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Further Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Supplementary evidence from MigrationwatchIntroduction1. The government have self evidently lost control of our borders. They have also, by their own policy decisions, stimulated massive levels of immigration. Over the past five years they have produced a series of highly questionable economic arguments (Annex A). The Committee’s enquiry has now obliged
Migrationwatch response to report by Independent Asylum Commission | Migration Watch UK
Responding to today’s Interim report from the Independent Asylum Commission think-tank Migration Watch says that the document has completely ignored the fact that in recent years just over 60% of asylum claims in the UK have been rejected as not genuine. ‘Despite its official sounding title, this is a private initiative
The Lisbon Treaty: More Red-Tape Round Our Border Controls? | Migration Watch UK
The Lisbon Treaty could further weaken Britain’s ability to control her own borders, according to a report out today by Migrationwatch. The Treaty now sets the EU the specific aim of developing “common policies” for both asylum and immigration, including uniform standards for asylum. It also widens EU powers to define the
The Lisbon European Reform Treaty Impact on Asylum and Immigration Policy
Summary Introduction 1. This article describes the changes proposed in the powers and procedures of the EU institutions for deciding European policy on asylum and immigration questions in the new European Reform Treaty (The Lisbon Treaty), signed by Gordon Brown in Lisbon on 18th October 2007. I also try to
Migrants should also ‘earn’ their vote | Migration Watch UK
The Government’s proposals outlined yesterday for ‘earned’ citizenship should also be an opportunity to make sweeping changes to those eligible to vote in elections in the UK, says think-tank, Migrationwatch. In a paper out today the group point out that about a million people from Commonwealth countries who are not British citizens have the
MW81 : The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1 The right of all Commonwealth citizens to vote in all British elections is an anachronism that should be removed. It devalues the concept of citizenship which the government is seeking to encourage. Further, it could now enfranchise approximately a million non-British citizens, thus having a significant impact on
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