Migration Watch UK has issued a report that predicts that the number of illegal boat migrants entering the United Kingdom will be more than 7,500 by the end of the year, as Home Secretary Priti Patel backs away from her pledge to make illegal migration an “infrequent phenomenon”.
A report on immigration enforcement conducted by the National Audit Office admitted that the government has ‘no idea’ how many illegal migrants are currently residing in the United Kingdom. The study noted that the last estimate of the population of
Migration Watch UK has criticised Boris Johnson for effectively offering citizenship to three million people in Hong Kong, saying that it “would directly break the government’s 2019 election pledge to reduce overall immigration numbers”.
More than three-quarters of Britons want the interests of the UK workforce to be put ahead of employers seeking cheap labour from overseas.
The Migration Watch think tank and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage have warned that a new Immigration Bill sold to the public as bringing migration under control could actually increase arrivals, by lowering barriers to entry.
Since the start of 2018 an estimated 3,200 illegal boat migrants have reached British shores, yet the government has only deported 155.
Migration Watch UK has called for the government to impose age restrictions on foreign visitors to the United Kingdom during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic in order to reduce the strain on the National Health Service (NHS).
Home secretary Priti Patel announced that the government will adopt a points-based system for immigration, but a leading immigration think tank says the proposal demonstrates that the government is “not serious” about reducing the number of migrant workers in the country.
The Conservative government is set to lower the salary threshold for some migrants in its overhaul of immigration laws post-Brexit.
The Migration Advisory Committee has recommended against a full replacement of EU free movement to a full points-based immigration system post-Brexit and said that the salary cap should be lowered by £4,000 — moves that Migration Watch UK warned would result in the UK losing control of immigration.
Think Tank: Boris Plan to Scrap £30k Salary Requirement Will See Migration ‘Spin Out of Control’
Reported plans that the prime minister is to lift the £30,000 salary cap for immigrants would “unlock the gate to an unlimited inflow of migrants from all over the world” unless the government imposes a sensible immigration cap, a think tank has warned.
Almost seven in ten Britons are concerned about the effect mass migration will have on population growth, according to polling data.
A majority of Britons are against amnesty for illegal aliens, the poll findings coming after the government recently suggested granting residency to illegals who have been in the country for 15 years.
The Migration Watch UK think tank has warned that Boris Johnson’s proposed “Australian-style points-based immigration system” may well lead to a sharp rise in immigration if it does not come with an annual cap on incomers.
Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party have the only “sensible, realistic” proposals on immigration, the Chairman of Migration Watch UK told Breitbart London.
The Conservative Party has “run scared” from its pledges to cut migration numbers because they are “afraid”, the chairman of Migration Watch told Breitbart London.
The Chairman of Migration Watch UK speaking to Breitbart London said that the Labour Party’s immigration policies would be “disastrous” for the United Kingdom and called the Liberal Democrats’ plans “absurd”.
Almost two-thirds of Britons are still concerned about their country’s high levels of immigration, citing pressure on the National Health Service (NHS) and schools as especially worrying.
Non-EU immigration — the only type of immigration the Government can control — has risen to near-record levels.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again promoted himself as a “pro-immigration politician” and refused to commit to reducing it below its current near-record highs.
A new report from ONS shows that the number of non-EU born foreign workers has climbed to an all-time high in the United Kingdom.
Leader Tory politician Michael Gove has slammed Labour’s “open borders” plan for immigration — but a leading immigration-sceptic think tank has noted Gove’s own party is also weak on the issue.
Labour under the socialist Jeremy Corbyn has backed Britain effectively being turned into an open borders state, with the party planning to offer votes, healthcare, and benefits to an uncontrolled number of migrants.
The official petition against Boris Johnson’s proposed amnesty for illegal migrants who have been in the country for some years has broken the 10,000 signature threshold in a few days, meaning the Government will respond to it.
Boris Johnson has confirmed he is scrapping the Conservative Party’s long-standing pledge to reduce net immigration “from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands” — a possible red flag for many supporters.
English schools will need to find almost 420,000 extra school places over the next decade, due in part to a baby boom among migrant mothers.
The Migration Watch UK think tank has slammed Boris Johnson’s latest proposal to give amnesty to illegal migrants who have been in Britain for 15 years, saying it would be “manna for traffickers”.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has cast doubt on Boris Johnson’s proposed points-based immigration system, with the Migration Watch UK think tank pointing out that it may be a ruse to increase the current influx.
Migration Watch UK has warned that it would be “irresponsible” and “damaging” to stop charging foreigners to use the National Health Service as it would result in a “huge inflow of health tourists”. On Tuesday, an overwhelming majority of delegates
In a report lamenting a fall in general practitioner (GP) numbers per capita, Britain’s state broadcaster the BBC failed to mention immigration-driven population growth and instead blamed an “ageing” society for the decline.
The British government is significantly underestimating the likely impact of mass immigration on future population growth, according to an expert think tank.
Migration Watch UK has warned the Government’s plans for immigration after Brexit will lead to an influx “even more massive” than the record levels Britain is already experiencing.
Migration Watch UK has suggested “immigration-driven population growth” is to blame for London’s status as the second-most gridlocked city in Europe after Moscow.
A leading immigration think tank has said that the United Kingdom’s adoption of the UN’s migration pact “all but violates” the government’s pledge to cut immigration.
The UK has seen wage growth hit a ten-year high while there has been a record fall of migrant workers from the European Union, signalling employers are adjusting salaries in preparation for an end to cheap, unlimited labour when Britain leaves the bloc.
The government has been urged to reject ‘Windrush’-related pressure to dismantle migration controls, after a new study revealed Britain’s illegal immigrant population is seeing an annual net rise nearly equivalent to the size of the full-time British Army.
The proportion of babies born in the UK to a migrant mother has risen to the highest level on record, hitting 75 per cent in some areas of London.
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show non-EU net migration is at its highest for 13 years, according to Migration Watch UK, which also claims EU net migration may have been undercounted by half a million since 2004.
Reduced migrant inflow after Brexit could boost Britain’s economy by forcing businesses to improve productivity, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
