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Migration and Road Transport in England
Key Findings 1 Introduction and overview 1.1 Transport – mobility of people and goods – is a key human need and has been fundamental to social and economic development throughout history. Everybody is dependent, either directly or indirectly, on transport – to provide food and sustenance, to sustain and extend
MW230 : The prevention of sham marriages | Migration Watch UK
1 For some years sham marriages – marriages intended to avoid immigration rules – have been a significant problem. Figures from Brent alone showed an increasing number of marriages year by year: 1,205 in 2002, 2,700 in 2003 and 3,700 in 2004. 2 Accordingly, in 2004, the government sought to
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
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