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The economic case for immigration. Migrationwatch dialogue with the Home Office.
BackgroundIn June 2005, Migrationwatch submitted to the EU Sub Committee of the House of Lords a critique of the government’s shifting arguments (seven in all) for the present large scale immigration. This was sent to the Home Office whose reply to each argument is below together with a final comment
Integration harder to achieve as ‘core’ uk culture is lost in some of our cities | Migration Watch UK
New Government figures which show that births to foreign mothers have increased by more than 50% in just over a decade make the task of successful integration increasingly difficult says a report from think tank Migrationwatch out today. (Read report) The figures – from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)
The effect of immigration on the integration of communities in Britain
Summary1. The events of 2005 – serious disturbances in Holland, France, Australia and Birmingham, as well as bombs in London – have driven home the importance of effective integration.2. The chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Trevor Phillips, has warned that “we are sleepwalking our way towards segregation” [1].
Failure to deport foreign criminals ‘appalling’ says report. | Migration Watch UK
Deportation of foreign criminals from the UK must be urgently speeded up as the current failure to remove those who have committed offences only adds to the public’s concerns about Britain’s control of its borders, says a new report out today. In ‘Deportation of foreign criminals – a case for
MW130 : Deportation of foreign criminals a case for urgent action | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Current arrangements are haphazard and unsatisfactory. Guidelines to the courts are unclear and statistics are seriously incomplete. It is simple for an offender to return under a false identity. 2. 9,000 of the 75,000 prisoners in custody are foreign nationals but only about 1,000 recommendations for deportation are
Turner review dismisses immigration / pension link | Migration Watch UK
The myth that immigration has a significant role to play in paying for pensions has been finally laid to rest with the publication of the Turner review, says think tank Migrationwatch. ‘One of the arguments used to justify the present massive levels of immigration is that they are necessary to
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