Brussels Leak Reveals Britain to Take Major Share of Indian IT Workers | Migration Watch UK
Documents leaked from the European Commission reveal the true state of negotiations with India for the preferential admission of IT workers to the EU. The UK’s quota for some worker categories is 40% of the entire EU commitment – almost three times that of Germany and almost seven times that of France. The Commission is preparing to […]
Response to the Home Affairs Committee Report on an immigration cap | Migration Watch UK
Sir Andrew said that “Nearly 100,000 work related visas were issued last year, a significant number compared to net immigration of about 200,000.” “We must, of course, continue to admit key people but economic migration must take a share of the necessary reduction in immigration if our population growth is to be brought under control,” he […]
One in Twelve Social Houses Occupied by Foreign Nationals | Migration Watch UK
Today’s English Housing Survey provides further evidence of the pressure placed by immigration on the housing sector. Foreign nationals now occupy 8.4% of the social housing stock. Among occupants aged 16-40 that figure rises to 12.6%. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch UK said “This finally destroys the myth that less than 2% of […]
EU Deal Means British Jobs for Indian Workers | Migration Watch UK
At just the time that the government is calling on the private sector to create jobs, they are negotiating in secret an agreement between the EU and India that would allow an unlimited number of Indian specialists to do work in Britain that has not been first offered to British workers. This could well blast […]
Decade of immigration means ½ million more school places to be found in next five years – and 1m over ten years | Migration Watch UK
Over the next five years – to 2015 – over half a million more school places will be needed for the children of recent immigrants to the UK – those who arrived after 1998. This will cost a total of £40 billion over the period – according to a new report from think-tank Migrationwatch. By 2020 […]
Mrs Bercow and Migrationwatch | Migration Watch UK
In a discussion programme on Sky News on 18 August, Mrs Bercow associated Migrationwatch with Mosley and Hitler. When we heard about this, we asked for a copy of the programme and obtained a transcript of precisely what she had said. After taking advice from counsel we asked our solicitors to write to her seeking […]
Sir Andrew Green’s response to Ed Miliband’s reference to Immigration in his Acceptance Speech | Migration Watch UK
“Ed Milliband’s speech is welcome recognition that mass immigration permitted under Labour has created serious problems for us all. If he is to level with the British people, as he has promised, he must now come forward with real policies that will achieve a major reduction in immigration which is now 80% from outside the […]
Quarterly Immigration Statistics – Migrationwatch comment | Migration Watch UK
The latest quarterly immigration statistics underline the urgent need for measures to bring immigration under control. The Labour government claimed to have done this; it did nothing of the sort, as today’s figures show with: Far from limiting numbers the Points Based System has actually contributed to their increase. Migrationwatch chairman, Sir Andrew Green said: […]
Immigration and the latest employment statistics. Nearly 80% of new jobs have gone to immigrants. | Migration Watch UK
The thrust of the Migrationwatch press release “Immigration has damaged employment prospects for British workers” (below) is reinforced by today’s employment statistics release on 11 August – see http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/lmsuk0810.pdf. The bar chart on page 4 and table 8 show that nearly 80% of the increase in employment over the second quarter of 2010 has comprised immigrants. […]
Financial Times claims for immigration fail to convince | Migration Watch UK
In a paper issued today think-tank Migrationwatch examines claims made in an article in the Financial Times on 18 June that a cap on economic migration will raise taxes and cut growth. The report points out that labour shortages are not the main constraint on growth in a period on high unemployment. Furthermore, less than 40% […]