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The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants
1 IntroductionThis paper is a Migrationwatch response to various proposals for what amounts to an amnesty for illegal immigrants. It specifically responds to the financial claims included in the IPPR proposal. It is in two parts: Part A The costs based on the situation at the point at which an
The Chindamo Case
1 Chindamo was born in Italy in 1980 of a Philippina mother and Italian father. His mother obtained a legal separation from the father on grounds of violent behaviour. She obtained a residence permit as an EEA national exercising Treaty rights and the appellant arrived in the United Kingdom with
Response to TUC report on the economics of immigration
1. A TUC report into the impact of migration on the UK’s economy and its workers, published in June, concluded that: • The overall economic impact of immigration is limited but positive.• Migrants contribute more in taxes than they receive in benefits and services.• Migration leads to higher levels of
Latest Immigration figues ‘not credible’ | Migration Watch UK
Figures out today from the Office of National Statistics regarding the numbers of East Europeans coming to the UK are ‘simply not credible’ says think-tank Migrationwatch. They show, say the ONS, that in the period mid 2005 to mid 2006 there was a fall of 17,000 to 57,000, which amounts
MigrationWatch comment on housing Green Paper issued today | Migration Watch UK
Today’s Green Paper on the supply of housing is notable for one major omission – it ignores the fact that of the three million homes the Prime Minister says are to be built by 2020, one million will be needed for new immigrants. Even that estimate assumes that immigration will fall by
Big majority for human rights opt-out over terror threat | Migration Watch UK
There is overwhelming public support for a much tougher line to be taken against terrorists and suspected terrorists including withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights reveals a new pollout today. The YouGov poll conducted on behalf of think-tank Migrationwatch showed that, when asked if the UK should renounce its
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