2.3 million immigrants come to UK in 16 years | Migration Watch UK
New Government figures have confirmed just how large has been the scale of immigration into the UK in recent years and show that that the vast majority who come to stay are from the third world. An analysis of the latest immigration statistics from the Office of National Statistics by think-tank Migrationwatch shows that in […]
MW85 : Access of Foreign Doctors to Specialist Training in the UK | Migration Watch UK
The BAPIO case was recently decided on final appeal to the House of Lords. It arose out of what can reasonably described as an attempt by the Department of Health to exercise authority in the field of immigration – an exercise which was found by their Lordships to be unlawful. The Secretary of State for […]
Access of Foreign Doctors to Specialist Training in the UK | Migration Watch UK
The BAPIO case was recently decided on final appeal to the House of Lords. It arose out of what can reasonably described as an attempt by the Department of Health to exercise authority in the field of immigration – an exercise which was found by their Lordships to be unlawful. The Secretary of State for […]
MW81 : The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The right of all Commonwealth citizens to vote in all British elections is an anachronism that should be removed. It devalues the concept of citizenship which the government is seeking to encourage. Further, it could now enfranchise approximately a million non-British citizens, thus having a significant impact on the outcome of a close […]
Incentives for work
“We need immigrants to do the work that the British won’t do” 1 This paper considers the financial incentives to work for those on low incomes. In particular, it takes account of housing benefits and the impact of incapacity benefit. It examines the net earnings of people living on benefits as compared to those working […]
UK benefits system linked to immigrant workers says report | Migration Watch UK
Evidence that the system of social security benefits is one factor in attracting large numbers of foreign workers to the UK has come from a new study out today. An in depth analysis of the operation of the current benefit system, by think tank Migrationwatch, has shown that the effect of benefit levels combined with means […]
Selection criteria for immigrant workers
Summary1. The government has toned down its claims that migration brings significant economic benefits to the UK. It now claims only that migrants cause a small but positive increase to gross domestic product per capita. 2. However, if dependent children are taken into account, this small positive increase becomes a small decrease. In other words, […]
UK should not ‘go it alone’ over opening Labour market to Romania and Bulgaria | Migration Watch UK
The arrival of very large numbers of Romanian and Bulgarian workers in the UK is a distinct possibility if the Government is one of a handful of EU states to ‘go it alone’ and again allows unrestricted access to the UK labour market to these countries when they join the EU as expected next January, […]
Migration Watch Response to ITEM Club Report on the “Benefits” of East European Immigration | Migration Watch UK
A report out today by Migrationwatch suggests that the recent ITEM Club report on the “benefits of the new immigration” from Western Europe was far more negative than first realised. (Read Report) It pointed to the loss of 50,000 jobs by British workers by 2010 with virtually no benefit to the host community. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, […]
MW127 : Pressure on the UK visa system | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. Recent events underline the need for a robust visa system but the growing pressure on numbers is placing it under severe strain. In some countries this has serious security implications for Britain’s security.Introduction2. One of the major weaknesses of the present immigration system is the failure to record the arrival and departure of overseas […]