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Economic characteristics of migrants in the UK | Migration Watch UK
Research into the economic characteristics of migrants in the UK was issued by Migration Watch UK today. This ground breaking research shows that while, of course, individuals from all backgrounds can and do succeed economically, overall the groups with ‘weaker’ economic characteristics comprise nearly 5 million adults, outnumbering those with ‘stronger’
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on ONS Population Estimate
The UK population grew by almost half a million people between mid 2013 and mid 2014. The majority of this increase was directly down to international migration and in addition one quarter of all births were to non-UK born mothers. Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK
International Students and Post Study Work – Do employers need them?
Summary 1. In 2011, the last full year in which students could be granted a visa that would allow them to stay on and search for work at any skill level, nearly 50,000 did so. In the first full year (2013) that international students were required to get a graduate
Business snubs foreign graduates of British universities | Migration Watch UK
In April 2012 the Home Secretary closed the Tier 1 Post Study Work visa – one of the most generous visas of its kind in the world – which allowed all graduates of any subject and any degree class to stay on for two years to search for work. In
The Impact of Immigration on England’s school places shortage
Summary 1. In parts of England there is intense competition for primary school places with too many pupils competing for too few school places. Current projections show that this situation will only grow worse over the next few years. Although there is currently a national surplus of primary school places,
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on ONS Net Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Responding to today’s net migration figures, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “The latest figures are appalling. We need to stop and think where this mass immigration is leading. It points to a probable increase of three million in the UK population over the next five
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