Response to Home Office Statement on Student Visas | Migration Watch UK
Today the Home Office issued a statement on planned changes to the student immigration route to which Universities UK responded. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said: “With 20% of recent British graduates unemployed it beggars belief that Universities UK want still more foreign graduates to be able to stay on and work. These new regulations need […]
Youth Unemployment and Immigration: More than a Coincidence Says Report | Migration Watch UK
A new report has highlighted the ‘remarkable coincidence’ between the rise in youth unemployment in the UK and the huge surge in immigration from Eastern Europe over the last eight years. The report by think-tank Migration Watch UK shows that there is an apparent correlation between this surge and the surge in UK youth unemployment that followed. […]
MW247 : Youth Unemployment and Immigration from the A8 Countries | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The accession of eight former Soviet-bloc countries in Eastern Europe – the A8 – to the European Union from May 2004, led to a very substantial migration from these countries to the UK. Around 1.6 million workers from the A8 have come to the UK since accession.[1] Many will have returned but the number […]
Findings of the Home Affairs Committee into Student Visas | Migration Watch UK
In response to the Committee’s press statement that the “over-hasty student visas policy could cost the economy £3.6 billion”, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: “This cost of £3.6 billion is deeply unconvincing. It rests on the assumption that none of the work currently being done by foreign students would be done by the […]
Bogus Student Clampdown ‘Economically and Morally Justified’ | Migration Watch UK
The Government’s planned clampdown on the long running issue of bogus students is both economically justified and entirely fair, says a new report from think-tank Migrationwatch, issued as the government’s consultation period ends on 31 January. The proposals are designed primarily to stop the widespread abuse by people coming to Britain under the pretence of study and […]
Impact of the government’s proposals for foreign students
Summary 1. These measures are unlikely to have much impact on universities but there could well be a reduction of about 27,000 per year in the number of foreign students at below degree level in private colleges. That is equivalent to 10% of last year’s total of 270,000 foreign students. The annual loss of fee […]
MW211 : An overview of non-EU Students to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 This document provides a briefing on foreign (non EU) students in the UK. It outlines the visa system, the number of students, the colleges involved, and the role of the UKBA. Student Visas 2 Previously the ‘Student’ visa was used to cover all study from short English language courses to undergraduate or postgraduate […]
Foreign Students | Migration Watch UK
1 Briefing Paper No {211} provides background briefing on foreign (non EU) students in the UK. It outlines the visa system, the number of students, the colleges involved, and the role of the UKBA. Student Visas 2 Previously the ‘Student’ visa was used to cover all study from short English language courses to undergraduate or postgraduate degrees. […]
The Impact of Migration on Education
Contents: Main Findings: 1. OverviewEducation is one of the most important public services provided by government, representing a major spending commitment, in 2009-10 costing in the UK – England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – over £88 billion in total, of which three-quarters is specifically for pre-primary, primary and secondary education. Full time education in […]
Student Visas ‘A Massive Hole’ in Border Controls as Numbers Top 1.5 Million in 8 Years | Migration Watch UK
Nearly 3/4 of visas under the Points Based System are given to students1½ million students admitted in just 8 yearsNo checks on how many leave UKRoll of Immigration Officers severely undermind A new report out today reveals that student visas are a massive loophole in our border controls. Nearly three quarters of visas issued under […]