Research

Migration Watch approaches our research output carefully and diligently; while we have a proven track record of getting it right on the issue, we know how sensitive the topic is and ensure we provide neutral, non-partisan and numbers-based analysis. On that basis, we source our numbers from officially published statistics reports, most usually the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the National Audit Office (NAO), the Home Office (HO), and other arms of His Majesty’s Government.

Where needed, we make projections guided by statistical inference and modelling guided by one of our co-founders, Dr David Coleman, Emeritus Professor of Demographics at the University of Oxford. We place the highest possible premium on numbers-based analysis, and ensure and encourage a calm and level-headed approach to the facts concerning this paramount issue.

Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Net Migration Figures | Migration Watch UK

Commenting, Lord Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “These figures will be extremely disappointing for the public. The additional pressure on housing and public services is clearly unmanageable. Those who never wanted to see net migration brought down will now claim that efforts to reduce numbers should be abandoned.

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February 26, 2015

Response to the APPG Inquiry into Post Study Work Visas

1. In June 2014 the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Migration launched an inquiry into the impact of the closure of the Tier 1 (Post Study Work) visa in April 2012. Today they have released their findings in a report which calls on the government to introduce a new

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February 24, 2015

Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Student Migration | Migration Watch UK

There is no case for the post study work visa to be reinstated, that is the conclusion of a report on the route which was closed by the government, issued today by Migration Watch UK. The report finds that an unlimited number of genuine international students can stay on and work in

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February 24, 2015

Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Labour Market Statistics-February 2015 | Migration Watch UK

Commenting on today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics which show that EU workers account for the majority of the annual increase in the foreign born workforce, Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “Today’s figures show that 70% of the increase in the foreign born workforce over the past

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February 19, 2015

MW352 : More Legislation? | Migration Watch UK

1 The final report of John Vine, the recently retired Chief Immigration Inspector, published at the end of 2014, notes that British citizenship has been granted to many applicants for naturalisation without proper checks being made. In some cases citizenship has been granted to illegal immigrants and in others grants

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February 17, 2015

The Conservative Performance on Immigration Since 2010

1. Summary 1.1 The net migration target was sensible at the time and proved a valuable focus for policy. There was a significant reduction in non EU migration but this was largely counterbalanced by an increase in EU migration. Policy focussed on tightening conditions for entry. The quality of economic

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February 12, 2015