A selection of recent media reports
New row as UK migration figures soar to new high IMMIGRATION hit a record 252,000 last year \u2014 ruining PM David Cameron's pledge to slash the figures. A total of 591,000 people flocked to Britain. The Sun (26-Nov-2011)
Norwegian school's segregation sparks racism row A political row has broken out in Norway after a secondary school segregated students with ethnic backgrounds in classes away from white Norwegians. Bjerke Upper Secondary School in Oslo filled one of the three general studies sets solely with pupils with immigrant parents, after many white Norwegi Independent.ie (26-Nov-2011)
Visa crackdown bolsters case for overseas campuses, 1994 Group says Research-intensive universities in the UK should be considering setting up more campuses ov Times Higher Education (26-Nov-2011)
Brits should have their own entry point at airports to slash queuing times, says Labour MP ) Labour MP Kate Hoey has called from British citizens to be given their o The Mail On Sunday (26-Nov-2011)
JAILED, BORDER AGENT WHO LET IN 44 ILLEGALS A ROGUE Border Agency official was jailed for seven years yesterday after allowing illegal immigrants to stay in Br Express.co.uk (26-Nov-2011)
'PARALYSED' MIGRANT GETS 7 YEARS FOR FRAUD AN ILLEGAL immigrant who tricked a council into building him a special flat for the disabled was jailed for nearly sev Express.co.uk (26-Nov-2011)
Moroccan's 'Breathtaking' £388k Benefit Scam Tweet A Moroccan asylum seeker has been jailed after falsely claiming almost \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD400,000 in incapacity ben LBC (25-Nov-2011)
How immigration policy plays out in the workplace "Tens of thousands a year, not hundreds of thousands" was the promise on immigration in the Conservative manifest BBC News; Isle of Man (25-Nov-2011)
Zimbabwe, SA hit by $2 billion doctors brain drain: study By Reuters LONDON - Sub-Saharan African countries that invest in training doctors have ended Zim Diaspora (25-Nov-2011)
Eric Pickles's curry college will hardly champion integration The relationship between cuisine and race has often been a more complex one than some would admit Guardian.co.uk (25-Nov-2011)
Asylum claims up as removals fall The number of asylum seekers allowed to stay permanently in the UK trebled last year after rule change on settlement rights Expatica Uk (24-Nov-2011)
PM COMMITTED TO MIGRATION TARGET The Government has insisted it remains committed to cutting net migration to Britain to the "tens of thousands" - despite it hi Daily Star (24-Nov-2011)
Scottish population 'growing fast' The population grew at its fastest rate on record last year, new figures have suggested. A record number of immigra Herald Scotland (24-Nov-2011)
Breaking down those record immigration figures New immigration stats out today show that 2010 set a new record for net migration into the UK. The figure hit 252,000 \uFFFD The Spectator (24-Nov-2011)
A population of 77 million in Britain? It feels like we're already full! ) The other day I gave a lecture on the subject of planning. At the end of it, a man in the a The Mail On Sunday (24-Nov-2011)
Volunteers to staff borders during strike LONDON (Reuters) - Travellers arriving in Britain next week will have their passports checked by temporary Reuters.co.uk (24-Nov-2011)
IMMIGRATION HITS RECORD HIGH DESPITE PLEDGES TO CUT NUMBERS IMMIGRATION hit a record high despite pledges by the Tory government to reduce the amount of migrants en Sunday Express (24-Nov-2011)
Civil servant volunteers to run border controls - Public Service Unions who are engaged in a massive public sector strike on 30 November which will affect millions Publicservice.co.uk (24-Nov-2011)
NET MIGRATION INTO UK HITS RECORD Net migration to Britain last year hit a record high, according to official figures. Daily Star (24-Nov-2011)
Over 250,000 new immigrants entered the UK in 2010 Net migration hit an all-time calendar year high of 252,000 in 2010, the Office of National Statistics reported t International Business Times UK (24-Nov-2011)
Comment on Latest Net Migration Figure 24 November, 2011
ONS data released this morning shows that net migration in 2010 reached 252,000, the highest calendar year on record. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said:
“At over a quarter of a million in 2010, net migration was the highest it has ever been. It was more than five times the level of 1997 when Labour came to power. It is absolutely vital to get this down to less than 40,000 if we are to keep our population below 70 million.”
Press Releases
ONS Data Confirms UK Population to Hit 80 Million by 2056 23 November, 2011
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said:
“ONS data todays confirms the shocking fact that the UK population is projected to hit 80 million by 2056, overtaking Germany in the process – despite having far less space – to become the most populous nation in the EU. We must get net migration down to below 40,000 to stabilise our population below 70 million. Anyone who suggests that net migration of 150,000 will do has simply not looked at the facts.”
The attached paper Briefing Paper No 9.31 demonstrates the population projections based on differing net migration figures.
Government Decision to Extend Transitional Controls for Romanian and Bulgarian Workers 23 November, 2011
Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said:
“This is absolutely the right decision. With 2.5 million people unemployed, it would be absurd to open our borders yet again to more unskilled workers. “
Notes to Editors:
In 2006, the population of Romanian and Bulgarians nationals was just under 30,000. In the year ending December 2010, this figure had risen to over 130,000.
ONS Population by Country of Birth: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/...edition=tcm%3A77-219297http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/...edition=tcm%3A77-222711
Government Housing Proposals 21 November, 2011
Commenting on the housing proposals unveiled by the government, Sir Andrew Green said:
"An astonishing aspect of the housing debate is the deafening silence on the impact of immigration. The extra 16,000 houses promised by the government today will meet less than a quarter of the annual demand from new immigrant households. One good way to tackle the housing crisis would be to reduce immigration to a sensible level."
Note to Editors:
2008 based Household Projections (p.8) -http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/statistics/pdf/1780763.pdf
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