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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.
MigrationwatchUK wants proper analysis and debate John Humphrys, Sunday Times | Migration Watch UK
Writing in his weekly column in the Sunday Times on December 1, 2002 broadcaster and journalist John Humphrys said: ‘MigrationwatchUK wants emotion to be taken out of this whole issue and proper analysis and debate put back. It is right. It is not ‘racist’ to be worried about immigration. It
Latest figures for asylum seekers demonstrate failure of Government to protect our borders | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the statistics on asylum seekers for July to September 2002, published on November 29, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationwatchUK said: ‘The latest figures for asylum seekers are bad news for the Government and for the country. They show that Government policy has completely failed to achieve any reduction
Amnesty’ suggestion for illegal immigrants, an ‘extremely foolish proposal. The following is a comment from Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of MigrationwatchUK, on the reported suggestions by the House of Lords European Committee on November 28, 2002 to offer | Migration Watch UK
‘An amnesty for illegal immigrants, if that is what is proposed, would be an extremely foolish proposal. There can be no effective border control without effective removal. An amnesty would totally undermine efforts to remove those who have no right to be in Britain, and it would encourage still more
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