Migration at its highest since 2011 despite Cameron’s pledge to cut immigration August 28, 2014 THE LATEST figures on immigration to the UK show the highest levels of net migration in nearly three years, souring the Conservative party’s hopes for a continued decline. During the year to March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded net migration of 243,000 people, the highest figure since the year to June 2011. Net [...]
Migration to the UK from the EU soars August 28, 2014 Net migration to the UK soared by 243,000 in the past year, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. Between 2013 and 2014, immigration rose from 492,000 to 560,000, while emigration remained stable at 316,000. The result was net migration of 243,000 for the twelve months to March 2014, up from 175,000 during the [...]
2,000 migrants drowned trying to flee to Europe so far this year, says UN August 27, 2014 Almost 2,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean in a desperate bid to flee to Europe so far this year, according the United Nations refugee agency. "In all, we believe that 1,889 people have perished this year while making such journeys, 1,600 of them since the start of June," a spokeswoman for the UN's refugee [...]
Nick Clegg joins directors over migration plea August 25, 2014 Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg last night joined a chorus of senior figures calling for overseas students to be excluded from immigration figures. The Liberal Democrat leader echoed a demand from Tory former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine, and the Institute of Directors, for a more flexible approach to student visas. Clegg, who is on [...]
Nick Clegg hits out at Conservatives’ cap on net immigration to UK August 4, 2014 Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today slam David Cameron’s target to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands by 2015, claiming it has drawn attention away from the challenge of fixing Britain’s border controls. In a speech this morning, Clegg will boast that he was right to argue against the cap on net [...]
Immigration is “good for London” and caps “likely to be damaging” to UK economy August 3, 2014 Economists and Boris highlight benefits to City The political race to appear tough on immigration and reduce the number of people coming to the UK for work will do long-term damage to the economy, according to economic research released today. And with politicians pledging to crack down on immigration ahead of next year’s general election, [...]
Cut unemployment benefits for immigrants, but don’t cut immigration August 1, 2014 Prime Minister Cameron should be applauded for his plan to halve the length of benefits for unemployed immigrants down to three months. When a government allows immigrants to collect benefits without employment, it essentially pays someone to live off taxpayer dollars without contributing to the economy. But in Britain this is not generally the case. [...]
Migrant benefit changes will “put Britain first”, says Prime Minister July 29, 2014 The amount of time that EU migrants can claim benefits in the UK while having no realistic job prospects is set to halve. At present, EU migrants can claim unemployment benefits for six months without any clear work opportunities, but a new rule would see this time reduced to three months. Prime Minister David [...]
Treasury minister Nicky Morgan clashes with City on immigration June 25, 2014 Immigrants’ success in the City will not persuade the government to end its crackdown on visitors to the UK, financial secretary to the Treasury Nicky Morgan said today. Ukip’s success in the European elections cannot be ignored, the MP said, indicating the City’s needs will not be allowed to take priority over wider anti-immigrant [...]
Support migration on International Workers’ Day May 1, 2014 A German organisation, IZA, has just launched its new “World of Labor” website, which looks like it will be a fantastic resource for information on migration and labour policies in general. Academic articles on migration (and basically everything else) are often locked in ridiculously expensive subscription services – available to universities and research organisations, [...]