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European Policy and Legislation on Immigration[1]
Summary 1.Common EU policies on immigration stem from the decision to remove internal borders (the Schengen Agreement of 1985). The main legislation stems from the Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) and is described below. 2.The UK (and Ireland) have opted out of all Directives except some of those concerned with illegal
MW153 : Immigration and the EU elections | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. The Labour manifesto repeats current claims for its existing immigration policy with no additional elements. The Conservatives have included a single (vacuous) paragraph. The Liberal Democrats adopt a pro-European tone but with no serious content. 2. The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats state their support for the admission of Turkey
MW157 : The Invisible Cost of Immigration – Remittances | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The money sent home by immigrants is seldom mentioned but should now be added to the debate about the economic gains and losses of massive levels of immigration. It has increased sharply in the last ten years as immigration has risen. It now amounts to over £4 billion
MW154 : The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The Government is already saddling our next generation with huge debts. Uncontrolled immigration from developing countries, and in particular an amnesty for illegal immigrants will add still further to government debt. A two child family living on the minimum wage whose parents live to 80 years of age
How did immigration get out of control?
Summary1 Government claims that the present very high levels of immigration to Britain are consistent with world trends in migration are misleading. Comparisons with other European countries are often irrelevant because of their quite different demography. These claims have been used as a smokescreen to disguise a series of policy
MW41 : Economic Migration within the EU | Migration Watch UK
Introduction1 The recent dispute at the Lindsey Oil Refinery has drawn attention to the migration of workers within the European Union. 2 Economic migrants from the EU are not likely to become a long term immigration problem as their numbers are expected to come into balance in a few years
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