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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
Nailing the myth of immigration’s economic ‘benefits’ | Migration Watch UK
The government’s claims for the economic benefit of the present large scale immigration are, at best, ‘disingenuous,’ says a new reportout today. In a second paper examining the economic consequences of immigration think tank Migrationwatch says that it is important to nail once and for all the Prime Minister’s favourite,
MW105 : The social impact of immigration | Migration Watch UK
1. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on 16th December [1] show that of the 621,000 births in the United Kingdom in 2003, 115,000 (18.6%) were to mothers who were born outside the UK. 2. By comparison there were 81,000 births to foreign-born mothers in 1993 and these made
MigrationWatch media response statement to asylum and East European workers figures issued today. Asylum figures for 2004. | Migration Watch UK
Applications appear to have flattened out at about 10,000 a quarter, or 800 a week including dependants. 88% were refused both asylum and humanitarian protection at initial decision. Most appealed but nearly 80% of appeals were dismissed. The timeliness of decisions is improving with nearly 2/3rds of cases settled within
New proposals provide ‘no upper limit’ to immigration | Migration Watch UK
The proposals relating to work permits in the “Five year plan” recently announced by Home Secretary Charles Clarke further underline the government’s policy of ‘no upper limit to migration,’ says a new report out today. (Read report) The report – from think-tank Migrationwatch – has concluded that the plan contains a
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