Integration harder to achieve as ‘core’ uk culture is lost in some of our cities | Migration Watch UK
New Government figures which show that births to foreign mothers have increased by more than 50% in just over a decade make the task of successful integration increasingly difficult says a report from think tank Migrationwatch out today. (Read report) The figures – from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – show the very high […]
Failure to deport foreign criminals ‘appalling’ says report. | Migration Watch UK
Deportation of foreign criminals from the UK must be urgently speeded up as the current failure to remove those who have committed offences only adds to the public’s concerns about Britain’s control of its borders, says a new report out today. In ‘Deportation of foreign criminals – a case for urgent action’(read report) think-tank Migrationwatch says […]
Turner review dismisses immigration / pension link | Migration Watch UK
The myth that immigration has a significant role to play in paying for pensions has been finally laid to rest with the publication of the Turner review, says think tank Migrationwatch. ‘One of the arguments used to justify the present massive levels of immigration is that they are necessary to help meet future UK pension […]
Migrationwatch media comment
Commenting on the publication today of the latest asylum statistics, Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch said: ‘Asylum applications are fairly steady but there has been little progress on removals, up by only 120 a month. We are still adding over 1000 a quarter to the 1/4 million failed asylum seekers already here. The Home […]
Immigration must be cut if integration is to be manageable | Migration Watch UK
Unskilled workers from outside the EU should now be stopped from entering the UK and work permits for skilled labour should be cut back following the huge numbers of EU workers who have come to this country since the accession of the 10 latest members. This would help with the task of integration and reduce […]
The following statement has been issued by think-tank Migrationwatch in response to the publication today of total international migration estimates and population projections | Migration Watch UK
These are staggering figures which totally demolish the Government’s claim that it has a ‘Managed Migration’ policy. In fact they show that immigration into the UK is out of control. Foreign immigration is up 45% to 342,000 – that is equivalent to the city of Leicester in a single year This was partly offset by […]
Transnational marriage a ‘root cause’ of poor integration says report | Migration Watch UK
The problems of integrating immigrant communities – so graphically described in the last few days by Commission for Racial Equality chairman, Trevor Phillips – will only get worse if action is not taken soon to severely curtail transnational marriages in the UK, says a report out today. Such marriages make a major contribution to the […]
Numbers are at heart of immigration debate | Migration Watch UK
The assumption that immigration at its current unprecedented level is somehow ‘inevitable’ has been challenged by think tank Migrationwatch in a response to the recent report from the IPPR , ‘Beyond Black and White.’ In part the IPPR report said that “… there is the growing realisation that immigration is set to continue, as the […]
Migration study ‘misses point’ – Comments by Sir Andrew Green about the IPPR Report. | Migration Watch UK
Introduction by BBC News web site – A report from the IPPR think tank shows 7.53% of people living in Britain were born overseas. However, pressure group Migration Watch is critical of the report, as its chairman explains. This report is full of interesting detail – and empty of serious content. In fact, it completely […]
Immigrants add over a million to our population in seven years | Migration Watch UK
Immigration has added over one million to the population of the UK since 1997 says a new report out today.(Read Report) Following the publication of the mid-year population estimates on 25 August, think-tank Migrationwatch UK has reviewed the flow of people to and from the UK so as to assess the true scale of immigration. […]