It is intended as a useful reference document for those with a serious interest in the subject. In response to the Committee’s press statement that the "over-hasty student visas policy could cost the economy £3.6 billion", Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, commented: "This cost of £3.6 billion is deeply unconvincing. It rests on the assumption that none of the work currently being done by foreign students would be done by the 2.5 million British workers who are now unemployed. The real issue is the tens of thousands of bogus students who turn up every year. The Committee should concentrate on that." Illegal immigrant tries to row to Jersey in inflatable An illegal immigrant tried to sneak into Jersey by rowing here on an inflatable kayak. The 26-year-old was d Channelonline.tv (27-Jul-2011) Rollestone Camp 'Afghan villagers' in immigration arrest Two men employed by a Ministry of Defence contractor to play Afghan villagers in soldier training BBC News England (27-Jul-2011) False passport lands Jamaican in jail A Jamaican man who has been living in the Cambridge area for almost nine years illegally has been locked up for possessing a fals Cambridge News (27-Jul-2011) Mugger left 90-year-old woman injured in gutter, Leicester court told Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Leicester Mercury Follow A mugger left a 90-year-old woman ly This is Leicestershire (27-Jul-2011) ASYLUM SEEKERS DEMAND MONEY FROM UKBA TO TAKE KIDS ON HOLIDAY Two asylum seekers are demanding a £100,000 from the UK Border Agency for discrimination- so Sunrise Radio (27-Jul-2011) Immigration minister highlights city jailing IMMIGRATION Minister Damian Green has highlighted the jailing of a fraudster in Plymouth who swindled £2 This Is Devon (27-Jul-2011) Sheikh Raed Salah: Hate preacher banned in UK using human rights law to stay ) Strolling in the sunshine, seemingly without a care in the world, this is the Islamic e The Mail On Sunday (27-Jul-2011) BID TO OVERTURN ‘RACIST’ ENGLISH TEST NEW requirements for immigrants to speak basic English before joining their spouse in the UK were deemed racist last night. Express.co.uk (27-Jul-2011) Requiring immigrants to speak English 'breaches human rights,' claims couple as they launch legal bid to overturn ruling.. A new immigration rule requiring people to be Mail Online (26-Jul-2011) Spouse English tests for migrants racist, court told Immigration rules requiring people to speak English before joining their spouse in the UK are racist, a law BBC (26-Jul-2011) Six arrested on immigration offences in Preston bars Five men and a woman have been arrested by immigration officers in raids on seven bars in Preston. BBC News England (26-Jul-2011) Sniffer dog finds stowaways in lorry bound for Broxburn Six stowaways have been found by UK Border Agency officers in a lorry bound for Broxburn in West Lothian BBC News UK (26-Jul-2011) Immigrant jailed for rape after re-entering the country illegally An immigrant who was convicted of rape after he re-entered the country illegally has bee Croydon Guardian (26-Jul-2011) MPs warn over student visa reforms Ministers have been accused of rushing reforms aimed at tightening restrictions on student visas. London Evening Standard (26-Jul-2011) No article 8 right to live in UK for Somalian refugee's mother There was no breach of a mother's right to family life under article 8 ECHR by refusing her re Solicitors Journal (25-Jul-2011) Suffolk’s soaring birth numbers SUFFOLK’S birth numbers have soared by more than a thousand in the last decade, new figures have revealed Evening Star (25-Jul-2011) A baby is born every 40 seconds in Britain One child is born in Britain every 40 seconds, according to latest official figures. Experts said the country's soaring birth rate was due to mass immigration that has left hospitals buckling under pressure. Irish Sun (25-Jul-2011) ‘FORCE IMMIGRANTS TO TEACH CHILDREN ENGLISH’ IMMIGRANT parents should be forced to teach their children English before they start school, an MP has said. Express.co.uk (24-Jul-2011) AGENCY SPENDS MILLIONS ON ASYLUM SEEKERS THE UK Border Agency ran up record losses of nearly £300million last year, including £1.8million racked up by a convi Sunday Express (24-Jul-2011) WHY IS IT WRONG TO PUT THIS COUNTRY FIRST? THE most illuminating and sane thing said by anyone during this frenetic and sometimes hysterical week in politics wa Scottish Daily Express (23-Jul-2011)
Briefing Paper
Press Releases
A selection of recent media reports
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
A Guide to Recent Research on the Economic Impact of Immigration on the UK
26th July
Migration Watch UK today published a summary guide (Briefing Paper No 1.29) to the latest research. It covers:
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per head
Employment
Wages
Budgetary impact
And includes useful quotes (and urls) from:
House of Lords
Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)
National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
Findings of the Home Affairs Committee into Student Visas
26 July, 2011
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