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Immirgation now five times greater than a decade ago | Migration Watch UK
Immigration into the UK is now running at five times the level of 1992. An analysis of the figures by think-tank MigrationwatchUK shows that even taking into account the Government’s recent major downward ‘adjustment’ of immigration statistics to ‘reconcile’ them to the latest Census figures (see Note 1) net non-EU
More than 100,000 ‘missing’ from immigration statistics | Migration Watch UK
Close scrutiny by MigrationwatchUK of government immigration figures has revealed that over the past 10 years some 109,500 dependants of asylum seekers have been omitted from official figures for overall immigration – even though the numbers were known. Last year alone there were more than 20,000 dependants. The ‘missing’ dependants
Welcome for UN High Commissioner’s comments that Britain is’ taking more than fair share of refugees’ | Migration Watch UK
Comments today from UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, that Britain is taking more than its fair share of refugees have been welcomed by independent think-tank MigrationwatchUK. Said MigrationwatchUK chairman, Sir Andrew Green; ‘Mr Lubber’s remarks are very welcome. They confirm what we have been saying for months. He
In a response to a Foreign Office announcement on December 10 concerning the free entry of East European workers to Britain when additional states join the EU, MigrationwatchUK issued the following: | Migration Watch UK
‘The announcement of immediate Free Movement for workers from EU candidate countries on accession is a decision with potentially massive consequences. With other major economies delaying opening their labour markets, there could be a very substantial flow of East European labour into Britain. This, added to the very large inflow
Free movement of East European labour has ‘potentially massive consequences’. | Migration Watch UK
In a response to a Foreign Office announcement on December 10 concerning the free entry of East European workers to Britain whenadditional states join the EU, MigrationwatchUK issued the following: ‘The announcement of immediate Free Movement for workers from EU candidate countries on accession is a decision with potentially massive
Social costs of mass immigration outweigh small economic gain. | Migration Watch UK
In response to a Home Office report on December 10, 2002 claiming that current levels of immigration provide economic advantage to the UK, MigrationwatchUK issued the following statement: ‘The Home Office statement that “Migrants Boost the Labour Market” misses the point entirely. Of course migrants add to the labour market.
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