In a response to a Foreign Office announcement on December 10 concerning the free entry of East European workers to Britain when additional states join the EU, MigrationwatchUK issued the following: | Migration Watch UK
‘The announcement of immediate Free Movement for workers from EU candidate countries on accession is a decision with potentially massive consequences. With other major economies delaying opening their labour markets, there could be a very substantial flow of East European labour into Britain. This, added to the very large inflow from the Third World, will […]
MigrationwatchUK wants proper analysis and debate John Humphrys, Sunday Times | Migration Watch UK
Writing in his weekly column in the Sunday Times on December 1, 2002 broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys said: ‘MigrationwatchUK wants emotion to be taken out of this whole issue and proper analysis and debate put back. It is right. It is not ‘racist’ to be worried about immigration. It is irresponsible not to be.’
Latest figures for asylum seekers demonstrate failure of Government to protect our borders | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the statistics on asylum seekers for July to September 2002, published on November 29, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationwatchUK said: ‘The latest figures for asylum seekers are bad news for the Government and for the country. They show that Government policy has completely failed to achieve any reduction in the numbers coming here, […]
Amnesty’ suggestion for illegal immigrants, an ‘extremely foolish proposal. The following is a comment from Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationwatchUK, on the reported suggestions by the House of Lords European Committee on November 28, 2002 to offer | Migration Watch UK
‘An amnesty for illegal immigrants, if that is what is proposed, would be an extremely foolish proposal. There can be no effective border control without effective removal. An amnesty would totally undermine efforts to remove those who have no right to be in Britain, and it would encourage still more illegal immigrants to come here.’
With 1 in 20 of London’s population now a refugee or asylum seeker, MigrationwatchUK seeks enquiry into ‘misuse’ of NHS | Migration Watch UK
The following is a commentary on the recent Economist survey of migration from MigrationwatchUK. | Migration Watch UK
The main argument put forward is that, while the gaps in process of traded goods are now much smaller as a result of trade liberalisation, the gaps in wages are still very wide. This, in theory, permits large gains from liberalising immigration restrictions, particularly for unskilled labour where the gaps are widest. However, the survey […]
New report challenges belief that current levels of immigration produce a net financial ‘benefit’ to nation. | Migration Watch UK
In a thorough examination of the economic case for large-scale immigration, the think-tank MigrationwatchUK reveals that the Home Office paper making this claim has ‘taken only average costs for health, housing, education etc and has conveniently forgotten to include the considerable costs of building new facilities.’ As a result the group says they are ‘thoroughly […]
Substantial immigration predicted as Government raises number of work permits to record levels | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch UK, a think-tank on migration issues, published a report on September 26, 2002 on the government’s decision to raise the number of work permits issued to foreign workers to a record level of 175,000 next year compared to 30,000 per year in the early 90s. The report suggests that this could lead to a […]
Welcome for Home Secretary’s acceptance of Migrationwatch figures that net inward migration to Britain is now 180,000 a year+ illegal immigration | Migration Watch UK
Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on September 18, the Home Secretary accepted that 180,000 per )for non EU foreign immigration) should be taken as a basis. Mrs Blunkett said that this figure (180,000) is ‘a reasonable estimate of the situation.’ He had earlier remarked, ‘I would not criticise […]
Nine out of ten failed asylum seekers remain in the UK even if their claims fail | Migration Watch UK
In evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on September 17, 2002 the Chairman of Migrationwatch UK, Sir Andrew Green, underlined the government’s almost total failure to remove those who have no right to remain in this country. As a result nine out of ten asylum seekers remainin Britain even if their claims fail. Sir Andrew […]