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Comment by Kiran Bali on Changes to Family Migration
In response to today’s oral statement by the Home Secretary Theresa May on family migration, Kiran Bali MBE, Advisory Council member of Migration Watch UK said: “This is a very valuable step forward. We must do everything possible to ensure that new migrants are able to integrate successfully into our
Immigration – How to Achieve the Government’s Target | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The central issue of immigration control has been largely misunderstood in recent public discussion. It is neither EU immigration nor British emigration as they largely cancel each other out (although neither, of course, is subject to government control). Nor is it the fact that emigration has not kept
MW262 : List of Foreign Heads of State and Notable Alumni who studied at UK Institutions | Migration Watch UK
Head of State Country Institution 1 King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa Bahrain Independent Secondary School 2 KIng Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Bhutan Oxford University 3 President Ian Khama Botswana Sandhurst 4 Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei Sandhurst 5 Queen Margrethe II Denmark Cambridge University and LSE 6 President Nicholas Liverpool
Foreign Nationals Occupy 1 in 5 of London’ Social Housing | Migration Watch UK
Figures just obtained from the Office of National Statistics show that foreign national families live in over 350,000 council and housing association properties in the capital while British nationals occupy 1.5 million. That is just under 20% of the entire stock of social homes which are occupied by those who
Who is being allocated social housing in London?
Summary 1. London has long waiting lists for social housing which have grown by 60% in the past eight years. 2. Priority for social housing is given to those declared technically “homeless” or those living in overcrowded conditions. 3. The impact of immigration is downplayed or denied. 4. Official data
The Allocation of Social Housing to Foreign Nationals in London | Migration Watch UK
The proportion of social housing in London being allocated to foreign nationals may well be much higher than the public has been led to believe. That is the conclusion of a paper issued today by think-tank Migrationwatch. When this issue last received public attention in 2009, the IPPR produced a report for
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