“Strangers into citizens”? | Migration Watch UK
IntroductionThe Roman Catholic Church and others are supporting a “strangers into citizens” campaign. This note summaries the case against it. The ProposalThe proposal is that “undocumented migrants” who have been living (illegally) in Britain for four years should be allowed to earn citizenship over a further two year period during which they would be allowed […]
Election outcome could be determined by ‘non-citizens’ | Migration Watch UK
The result of a close election, whether local or national, might well be affected by nearly 1 million non – British citizens from the Commonwealth currently resident in the UK who, in a hang-over from the past, have the right to vote here, says a new report out today. Furthermore there are no checks on […]
200 new homes a day needed to house new immigrants | Migration Watch UK
At least 200 new homes will be required every day of the year for the next nineteen years to house England’s rapidly growing immigrant population. Government projections just published, and analysed by think-tank Migrationwatch, show that a third of all new households in England will be the result of record immigration levels. This means that […]
Public ‘Don’t believe’ Government on Immigration | Migration Watch UK
The public overwhelmingly believe the Government has lost control of immigration and that they are not honest and open about its scale according to a new survey out today. In the YouGov survey, for think tank Migrationwatch, only 4% of those polled thought the Government was in control of immigration while a massive 82% disagreed […]
Immigration Benefit ‘Equivalent to a Mars bar a Month’ | Migration Watch UK
New figures out today reveal that, on the Government’s own figures, the benefit to each member of the native population of the UK from immigration is worth about 4p a week – or less than the equivalent of a small Mars bar a month. In an analysis of a series of reports on the economic […]
A migrant a minute now coming UK | Migration Watch UK
Immigrants are now entering the UK at the rate of nearly one a minute. An analysis of the latest immigration statistics by think-tank Migrationwatch, plus the recent IPPR report on the record emigration of British people highlight the unprecedented changes that are taking place in the nature of British society.(See report) ‘The government has had […]
Minister admits that immigration is of little benefit to Britons | Migration Watch UK
The government have admitted in the House of Commons that immigration is of little benefit to the British public. Their own figures show a minimal contribution to GDP per head. (Read report). Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationwatchUK, said “Ms Ryan has let the cat out of the bag. The government’s claims about the economic […]
East european migrants “Not a major boon to our economy” | Migration Watch UK
A report out today reveals that migrants from Eastern Europe pay, on average, just over half the amount of tax and National Insurance as the average British worker. The report, by Migrationwatch, quotes figures obtained from the Home Office which show that 95% of East European workers earn less than £8 an hour; only 2% […]
East european migrants “Not a major boon to our economy”
A report out today reveals that migrants from Eastern Europe pay, on average, just over half the amount of tax and National Insurance as the average British worker. The report, by Migrationwatch, quotes figures obtained from the Home Office which show that 95% of East European workers earn less than £8 an hour; only 2% […]
Oldham five years on | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch have prepared a summary of a report by Professor Ted Cantle who re-visited Oldham five years after the riots to review progress on community cohesion. We have added a short commentary pointing out that the population change which so concerns the authors is seriously exacerbated by the continuing high rate of arranged marriages with […]