MW391 : A limit on work permits for skilled EU migrants after Brexit | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. An annual limit for highly skilled migration from the EU should be set at a level that allows for the renewal of the current stock, together with some room for expansion. We estimate that the annual limit should be set at 30,000 a year. Eliminating lower-skilled work could reduce net EU migration by […]
End low-skilled immigration. Work permits are the way to secure Brexit Britain’s borders | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonFounding Chairman of Migration Watch UKThe Telegraph, 19th September, 2016 Today, Theresa May will warn global leaders assembled at the United Nations of the dangers of “uncontrolled mass migration”. It is hardly in doubt that such migration from the EU was one of the key drivers of the vote to leave the […]
Migration Watch UK press release: Immigration and trade in the Brexit negotiations | Migration Watch UK
Making concessions on immigration in exchange for Single Market membership would contradict the outcome of the Referendum Any UK concessions on free movement in the upcoming Brexit negotiations would have to be so large that they would betray the democratic mandate for controlled and reduced immigration delivered by the British people in the referendum. This […]
MW351 : Britain is Open for Business – Quick Guide (September 2016) | Migration Watch UK
Yet, even with net migration at record levels, the business lobby still complains.
MWUK press comment on Home Affairs Committee ‘Migration Crisis’ Report | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: Clearly the challenges facing the UK Border Force remain significant and are growing. It is imperative that more money is devoted to address the issue of illegal immigration which is of major public concern. To see the full report, click here.
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 […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS release regarding the difference between National Insurance number registrations and the estimate of long-term international migration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair of Migration Watch UK, said: What matters is the increase in the European-born population in Britain, which is not consistent with the immigration figures. This ONS report has not addressed that question. This ONS release agrees with our earlier analysis which noted that short-term migration accounts for much of […]
The impact of in-work benefit restrictions on EU migrants to the UK
Summary 1.Following the conclusion of renegotiation talks on February 19th, the Prime Minister announced proposals for an ‘emergency brake’ to limit full access to in-work benefits by newly arrived EU workers for up to four years. Should it be enacted, this ‘brake’ would be in force for seven years. It is put forward as a […]
MW373 : In-work benefit restrictions and EU migrants to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Most family units headed by recent EU migrants do not have any dependent children whether they are single or in couples. This means that even in low-paying jobs they are not entitled to large amounts of benefits, and thus an ’emergency brake’ on in-work benefits is unlikely to have any significant effect on […]
The wages of millions of British workers affected by immigration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the latest Bank of England research on the impact of immigration on wages, Lord Green of Deddington said: “For many years the immigration lobby have claimed that there is no evidence that immigration has any significant effect on the wages of British workers. This new research by the Bank of England blows their […]