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Balkans migration should act as ‘wake-up’ call on EU enlargment… | Migration Watch UK
Large scale migration from the Balkan countries should be tackled in the countries themselves. EU resources should be more effectively targeted to underpin their economies and social structure rather than being spent on ‘grandiose’ schemes. That is the view of Professor James Pettifer, Professor and Research Associate at the Conflict
Balkan Asylum Seekers – Time for a new approach? by Professor James Pettifer
Introduction‘The Mountains always lose their Men’ – traditional Greek saying SUMMARY1. The Balkan region has suffered population movements throughout history. The sudden end of communism and the collapse of state industries has led to unemployment of 15-20% and to a severe weakening of central government. Meanwhile, the traditional Balkan extended family,
The government was today accused of issuing a “dodgy dossier” on the economic contribution of immigrants. | Migration Watch UK
The paper, from think-tank Migrationwatch, shows that the basic premise on which the Home Secretary is basing his case for massive immigration is highly suspect. Mr Blunkett claims that immigrants contribute a net £2.5 billion more in tax than they cost in benefits. The Migrationwatch paper challenges this. Read Report Said
MW4 : The fiscal impact of immigration to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. The careful qualifications in the original research paper have been omitted. The year chosen was one of public sector surplus which exaggerated the effect. The cost of the extra infrastructure needed for this addition to our population has been ignored. For example, the impact on England ‘s housing could
MW50 : Housing Report – The impact of immigration on housing in the UK | Migration Watch UK
1. The recently revealed inflexibility of housing supply and a major increase in the immigration projection point to even greater pressures on the housing market, especially for first time buyers who will face still higher prices. 2. An independent report just published by H M Treasury [1] examined the reasons for the
MW120 : Book Review: Human Visas, Human Rights Body Challenges Arranged Marriages | Migration Watch UK
The Norwegian based Human Rights Service has published a book, entitled “Human Visas”, on the use of arranged marriages to avoid immigration controls in Europe . It is valuable research into the marriage patterns of immigrant communities in Europe . The book considers Norway , Sweden , Denmark , the
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