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Contribution of Immigration to GDP
Summary1. The governments economic justification for the present very large scale immigration has been remarkably sketchy, consisting primarily of two broad claims. One is that, although migrants make up only 8% of the population, they contribute 10% to the UKs Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The other claim, made by the
The Roma Case in the House of Lords
1. In certain countries of Eastern Europe, notably the Czech Republic and Romania, there are large communities of Roma (gypsies) who have for long been the subject of discrimination by the majority communities in those countries in education, housing, employment and other areas. As a consequence many Roma have left
Asylum Law Reform
The “Telegraph’s” website recently carried an article about various provisions of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) Act 2004, in particular the changes in the appeals system which are being brought into force as from 4 April 2005. The article quotes at considerable length the criticisms of the
Overseas Medical Professionals: The Case for Testing for Communicable Diseases
Summary1. There is, at present, no requirement for doctors or nurses from overseas to undergo medical tests in order to join their professional register in the United Kingdom. Yet there has been a very rapid increase in the numbers arriving to work here, including many from countries with high prevalence
Government admit immigration link to rise in housing demand for first time | Migration Watch UK
Government figures, just released, show that immigration will increase the number of households in England by nearly 1.2 million over the period 2001 –2021. The previous estimate, based on 1996 immigration assumptions, was less than 600,000 – half the new estimate.[1] The new projections mean that nearly one in three
MW46 : HIV infection from overseas | Migration Watch UK
The increase in heterosexual infectionThe annual figures for HIV infections, published recently, show an alarming trend. Homosexually acquired infections have been relatively stable for ten years (they are now at about 1700 a year). However, heterosexually acquired HIV has increased by a factor of five from about 700 in 1994
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