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The Refugee and Migrant Crisis in the EU – The Potential Implications for the UK
Summary 1. In 2015 and the first quarter of 2016 1.67 million asylum applications were received in EU member states. Just under 792,000 of these applications have been decided and 435,000 have been granted some form of protection at initial decision and an additional 26,000 on appeal. Assuming that outstanding
Between a quarter and half a million refugees and their dependants could come to the UK from 2020 onwards after acquiring EU citizenship | Migration Watch UK
Between 240,000 and 480,000 of the refugees who have already arrived in the EU, together with the dependants who will join them, could move to the UK once they acquire EU citizenship, that is the conclusion of a Migration Watch UK report issued today. This figure includes an estimate of
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS net migration figures
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: These figures are a serious disappointment. At a third of a million, they show that no progress is being made in reducing immigration. Virtually half of it now comes from the EU and there is no reason to think
Migration Watch UK press comment on ONS sub-national population projections for England | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The population of England is projected to grow by 4.1 million over the next 10 years, the majority of which is down to the effects of international migration. The country is already facing a housing crisis and there is
Migration Watch UK press comment on NIESR report regarding impact of lower migration to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “This is an important piece of work from a significant institution. What it shows is that the economic benefits of continued mass immigration are trivial when set against the wider costs of an extra population of the order of
Migration Watch UK press comment on the most recent ONS Labour Market Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chair of Migration Watch UK, said: “The majority of employment growth has gone to non-UK nationals, including 55,000 from Romania and Bulgaria. Given most EU nationals take up lower skill, lower paid work there will be little benefit to public finances. These figures are really not
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