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NAO Report – returning failed asylum seekers – Key Data
1 Costs a) 2003-4 Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) total spend was 1.89 billion on its immigration and nationality operations. b) 1.07 billion of this was on National Asylum Support Service (NASS) of which it is estimated that 308 million was on failed asylum seekers awaiting removal. c) 300 million
‘One size fits all’ wrong policy for UK migration
Demands for Scotland to have a separate immigration policy from the rest of the UK have been described as ‘completely unjustified by the facts and likely to be harmful to England‘ in a new report out today.(Read report) The report, from think tank Migrationwatch, says that claims that Scotland has
The outlook for Scotlands population: Does Scotland need its own immigration policy?
Summary 1. There has been a marked shift in the patterns of migration to and from Scotland in recent years. Before 2000 there was generally a net movement of people each year from Scotland to the rest of the United Kingdom and until 2003-4 there was also net emigration to
One size fits all’ wrong policy for UK migration | Migration Watch UK
The ‘one size fits all’ nature of proposals for a common European economic migration policy would remove Britain’s ability to manage its own affairs in its own interests. This is one of the key messages to come from the evidence being presented by think-tank Migrationwatch today to the House of
Inquiry into economic migration to the EU
From Sir Andrew Green KCMG, Chairman, Migrationwatch UK Summary 1. There should not be a common EU policy on economic migration. The principle of subsidiarity dictates that labour market policy should remain an area of competence for national governments. If a common EU policy on economic migration is adopted, the
Immigration: A Comparison of Party Policies
Summary All three main political parties have couched their manifestos in tough sounding language. It is therefore necessary to examine their track records and their proposals with some care to see what is really meant. Labour’s record in recent years is one of a deliberate and substantial increase in immigration
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