between the three main parties on immigration and asylum when votes are cast this week, says a new report out today. Its key conclusion is that Labour and Liberal Democrats have no proposals to limit immigration while the Conservatives intend to put a cap on numbers. The report says that […]
Migrationwatch response to the Labour Manifesto | Migration Watch UK
This is yet another spin operation. The fall in applications to the UK is less than the fall to the EU generally. Removals are down, despite the fact only one in five of failed asylum seekers is removed. The Government are clearly seeking to distract attention from the wider issue of immigration. Immigration figures issued […]
Migrationwatch response to the Prime Minister’s speech on immigration April 27 | Migration Watch UK
Like the Prime Minister we support managed migration. The problem is that the current situation could in no way be described as managed. Foreigners are not recorded in and out of Britain and only one in five of failed asylum seekers are removed. But he has avoided the main point. Legal immigration is at an […]
MigrationWatch response to Home Secretary’s statement in the House of Commons re 10 accession countries joining EU in May. | Migration Watch UK
We welcome the measures to tighten up the benefit system which are long overdue. We do not believe the registrations scheme is enforceable any more than the work permit scheme has been. But the real weakness appears to be that the Government has no policy as to how many people we want on this overcrowded […]
Inside the Home Office
The full text of Stephen Moxon’s affidavit to the Sunday Times is below. It is an authentic and considered account which, for the first time, reveals the true state of affairs in the Immigration and Nationality Department of the Home Office. The government have accepted that his account is broadly correct. The following is the […]