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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
MW56 : The impact of immigration on housing demand | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. Since coming to power in 1997 the government has encouraged much higher levels of immigration. Net international migration has increased from an average of about 50,000 per year in the period 1993-7 to 166,000 in 1998-2004. However, the government failed to adjust the housing programme to take account of
Amnesty for illegals ‘no answer’ to failure of immigration policy | Migration Watch UK
An amnesty for illegal immigrants is not the answer to the crisis facing the UK and should be firmly rejected because it would simply make the existing problem worse, says a new report out today. The Migrationwatch report examined the experience of the UK and Europe(see report) and finds that in
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