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Government figures wrong on where immigrants come from, confirms Statistics Commission | Migration Watch UK
New research by Migrationwatch, based on official figures, shows the pressure that uncontrolled immigration has placed – and will place – on social housing. Speaking at the annual conference of the National Housing Federation in London today, Migrationwatch chairman, Sir Andrew Green said that in the last ten years, the number of
In response to a request from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee who are investigating the economic impact of immigration | Migration Watch UK
Commenting on the government’s earlier written evidence Migrationwatch chairman, Sir Andrew Green said that once again the Government had failed to make a convincing case for levels of immigration which are 25 times higher than at any time in nearly a thousand years of our history. ‘In their evidence they
Migrationwatch issued today January, 7 a commentary on the Item Club “Special report on migration and the UK economy” released on 18 January, 2008. | Migration Watch UK
Said chairman Sir Andrew Green: ‘This report is very far from an objective assessment of the issue from a body which openly favours “open doors to economic migrants”, despite the highest levels of immigration in our history. This is despite some of the findings in their own report – particularly the small
Incentives for work
“We need immigrants to do the work that the British won’t do” 1 This paper considers the financial incentives to work for those on low incomes. In particular, it takes account of housing benefits and the impact of incapacity benefit. It examines the net earnings of people living on benefits
UK benefits system linked to immigrant workers says report | Migration Watch UK
Evidence that the system of social security benefits is one factor in attracting large numbers of foreign workers to the UK has come from a new study out today. An in depth analysis of the operation of the current benefit system, by think tank Migrationwatch, has shown that the effect of
Immigration Policy and the Inter-Related Issues of World Climate Change and Polution Explosion
The issue of continued large scale immigration into the UK, while immediate, also needs to be seen in a longer-term perspective, in the context of two of the greatest issues of our time: the changing climate of the planet, and the world’s ongoing population explosion. To take the latter first,
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