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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
The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
Migrationwatch called today for much tougher rules on business visitors. The new rules are far too lax and, in particular, permit unlimited secondment of foreign employees to Britain. (See Briefing Paper 3.6). Commenting, the Chairman, Sir Andrew Green, said “The Government scrabbled to produce these rules only days before the
MW31 : The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The Government have virtually abandoned immigration control for foreign workers coming to Britain for up to six months. Introduction 2 The rules for business visitors under the Points Based System (PBS) were announced in mid-November. They are so full of loopholes as to undermine the entire scheme. Basic
Toughening the points based system
Summary 1 With unemployment climbing fast, it is no longer acceptable that jobs which have never been advertised in Britain should be offered to economic migrants. Nor should migrants be admitted without a job to go to. The total of these categories is at least 75,000 jobs a year and
The Recession: no Solution to Large Scale Immigration | Migration Watch UK
New research published today concludes that the widely forecast recession will not tackle the long term challenge of large scale immigration. The report was prepared by Migrationwatch at the request of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration. It plots annual growth in GDP since 1970 to identify previous years of
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