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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
Clear choice between parties on immigration | Migration Watch UK
There is a clear choice between the three main parties on immigration and asylum when votes are cast this week, says a new report out today. Its key conclusion is that Labour and Liberal Democrats have no proposals to limit immigration while the Conservatives intend to put a cap on
Immigration and the Labour Market
Summary 1 The Government assert that the existence of 600,000 vacancies justifies the present very large scale immigration but: i) The number of vacancies actually increased between August 2001 and 2004 despite net immigration of nearly half a million in that period. This confirms the view that, in an
Benefit of East European immigration challenged | Migration Watch UK
A report out today casts doubt on the benefits of immigration from Eastern Europe and elsewhere. Government claims that the existence of 600,000 job vacancies justifies the highest levels of immigration in our history do not stand up to serious scrutiny says a new report. (Read report) The report, from think-tank
CBI chief challenged over immigrationand economic growth claims | Migration Watch UK
Claims by the Director General of the CBI for the economic benefits of the current immigration levels have been described by independent think-tank Migrationwatch as ‘both inaccurate and misleading.’ Sir Digby Jones is reported to have claimed that “every 1% increase in immigration brings 1.5% increase in national wealth.” This
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