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MW228 : Sham Marriages – The Latest | Migration Watch UK
1 Sham marriages have been for long a scourge and a means by which people traffickers and other criminals earn illicit fortunes for arranging them. Recent changes in the law have made it necessary to issue a new briefing paper on the subject, superseding the three previous papers, 8.13, 8.38
Cap on Economic Migration Will Have a Limited Effect | Migration Watch UK
The Government’s cap on economic migration which comes into effect on 6 April will have only a limited effect on net migration in the medium term but it could become a barrier against future increases in economic migration. That is the conclusion of a paper published today by Migrationwatch. Generous transition
Demographic pressures and political instability in North African countries.
Summary Overview 1 The Arab countries of North Africa have been the source of substantial migration, both illegal and legal, into Europe. Some countries in the region – notably Libya and Morocco – have also been used for transit by migrants originating in the countries south of the Sahara to
MW226 : Summary of the searchlight research on immigration | Migration Watch UK
1 The report argues that the growth of far right parties is simply a symptom of a deeper growth of identity politics. In particular, the politics of immigration have morphed into a politics of culture, identity and nation. 2 The report identifies six “tribes” (listed at annex A). Social class is not
European Asylum and Immigration Policy
Developments in 2010 Executive Summary 1. The most important recent development in relation to the long-term future of EU asylum and immigration policy took place on 1st December 2009, when the Lisbon European Reform Treaty (now renamed the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or TFEU) entered into
MW225 : Judicial Review in the Tribunal | Migration Watch UK
1 A recent ministerial statement by Jonathan Djanogly MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, extends the process of bringing asylum and immigration appeals within the unified Tribunal system established under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. This process is described in detail in Legal Paper MW 159. It
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