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Immigration and the Dutch economy
Introduction 1 The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs[1], has produced a wide-ranging study of the impact of immigration on the economy of the Netherlands. The web site is www.cpb.nl 2 The main results confirm findings in the US, Canada, and the UK that
Government challenged to explain ‘incomprehensible’ Bangladesh work permit scheme. | Migration Watch UK
A scheme to offer 10,000 Bangladeshis permits to take up temporary employment in the UK was described as ‘incomprehensible’ when at the same time the government’s own research shows that more than 40% of young Bangladeshis already here are unemployed. [1] Think-tank Migrationwatch said the Government had serious questions to answer
HIV Screening Demand as Cases Surge | Migration Watch UK
A call for the Government to introduce HIV tests for long term migrants from countries where there is a high incidence of the disease has come from think- tank Migrationwatch after government figures have shown a sharp increase in cases over recent years. A report ‘The case for HIV screening‘
The case for HIV screening
Summary • Since 1997, heterosexual intercourse has become the largest and fastest growing exposure category for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses made in the UK; • A large majority of heterosexual HIV infections recently diagnosed in the UK were acquired in Africa; • The cost of managing an HIV-positive patient
The following has been issued today by Migrationwatch in response to a report by the National Audit Office and the latest asylum statistics. NAO Report produces unexpected bombshell… | Migration Watch UK
For several years the Government has claimed that, by increasing legal means of immigration, they will reduce asylum claims. Today’s NAO report has studied the major source countries of asylum and has come to the conclusion that there is no statistical evidenceof this. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migrationwatch
Migrationwatch comment on Sunday Times report of Government marketing document on asylum and immigration… | Migration Watch UK
see www.sunday-times.co.uk) ‘Spinners plan a makeover for migrants’ This is a depressing and cynical document. It illustrates once again the Government’s obsession with spin. They clearly recognise they have lost the trust of the vast majority of the public – this is not surprising because they have completely failed to explain
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