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MW322 : Migration Watch UK Evidence to MAC Review on Low Skilled Work | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Large scale immigration by low paid workers from the EU reduces the wages of low skilled British workers, adds nothing to GDP per head but adds considerably to pressure on public services. In-work benefits are a huge incentive and must be reformed. Recommendations are at paragraph 14. Introduction
Immigration and Scottish independence
Summary 1. Immigration is a major political issue in the UK yet the Scottish White paper blithely assumes that a Scottish government could run an immigration policy in conflict wit that of the rest of the UK and still retain an open border. The reality is that, if Scotland does
Immigration and Scottish independence
Summary 1. Immigration is a major political issue in the UK yet the Scottish White paper blithely assumes that a Scottish government could run an immigration policy in conflict wit that of the rest of the UK and still retain an open border. The reality is that, if Scotland does
Comment on Scottish White Paper – Scottish Immigration Proposals Unsound and Unacceptable | Migration Watch UK
The proposals in the Scottish White Paper issued on 26 November are unsound for Scotland and unacceptable to the rest of the UK. They would provide a barn door to England. That is the conclusion of a study released today by Migration Watch UK. The White Paper starts with the assertion that
Migration Watch UK response to Latest Net Migration Statistics | Migration Watch UK
Migration Watch UK Press Comment on Net Migration Statistics Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said: “The government’s immigration policy is succeeding in reducing net migration from outside the EU, now down by over a third to its lowest level since 1998. But the recent increase in
The Release of 2012-Based Population Projections | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the population projections released by the ONS today, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: ‘These latest projections confirm that we are still on course for a continued and substantial increase in population. By the end of the next Parliament the population will have increased by
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