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Only Severe Cuts to Immigration will Stop Population Hitting 70 million well within 25 Years. | Migration Watch UK
Even if the birth rate were to drop to levels not seen for 100 years the UK population is almost bound to hit 70m within 25 years unless there is a dramatic cut in immigration levels, says a new report out today. An analysis of the Government’s own figures – issued on
MW180 : Population Growth – Migration or Birth rate? | Migration Watch UK
Summary1 No remotely credible fall in the birth rate will prevent the UK population reaching 70 million in 25 years at the latest. The only way to curb population below this level is to make a sharp cut in net immigration from the present level of 160,500 a year to
MW179 : Immigration and Pensions | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 Claims that immigration is needed to support the provision of pensions and care for the elderly are deeply misleading. As immigrants tend to be young, their arrival does reduce the average age of the population. But to maintain any substantial and enduring effect on the age-structure requires a
Student Visas ‘A Massive Hole’ in Border Controls as Numbers Top 1.5 Million in 8 Years | Migration Watch UK
Nearly 3/4 of visas under the Points Based System are given to students1½ million students admitted in just 8 yearsNo checks on how many leave UKRoll of Immigration Officers severely undermind A new report out today reveals that student visas are a massive loophole in our border controls. Nearly three
Service under strain as ‘Migrant a minute’ registers with an NHS doctor | Migration Watch UK
New research published today reveals the pressure that immigration is placing on the NHS. The research, conducted by Migrationwatch, found that in 2007-8, 605,000 people who arrived from overseas registered with a GP in England and Wales – equivalent to one registration a minute, day and night, throughout the year. This
MW176 : The Weakness of the Student Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
Summary1 For some time the government has been trumpeting its “tough and flexible” Points Based System (PBS) as a solution to Britain’s immigration problems. On examination, it turns out that nearly three quarters of applications under the PBS are from foreign students and that the new system is neither tough
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