Migration Watch Press Comment on ONS mid-year population estimates | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “These figures confirm that our population is growing by around half a million annually – the equivalent of a city the size of Liverpool every year. At this rate, the UK population will increase by ten million over the next two decades and continue to […]
The Case of the Vanishing Non-EU Students | Migration Watch UK
Overseas students who stay on indefinitely in the UK are a massive part of non-EU migration. That is the conclusion of a report issued today by Migration Watch UK. The EU referendum campaign has highlighted the apparent failure of the government to reduce the current record level of net migration, about half of which comes […]
Immigrants cost the Exchequer between £4 and £17 billion a year | Migration Watch UK
The financial cost of all immigrants taken together amount to between £4 and £17 billion a year. That is the conclusion of a survey of academic work on the subject published by Migration Watch UK today. A focus on recent EU migration reveals a significant difference as between the EU14 and East European migrants. Migrants from the […]
MWUK press comment on net migration and Scotland’s population | Migration Watch UK
Scotland’s population projected to grow whatever the Referendum outcome Scotland’s population has remained above five million for over 50 years. Despite some decline during the last decades of the 20th century, it is now officially projected to grow to 5.7 million in 2039 (or by 7%). A report issued by Migration Watch UK finds that […]
Britain can expect to see annual migration of over a quarter of a million for the next twenty years – roughly the present population of Southampton every year | Migration Watch UK
If the UK remains in the EU, net migration will continue to be very high, at over a quarter of a million a year for at least 20 years, with a massive impact on our population. That is the conclusion of a report released today by Migration Watch UK. A central, but cautious estimate, for […]
Migration Watch UK press release on the potential impact of Turkish accession to the EU | Migration Watch UK
Turkish immigration to the UK could be more than 100,000 a year Eventual Turkish accession to the European Union could lead to migration flows from Turkey to the UK of more than 100,000 each year. Read the full paper here: http://www.migrationwatchuk.org/briefing-paper/384 This paper considers the “push factors” for Turks contemplating migration to Britain should accession go […]
Between a quarter and half a million refugees and their dependants could come to the UK from 2020 onwards after acquiring EU citizenship | Migration Watch UK
Between 240,000 and 480,000 of the refugees who have already arrived in the EU, together with the dependants who will join them, could move to the UK once they acquire EU citizenship, that is the conclusion of a Migration Watch UK report issued today. This figure includes an estimate of subsequent family members with a […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on NIESR report regarding impact of lower migration to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This is an important piece of work from a significant institution. What it shows is that the economic benefits of continued mass immigration are trivial when set against the wider costs of an extra population of the order of just under four million. Specifically, […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS sub-national population projections for England | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The population of England is projected to grow by 4.1 million over the next 10 years, the majority of which is down to the effects of international migration. The country is already facing a housing crisis and there is huge pressure on GP services. […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on the most recent ONS Labour Market Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair of Migration Watch UK, said: “The majority of employment growth has gone to non-UK nationals, including 55,000 from Romania and Bulgaria. Given most EU nationals take up lower skill, lower paid work there will be little benefit to public finances. These figures are really not anything to shout about. If […]