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Tony Blair is wrong yet again: Immigration from the EU post-Brexit can and will be controlled | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 20 February, 2017 Perhaps I might explain to Tony Blair in an “easy to understand” way that he has completely misapprehended the immigration issue which, as he admitted in his speech on Friday, was the key issue at the referendum. He
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on the Labour Market Statistics on Employment by Country of Birth | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alanna Thomas, Executive Director of Migration Watch UK, said: Despite all the talk about uncertainty facing workers from the EU during the year of the renegotiation and the referendum, these latest employment figures show that the number of EU-born workers in the UK rose by a further 188,000 over
MW401 : The need for continued inflows of EU workers to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Some business leaders are concerned that once Britain leaves the European Union, controls on immigration will prevent them from maintaining the existing workforce of East Europeans, a large proportion of whom work in lower skilled and lower paid occupations. However, analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) suggests
Businesses not facing an immigration ‘cliff edge’ post Brexit | Migration Watch UK
A sharp drop after Brexit in the number of Eastern European workers who are already here is unlikely and does not justify business demands for continued large inflows of low skilled workers. That is the conclusion of a paper released by Migration Watch UK today. The evidence suggests that there is little
Why there will be no Brexit cliff edge for EU employees in Britain | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKConservative Home, 13 February, 2017 The pace is quickening as the Brexit negotiations approach. Employers who rely on East European workers are voicing concern that they face a “cliff edge” for their workforce when the UK leaves the EU. Research published today by
William Hague’s proposal for issuing work permits to EU nationals is too simplistic to be effective | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 22nd January, 2017 Lord Hague has, in his recent interview with the Financial Times, called for a “simple solution” to the problem of free movement. The former Foreign Secretary has proposed a straightforward deal under which any EU national with an
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