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Amnesty for illegal immigrants would overwhelm social housing provision | Migration Watch UK
If an amnesty were to be granted to the hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants thought to be in the UK it would take 20-30 years – at the present rate of building – to provide social housing for them, says a new report out today. And it would only
Public comprehensively reject calls for amnesty for illegal immigrants | Migration Watch UK
The public has overwhelmingly rejected the idea of an amnesty for illegal immigrants. In a poll for think tank Migrationwatch, conducted by YouGov, (see results*) 72% either strongly disagreed (45%) or disagreed (27%) with an amnesty while it was supported by just 11%. The results were broadly consistent across social
EU Commission spokesman denies that ECHR is essential to membership of the EU. | Migration Watch UK
Asked by the BBC’s Mark Mardell whether if a country left the ECHR it would have to leave the EU, Jose Manuel Barroso’s spokesman replied at the midday press briefing ( on 26 June): “the European Convention on Human Rights is an instrument of the Council of Europe, and so
The impact of asylum and possible amnesty on social housing
Summary1. The unprecedented number of asylum-seekers granted permission to stay in the UK in recent years has exceeded the number of new social houses built in the period by nearly 50,000 and has had a major impact on the availability of social housing for the native population. This is not
Migrationwatch StatementImmigration and Housing Pressures: Government Response Misleading | Migration Watch UK
The Government statement in response to the Migrationwatch report on this subject recognises that “immigration is, of course, a factor in population growth”. Indeed, it is projected to account for 83% of future population growth. The Government statement did not challenge the estimate that 32% of household growth will be
No limits’ immigration policy worsens housing shortfall | Migration Watch UK
The Government’s failure to face up to the consequences of the huge rise in immigration which they have stimulated since 1997 is the principal cause of the current housing shortfall says a new report out today. Because the scale of the increase in immigration has not, until very recently, been
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