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 […]
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 […]
Chief Inspector of Immigration: Report on Juxtaposed Controls | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the report, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chariman of Migration Watch UK said: “The Chief Inspector is right to point to inadequate Border Force resources, especially at Calais. It is time the government accepted that an effective border control can’t be had on the cheap and allocate sufficient resources to address an issue of […]
Comment on ONS Mid-Year 2012 Population Estimate | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the figures Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “The ONS figures clearly show that immigration is the main driver of population growth in the UK. Net immigration to the UK in the year to June 2012 was 165,000, 40% of the total figure. The figures also show a rapid […]
Public Administration Select Committee Report on Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the report, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Better statistics would, of course, be helpful. But blunt instruments have their uses. The immigration target has been vital in turning around immigration policy which has already resulted in a reduction of approximately 100,000 in net migration. The exact figure may not be […]
Comment on the Office for Budgetary Responsibility report | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the report released by the Office for Budgetary Responsibility, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Once again the OBR has given only part of the story. It is true that, in the medium term, migration provides a larger pool of working age people which increases tax revenues. But, of course, […]
Immigration undercounted by ½ million. Statisticians refuse to publish new figures. Revised figures would show 4 million immigrants under Labour | Migration Watch UK
A study issued today by Migrationwatch UK (attached) has examined how the number of EU immigrants has been undercounted by half a million over a ten year period – a difference the size of Manchester. The mistake was discovered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) when they compared the results of the recent census with […]
Migration Watch UK Comment on Prebble Report | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the BBC Trust’s review “A BBC Trust Review of the Breadth of Opinion Reflected in the BBC’s Output” (Stuart Prebble Report), Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This report is a lost opportunity. The BBC Trust’s conclusion that there is no persuasive evidence that significant areas of opinion are not […]
Students and the net migration target | Migration Watch UK
On the eve of debates in both Houses of Parliament, Migration Watch UK has issued a paper underlining the need to continue including students in the calculation of net migration. Key points as follows: Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said “Our major competitors, the US and Australia, both include students in net migration. 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 […]