Background brief: Intra-Company Transfers | Migration Watch UK
The Prime Minister announced on 3 November that work permits for Intra-Company Transfers would not be subject to a cap. On 5 November, the Home Secretary, speaking at the Policy Exchange Think Tank, hinted at imposing a minimum salary. Meanwhile, leaks from Brussels suggest that the government will agree to a commitment to accept up to 20,000 Indian […]
MW209 : The abuse of ICT visas in the IT sector | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The Intra-company transfer (ICT) was intended bring in experienced and specialist staff to the UK offices of a multinational company. In the year to June 2010 over 57,000 ICT visas were issued [1]. It should not be used displace a suitable UK worker [2]. However it is being used in the IT sector to replace […]
Immigration and the latest employment statistics. Nearly 80% of new jobs have gone to immigrants. | Migration Watch UK
The thrust of the Migrationwatch press release “Immigration has damaged employment prospects for British workers” (below) is reinforced by today’s employment statistics release on 11 August – see http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/lmsuk0810.pdf. The bar chart on page 4 and table 8 show that nearly 80% of the increase in employment over the second quarter of 2010 has comprised immigrants. […]
MW162 : The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths | Migration Watch UK
1. IntroductionThe Home Affairs Committee issued its report on the Points based system for work permits on Friday 31 July. This note sets out the background. 2. The PBS will not prevent the UK’s population hitting 70 millionThe Government’s own calculation is that, if the PBS had been in operation last year, it would have […]
MW93 : Freedom of Movement in the EU: The Metock Case | Migration Watch UK
This is a case decided by the European Court of Justice [1] in July 2008 on a reference made to it by the Irish High Court. It is concerned with the interpretation of Directive 2004/38/EC (sometimes referred to as the Citizens Directive) on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and […]
How Britain’s new jobs have gone to immigrants | Migration Watch UK
Nearly all the jobs created in the UK since 2001 have gone to immigrants – not British born workers. New research from think tank Migrationwatch – based on Government figures – shows that virtually all the extra 1.34 million jobs have now been filled by people from abroad, notably by the half a million workers who […]
The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch called today for much tougher rules on business visitors. The new rules are far too lax and, in particular, permit unlimited secondment of foreign employees to Britain. (See Briefing Paper 3.6). Commenting, the Chairman, Sir Andrew Green, said “The Government scrabbled to produce these rules only days before the system goes live. Far from […]
MW31 : The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The Government have virtually abandoned immigration control for foreign workers coming to Britain for up to six months. Introduction 2 The rules for business visitors under the Points Based System (PBS) were announced in mid-November. They are so full of loopholes as to undermine the entire scheme. Basic Conditions 3 The new rules […]
Toughening the points based system
Summary 1 With unemployment climbing fast, it is no longer acceptable that jobs which have never been advertised in Britain should be offered to economic migrants. Nor should migrants be admitted without a job to go to. The total of these categories is at least 75,000 jobs a year and probably a good deal more. […]
MW137 : Does Scotland Need Immigration? | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. Scotland’s population is not declinin&g. As in all developed countries, it is ageing but immigration as a solution to a pensions problem has been dismissed by all serious studies. The economic claims for large scale immigration have been conclusively rejected by the Economic Affairs Committee of the House of Lords after a major investigation; […]