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 […]
A unilateral legal guarantee for EU nationals in the UK could only undermine the position of our own citizens living in the EU | Migration Watch UK
A House of Lords amendment to the Article 50 Bill is to be considered in the House of Commons today. If passed, it could severely undermine the Prime Minister’s ability to secure the rights of nearly a million UK citizens living in the European Union. Those campaigning for this amendment deliberately ignore the fact that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on the Labour Market Statistics on Employment by Country of Birth | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alanna Thomas, Executive Director of Migration Watch UK, said: Despite all the talk about uncertainty facing workers from the EU during the year of the renegotiation and the referendum, these latest employment figures show that the number of EU-born workers in the UK rose by a further 188,000 over the year to 2.3 million. […]
Businesses not facing an immigration ‘cliff edge’ post Brexit | Migration Watch UK
A sharp drop after Brexit in the number of Eastern European workers who are already here is unlikely and does not justify business demands for continued large inflows of low skilled workers. That is the conclusion of a paper released by Migration Watch UK today. The evidence suggests that there is little need for continued immigration from […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “These are clear decisions and they are the right ones. The government must preserve skilled migration in both directions while achieving a sharp reduction in migration from the EU for low skilled work. We would expect this to reduce net migration by about 100,000 a […]
Migration Cap | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonFounding Chairman of Migration Watch UKThe Times, 3rd January, 2017 Sir, David Sapsted seems to be crying “wolf” (Thunderer, Jan. 3). Limitations on recruiting skilled workers from outside the EU have not been as draconian as he suggests. On an annual basis the cap of 20,700 has never been reached although for three months […]
Membership of the EU’s Single Market is a recipe for mass immigration | Migration Watch UK
Mass immigration for the foreseeable future will be inevitable if Britain remains a member of the Single Market. That is the conclusion of a paper released today by Migration Watch UK. The paper examines the consequences of the UK remaining a full member of the Single Market which would require continued acceptance of the free movement of […]
Migration Watch UK press release: Divergent immigration rules different parts of the UK would be a recipe for chaos | Migration Watch UK
Implementing different immigration policies for separate parts of the UK would be a recipe for chaos and would risk infuriating the public by undermining efforts to reduce migration. That is the conclusion of a briefing paper being published by Migration Watch UK. The paper also finds that regional immigration schemes would be extremely complex and may distort […]