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The impact of chain migration on English cities
Summary 1. Government proposals on chain migration have overlooked the most important factor – transcontinental arranged marriages. 2. A comparison of the censuses of 1991 and 2001 shows a clear pattern of decline in the white population of the more highly ethnic local authorities in the metropolitan areas of Greater
Immigration numbers likely to be higher than predicted | Migration Watch UK
Government attempts to play down the scale of immigration into the UK by suggesting that the measures they have put in place will cause numbers to fall have been examined in a new study out today which shows that the opposite is more likely to be the case. (Read Report) The
MigrationWatch media response to item on ‘Today’ programme | Migration Watch UK
On the Today programme on Radio Four on March 22 there was a discussion between Immigration Minister Des Browne MP and Peter Lilley MP on current immigration levels into the UK. Mr Lilley made the point that over the next 30 years, according to the Government’s own figures, the population
The social impact of immigration | Migration Watch UK
The recent surge in immigration is accelerating change in the nature of communities, particularly in London and some Northern cities. This is revealed in figures issued by the Office of National Statistics and analysed by think-tank Migrationwatch. (Read report) The statistics show that of the 621,000 births in the whole of
Summary of The Common European Asylum System – with draft procedures directive.
IntroductionThe main provisions of the Common European Asylum System, so far, are: the Directive on the definition of a Refugee; the Directive on Reception Conditions for Refugees; Dublin II, which determines which Member State of the EU is responsible for examining an application for asylum and replaces the Dublin Convention;
Migrants – Do they bring economic benefit?
Summary 1. Limited skilled migration, in both directions, is a natural and beneficial feature of open economies. The issue is one of scale. 2. Government claims for the economic benefit of large scale migration do not survive critical examination. The calculation that immigrants contribute 2.5 billion annually to the Exchequer
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