Comment by Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, on Immigration Figures
August 27, 2009Sir Andrew said that "It is the usual government spin to claim these numbers as a success for immigration policy despite the fact that foreign immigration is virtually unchanged at about half a million a year.
What has really happened is that EU citizens have voted with their feet; the number leaving has doubled in the face of the deep recession in Britain but EU migration is something over which the government have no control whatever.
As for the government's much vaunted Points Based System, it has had very little effect so far; work permit immigration fell last year by 16,000 or roughly 3.5% of foreign immigration.
The bottom line is that the population of the UK will exceed 70 million within 25 years even at these levels of immigration."
A selection of recent media reports
The UK population grew by 408,000 in 2008 - the biggest increase for almost 50 years
Professor John Salt, of the migration research unit at University College London, considers whether any forecasts for the way population changes can be accurate.
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme (28-Aug-2009)
Population growth at 47-year high
The UK population grew by 408,000 in 2008 - the biggest increase for almost 50 years, according to the Office for National Statistics.
BBC On-Line (28-Aug-2009)
New baby boom for Britain
The population swelled by more than 400,000 last year to 61.4 million, figures show, as mothers had more children than at any time since 1973. Immigrant mothers accounted for more than half of the increase in births, the Office of National Statistics said.
The Daily Telegraph (28-Aug-2009)
THE GOVERNMENT IS JUST DELUDED OVER IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATIONminister Phil Woolas says we can be confident the government has immigration under control. That is clearly not true but if it were what would it mean? Britain s population is larger than ever, we are experiencing the biggest birth boom in 50 years and one in every four babies has an immigrant...
Daily Express (28-Aug-2009)
22% fewer asylum rejects kicked out
THE number of failed asylum seekers being thrown out of Britain has plummeted by 22 PER CENT.
The Sun (28-Aug-2009)
61M IN UK AFTER MIGRANT BABY BOOM
A HUGE immigrant baby boom has caused the biggest UK population rise for nearly 50 years. New figures show foreign-born mothers are responsible for over half the increase.
Daily Star (28-Aug-2009)
The harsh truth? We nurses have just forgotten how to care
No occupation in Britain inspires greater public admiration than nursing. And yet in recent years, the profession has gone desperately wrong. A report this week by the Patients Association reveals that since 2002, up to a million patients have experienced shockingly poor standards of nursing care in the NHS.
Daily Mail (28-Aug-2009)
IMMIGRANT BABY BOOM
A BABY boom among immigrant families has helped send Britains population soaring over 61 million for the first time in history.
Sunday Express (28-Aug-2009)
EXODUS OF BRITONS GROWING
ALMOST 400,000 people quit Britain to find a better life abroad last year as the recession took hold.
Daily Express (28-Aug-2009)
ASYLUM CLAIMS UP FOUR PER CENT
ASYLUM claims are rising this year while the number of failed applicants sent home is falling.
Daily Express (28-Aug-2009)
Baby boom drives British population to record high
Figure tops 61 million after biggest annual increase for 47...
The Independent (28-Aug-2009)
A treacherous path?
A pessimists view of what Islamic immigration may be doing to...
Economist (27-Aug-2009)
Boat-race people
No matter the response, thousands of migrants still cross the...
Economist (27-Aug-2009)
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS - COMMENT BY CO-CHAIRS OF THE CROSS PARTY GROUP ON BALANCED MIGRATION
UKs POPULATION ON TRACK FOR 70 MILLION Governments own, new survey shows 79% of people want immigration cut
Balanced Migration Cross Party Group on Immigration (27-Aug-2009)
Baby boom fuels jump in British population to 61.4 million
The population of the United Kingdom increased to a record 61.4 million last year, driven by a baby boom. Figures published today show that the population jumped by 408,000 in the 12 months to the middle of last year, the biggest increase since 1972.
Times Online (27-Aug-2009)
UK immigration 'under control'
Phil Woolas has said that the British public should be "confident" that immigration is under control. The immigration minister's statement follows the release of figures from the Office for National Statistics which show that arrivals from the 'A8' countries in central and eastern Europe have fallen by more..
ePolitix.com (27-Aug-2009)
Control of Immigration: Statistics - United Kingdom 2008 (PDF format, 1.06 Mb)
Summary: This gives immigration control statistics and information on asylum and persons granted settlement in the United Kingdom for 2008. Subjects: European and international affairs; Government and public administration; Social issues Regions: National 2009-08-27 11:23:43 Control of Immigration:...
info4local.gov.uk (27-Aug-2009)
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