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Migration Watch UK press comment on the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “These are clear decisions and they are the right ones. The government must preserve skilled migration in both directions while achieving a sharp reduction in migration from the EU for low skilled work. We would expect this to reduce net
MW400 : Impact of the cap on work permits on the UK Economy | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Only one of the many routes for non-EU migrants to come to the UK for work is capped. On an annual basis the cap has never been met although some businesses have been temporarily prevented from sponsoring an applicant due to oversubscription on three occasions. The cap of
Annual cap of 20,700 on work permits has never been reached | Migration Watch UK
Business lobby have been crying “wolf” Despite frequent complaints from businesses the annual cap on Tier 2 work permits has had virtually no impact on their ability to recruit the brightest and best from around the world. That is the conclusion of a report being issued by Migration Watch UK, which finds that
Migration Cap | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonFounding Chairman of Migration Watch UKThe Times, 3rd January, 2017 Sir, David Sapsted seems to be crying “wolf” (Thunderer, Jan. 3). Limitations on recruiting skilled workers from outside the EU have not been as draconian as he suggests. On an annual basis the cap of 20,700 has never been
Immigration and UK membership of the European Single Market
Summary 1. If the UK were to remain a member of the Single Market following Britain’s exit from the European Union, net migration from the EU would be unlikely to fall below 155,000 in the medium term. A substantial wage disparity between the UK and Eastern Europe will continue, despite
Single market membership means more mass immigration | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKConservative Home, 29th December, 2016 The Brexit debate is descending into the technicalities of trade deals. together with a burst of special pleading by employers who have long benefitted from an unlimited supply of cheap labour. Yet there are much wider issues. They
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