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Migration Watch UK Press Comment on ONS Labour Market Statistics February 2016 | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the Labour Market Statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice-Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “Around half of the increase in the number of people in work is accounted for by foreign nationals, over 200,000 of whom are from the EU. It
Asylum and the European Union – The Dublin Regulations
Summary 1. A case in the Immigration and Asylum Tribunal has brought to public attention the Dublin Regulation which forms the basis for determining the EU Member State responsible for deciding applications for asylum from third country nationals. The UK has opted in to these regulations which are based, firstly,
MW373 : In-work benefit restrictions and EU migrants to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Most family units headed by recent EU migrants do not have any dependent children whether they are single or in couples. This means that even in low-paying jobs they are not entitled to large amounts of benefits, and thus an ’emergency brake’ on in-work benefits is unlikely to
Even a four-year ‘emergency brake’ is unlikely to have much impact on net migration from the EU | Migration Watch UK
An ‘emergency brake’ on in-work benefits, even for four years, is unlikely to have any significant effect on levels of migration, according to a report by Migration Watch UK. The new research finds that 50 per cent of those who have arrived in the past four years were single. Even
UK immigration policy outside the EU
Summary 1. This paper outlines a possible immigration system in the event of a British exit from the European Union. Some have claimed that a British exit would not affect net migration, but this assumes that the UK remains in the EEA and accepts free movement of people as one
Migration Watch UK Press Release on UK Immigration Policy outside the EU | Migration Watch UK
British exit from the EU could reduce net migration by 100,000 Migration Watch UK has today issued a report examining for the first time what a post “Brexit” immigration regime might look like and estimating its likely effect on net migration to the UK. The report does not advocate either
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