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The following is a commentary on the recent Economist survey of migration from MigrationwatchUK. | Migration Watch UK
The main argument put forward is that, while the gaps in process of traded goods are now much smaller as a result of trade liberalisation, the gaps in wages are still very wide. This, in theory, permits large gains from liberalising immigration restrictions, particularly for unskilled labour where the gaps
New report challenges belief that current levels of immigration produce a net financial ‘benefit’ to nation. | Migration Watch UK
In a thorough examination of the economic case for large-scale immigration, the think-tank MigrationwatchUK reveals that the Home Office paper making this claim has ‘taken only average costs for health, housing, education etc and has conveniently forgotten to include the considerable costs of building new facilities.’ As a result the
Substantial immigration predicted as Government raises number of work permits to record levels | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch UK, a think-tank on migration issues, published a report on September 26, 2002 on the government’s decision to raise the number of work permits issued to foreign workers to a record level of 175,000 next year compared to 30,000 per year in the early 90s. The report suggests that
Welcome for Home Secretary’s acceptance of Migrationwatch figures that net inward migration to Britain is now 180,000 a year+ illegal immigration | Migration Watch UK
Giving evidence to the Home Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on September 18, the Home Secretary accepted that 180,000 per )for non EU foreign immigration) should be taken as a basis. Mrs Blunkett said that this figure (180,000) is ‘a reasonable estimate of the situation.’ He had earlier
Nine out of ten failed asylum seekers remain in the UK even if their claims fail | Migration Watch UK
In evidence to the Home Affairs Committee on September 17, 2002 the Chairman of Migrationwatch UK, Sir Andrew Green, underlined the government’s almost total failure to remove those who have no right to remain in this country. As a result nine out of ten asylum seekers remainin Britain even if
Home Office challenged to give their own projections after questioning figures on the scale of migration into the UK | Migration Watch UK
Following claims that figures on the scale of net inward migration into theUK from independent think-tank MigrationwatchUK were flawed, the group’s Chairman has challenged the Home Office to give their own projections.‘Our figures are based on the Home Offices’ own statistics so it is difficult to see where we can
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