Migration Watch UK Press Comment on ONS Labour Market Statistics August 2015 | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: These disappointing figures underline the need to take a strong position on immigration in the Brexit negotiations. Even if net migration was brought down to 265,000 a year the UK population would still be growing at half a million a year, every year for […]
Brexit negotiating objectives: Where are the government going on immigration? | Migration Watch UK
There is a perfectly feasible way forward on immigration which meets the main concerns of all participants, except for some relating to new arrivals of low paid migrant workers. That is the conclusion of a paper being issued by Migration Watch UK. The paper calls for early publication of the UK’s objectives on immigration (but not the […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “If the main reduction in immigration is achieved by cutting out low paid immigrants from the EU, as we have proposed, there is no reason to think that there will be a significant reduction in revenue because these workers pay little or no tax.“
OBR migration ‘black hole’ is highly questionable | Migration Watch UK
The Office for Budget Responsibility assume that, were it not for Brexit, net migration would be 80,000 a year higher for each year in the five year period covered (see Chart 5.6 of the March 2016 Economic and Fiscal Outlook [EFO]). The implication is that, under this scenario there would be 400,000 more migrants in […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “This is yet another large increase in the labour force driven by an increase in foreign workers. That increase amounts to just over a million in three years. In the last year, just over half came from the EU, including 150,000 from Eastern Europe. […]
Migration Watch UK Press Release – Brexit is a chance to improve wages and conditions for agricultural workers | Migration Watch UK
Brexit should be seen as a chance to improve productivity and raise wages for agricultural workers That is the finding of a briefing paper being released today by Migration Watch UK. The agricultural lobby is calling for the reinstatement of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) in the light of new proposals for work permits confined to […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on Times report regarding international student migration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “This seems to be a partial leak of a first analysis of the exit checks which came into force eighteen months ago. At this stage it is quite unclear what the reported figure of 1% refers to. Indeed it is impossible to draw any […]
Conservative Home – The EU and migration. Work permits are the way forward | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonFounding Chairman of Migration Watch UKConservative Home, 9th October, 2016 Brexit, we are told, means Brexit, but what does Brexit mean for immigration – a key issue in the referendum? As the dust settles after the Conservative Party Conference, it is time to reflect on the full significance of the Prime Minister’s […]
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on the Home Secretary’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: These are very welcome steps forward. The number of non-EU migrants coming to the UK is at 190,000 a year, many of whom appear to be students who are not leaving after their courses have finished. The referendum underlined public concern about immigration so […]
EU will be unable to cope with asylum crisis without significant legal and administrative changes | Migration Watch UK
A review of the legal and policy framework is now essential if the EU is to cope with the huge number of migrants and asylum seekers flowing into Southern Europe. That is the conclusion of a report (attached) issued today by Migration Watch UK. Almost 1.3 million applications for asylum were lodged in the EU […]