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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
Migrationwatch media comment
Commenting on the publication today of the latest asylum statistics, Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch said: ‘Asylum applications are fairly steady but there has been little progress on removals, up by only 120 a month. We are still adding over 1000 a quarter to the 1/4 million failed asylum
Asylum Seekers and Destitution
Section 55 1. As with other briefing papers on this website, this paper should not be regarded as legally authoritative on the matters which it covers. It is intended for information and guidance only. 2. The influx of thousands of asylum seekers into the United Kingdom which began during the
Immigration must be cut if integration is to be manageable | Migration Watch UK
Unskilled workers from outside the EU should now be stopped from entering the UK and work permits for skilled labour should be cut back following the huge numbers of EU workers who have come to this country since the accession of the 10 latest members. This would help with the
Home Office consultation on managed migration routes Comments by MigrationwatchUK
Summary1. The government’s proposals clarify the system but make only limited changes. Most importantly, they propose no limit to the number of work-related migrants who can settle in the UK. 2. As the number of work permits has quadrupled since 1997, work-related migrants and their dependants now constitute a significant
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