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Migrationwatch media comment on today’s Supreme Court decision on gay applications | Migration Watch UK
The following can be attributed to Sir Andrew Green, Migrationwatch chairman, if you wish. ‘This could lead to a potentially massive expansion of asylum claims as it could apply to literally millions of people around the world. An applicant has now only to show that he (or she) is homosexual
Migrationwatch media comment on immigration cap announcement | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch welcomes the government’s statement today on its intention to limit immigration in line with its election promise. Special interest groups must understand the wider issues at stake and recognise the need to deal with immigration because of the large part it is playing in propelling our population to an
Deportation and Human Rights
I have to apologise in advance for the inordinate length of this briefing paper. Its purpose is to draw attention to :- Following to the end of paragraph 7 is the text of our original Legal Paper MW 187, issued in April 2010. 1 The decision handed down by the
Migrationwatch Comment on OBR Report on Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Some press reports have implied that the Office for Budget Responsibility has come up with a revised estimate of net immigration. It has not. It has chosen to adopt an estimate over the next five years that is close to the low migration scenario of the ONS. This produces a conservative estimate of
Labour’s “Tough” Points Based System Actually Increased Immigration | Migration Watch UK
Analysis of the latest immigration statistics by think-tank Migrationwatch (see Annex below) has revealed what Labour were anxious to conceal during the election campaign, namely that their so called “tough” Points Based System (PBS) has actually led to an increase in immigration. For several months, the previous government declined to
Immigration Issue Might Have Swung The Election | Migration Watch UK
A tougher stance on immigration from the political parties could have changed the result of the General Election, a new opinion poll has revealed. The poll, by YouGovfor think tank Migrationwatch, shows that the Conservatives might have won an outright majority if they had adopted ‘a stronger stance on controlling immigration.’
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