Two million population increase each decade through immigration | Migration Watch UK
Official forecasts just issued by the Government Actuarys Department suggest that immigration is likely to add at least six million to our population over the next three decades, says a new report from think tank MigrationWatch. Earlier efforts by the government to reduce immigration estimates to make them fit a flawed census have now been […]
Demand for overseas marriage review… | Migration Watch UK
A fundamental review of the immigration rules on marriage with partners from overseas is called for in a new report from think-tank Migrationwatch out today. (Read report). The role of arranged marriages in creating a continuous flow of immigration has been identified as being a significant source of population increase, especially in certain areas of […]
MigrationWatch comment on the Prime Minister’s article: Asylum Removals… | Migration Watch UK
The Prime Ministers article for The Times on 16 September gives an incomplete picture of the position. The article acknowledges the continued widespread abuse of the system admitting, for example, that 70% of those applying to our ports have destroyed their documents to make their removal more difficult. But the spin-doctors have played with the […]
Visits from the Accession Countries… | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch response to the Labour Manifesto | Migration Watch UK
This is yet another spin operation. The fall in applications to the UK is less than the fall to the EU generally. Removals are down, despite the fact only one in five of failed asylum seekers is removed. The Government are clearly seeking to distract attention from the wider issue of immigration. Immigration figures issued […]
Government challenged to explain ‘incomprehensible’ Bangladesh work permit scheme. | Migration Watch UK
A scheme to offer 10,000 Bangladeshis permits to take up temporary employment in the UK was described as ‘incomprehensible’ when at the same time the government’s own research shows that more than 40% of young Bangladeshis already here are unemployed. [1] Think-tank Migrationwatch said the Government had serious questions to answer – compounded by the fact […]
HIV Screening Demand as Cases Surge | Migration Watch UK
A call for the Government to introduce HIV tests for long term migrants from countries where there is a high incidence of the disease has come from think- tank Migrationwatch after government figures have shown a sharp increase in cases over recent years. A report ‘The case for HIV screening‘ from the group shows that […]
The following has been issued today by Migrationwatch in response to a report by the National Audit Office and the latest asylum statistics. NAO Report produces unexpected bombshell… | Migration Watch UK
For several years the Government has claimed that, by increasing legal means of immigration, they will reduce asylum claims. Today’s NAO report has studied the major source countries of asylum and has come to the conclusion that there is no statistical evidenceof this. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch said:‘This blows out of the […]
Migrationwatch comment on Sunday Times report of Government marketing document on asylum and immigration… | Migration Watch UK
see www.sunday-times.co.uk) ‘Spinners plan a makeover for migrants’ This is a depressing and cynical document. It illustrates once again the Government’s obsession with spin. They clearly recognise they have lost the trust of the vast majority of the public – this is not surprising because they have completely failed to explain why current levels of immigration […]
Government challenged over immigration to fill ‘catering’ vacancies… | Migration Watch UK
Claims that more immigrants are needed to help fill 60,000 catering jobs in London have been challenged after an analysis of employment statistics show that nearly four times that number of Londoners (230,000) are unemployed – 55% of whom are aged between 18 and 34. At a press conference following the immigration ‘summit’ on April […]