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Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding
Summary1 Confusion continues to reign over the distinction between an asylum seeker and a refugee. In the period 1997 – 2007 three quarters of asylum applications were refused after a process with a reduced burden of proof and opportunities to appeal. Asylum seekers should not be confused with genuine applicants
MW115 : Population out of control | Migration Watch UK
Summary1 The government have assured the public that the population of the UK will not be allowed to reach 70 million and that their new Points Based System (PBS) will ensure that this is achieved. Unfortunately, this cannot possibly be so.2 The population of the UK today is 61 million.
How Britain’s new jobs have gone to immigrants | Migration Watch UK
Nearly all the jobs created in the UK since 2001 have gone to immigrants – not British born workers. New research from think tank Migrationwatch – based on Government figures – shows that virtually all the extra 1.34 million jobs have now been filled by people from abroad, notably by the
MW32 : Impact of immigration on employment of British born | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. The proportion of British born people in work is now the same as in 2001. In effect, the extra 1.34 million jobs created in the past seven years have now virtually all gone to immigrants. A major reason for this is the arrival, since May 2004, of half
Public gives thumbs down to amnesty for illegal immigrants New study shows amnesty would cost up to £4 billion a year | Migration Watch UK
Seven out of ten adults disagree that there should be an amnesty for illegal immigrants, a new YouGov pollhas found. The research, commissioned by Migrationwatch UK, found that only one in ten people agree with the idea. In London, the poll found that 64 per cent opposed an amnesty. Just one
The Financial case against an amnesty for illegal immigrants
Introduction “Allowing long-term illegal immigrants to earn the right to stay in Britain would see ‘hugely increased’ tax revenues” 1. This paper considers this claim made by Boris Johnson, Mayor of London. It makes the financial case against an amnesty and shows that rather than leading to ‘hugely increased’ tax
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