A selection of recent media reports

VICAR IN MAJOR SHAM MARRIAGES SCAM
A vicar has been found guilty of conducting sham marriages to allow illegal immigrants to stay in...
Daily Star (29-Jul-2010)
Vicar guilty of 360 sham marriages
A vicar has been found guilty of conducting hundreds of sham marriages to help illegal immigrants gain residency in...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (29-Jul-2010)
Britain to be biggest country in Europe by 2050
Britain will be the biggest country in Europe by 2050, overtaking both France and Germany, according to official...
Telegraph.co.uk (29-Jul-2010)
Vicar guilty of conducting 360 sham marriages for illegal African immigrants | Mail Online
A vicar was found guilty today of conducting hundreds of sham marriages to help illegal immigrants gain residency in...
The Mail On Sunday (29-Jul-2010)
Sham marriages on 'unprecedented scale'
The scale of the sham marriages was on an unprecedented scale involving "classic exploitation" of foreign nationals...
The Independent (29-Jul-2010)
Sarkozy accused of racism for ordering closure of illegal gypsy camps after riot | Mail Online
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been accused of racism after ordering authorities to dismantle 300 gypsy camps and...
The Mail On Sunday (29-Jul-2010)
Cameron: Immigration cap won't affect Indian trade
As David Cameron meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on the final day of his trip, he tells Channel ...
Channel 4 News (29-Jul-2010)
Two arrested in restaurant raid
IMMIGRATION officers raided an Indian restaurant in Sheffield and arrested two workers on suspicion of being...
Sheffield Telegraph (29-Jul-2010)
Vince Cable's call for immigration cap relaxation is a violation of voters' wishes | Mail Online
The truth is so astonishing that its full implications are hard to comprehend: last year, nearly a third of the...
The Mail On Sunday (29-Jul-2010)
Asylum target to be scrapped
An asylum target to deal with most cases within six months is to be scrapped, The Daily Telegraph can...
Telegraph.co.uk (29-Jul-2010)
Cameron demands migrant cap despite facing mutiny on policy
Tensions over immigration remained high within the Coalition Government last night after David Cameron publicly...
Mail Online (29-Jul-2010)
Immigration? Given a choice between a skilled Indian and an unskilled Bulgarian, I know who I'd prefer
As Lib Dem Shadow Chancellor, cuddly Vince Cable was the nation's best-loved politician. In government, he looks testy a...
Mail Online (29-Jul-2010)
Campaign highlights desperate need to Make the Banks Lend
His voice charged with anger, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King delivers an attack on remote and ruthless bankers whi...
Mail Online (29-Jul-2010)
David Prosser: The mixed messages Cameron is sending to India
Outlook Does David Cameron get the contradiction undermining his trade mission to India? It's quite understandable that....
The Independent (29-Jul-2010)
Adrian Hamilton: Back to the past with foreign policy
First, credit where credit is due. David Cameron may be overdoing things a bit in his drive for trade opportunities in.....
The Independent (29-Jul-2010)
Nearly 100,000 new homes must be built every year for immigrants
Nearly 100,000 new homes must be built every year just to provide housing for immigrants, ministers disclosed yesterday.
Mail Online (28-Jul-2010)
France to dismantle Roma camps, expel offenders
President Nicholas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered the dismantling of 300 illegal camps of travellers and Roma across Franc...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (28-Jul-2010)
Why are Messrs Clegg, Cable and Huhne all allowed to undermine the policies of the Government?
It is not that often that one gets a really good laugh out of the BBCs Today Programme, but to hear Jack Straw explainin...
Telegraph Blogs (28-Jul-2010)
Up to 45,000 failed asylum seekers given right to work in Britain
Tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers have been granted the right to work in the UK in a landmark court ruling.
Mail Online (28-Jul-2010)
UK English Language test for spouses and partners to be introduced
If you wish to join or marry your British citizen spouse or a permanent resident in the UK you will from 29 November 201...
UK Immigration (28-Jul-2010)
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Archived Briefing Papers

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1. Economic
1.0
Guide to Economic Papers (Nov 2006) [View PDF]
1.1
Migrants : Do they bring economic benefit? (Mar 2005) [View PDF]
1.2
The fiscal impact of immigration to the UK (Jan 2004) [View PDF]
1.3
Immigration and the Dutch economy (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
1.4
Costs of Illegal Immigration (Aug 2004)
1.5
Contribution of Immigration to GDP (Jan 2005) [View PDF]
1.6
Immigration and the Labour Market (May 2005) [View PDF]
1.7
Inquiry into economic migration to the EU (Jun 2005) [View PDF]
1.8
The economic case for immigration. Migrationwatch dialogue with the Home Office (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
1.9
The fiscal contribution of migrants (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
1.10
The Fiscal Contribution of Migrants. (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
1.11
Selection criteria for immigrant workers (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
1.12
Economic contribution of A8 migrants (Oct 2006) [View PDF]
1.13
Minister admits that immigration is of little benefit to Britons (Nov 2006) [View PDF]
1.14
Seven Deadly Spins (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
1.15
The Impact of Immigration on GDP per head (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
1.16
The Impact of Immigration on GDP per head (Mar 2007) [View PDF]
1.19
MigrationWatch Commentary - ITEM Club Special Report: Migration and the UK economy (Jan 2008) [View PDF]


2. Education
2.1
The Impact of Asylum Seekers (Feb 2003) [View PDF]


3. Employment
3.1
A Points System for Work Permits? (Feb 2005) [View PDF]


4. European Union
4.1
The impact on immigration of the EU expansion to Eastern Europe (Jul 2003) [View PDF]
4.2
Draft EU constitution: Implications for asylum and immigration (Nov 2003) [View PDF]
4.3
Note on the rights of workers from accession countries in the EU from 1st May (May 2004) [View PDF]
4.4
The treaty establishing a constitution for Europe: Implications for asylum and immigration in the UK (Oct 2004) [View PDF]
4.5
Summary of The Common European Asylum System - with draft procedures directive. (Mar 2005) [View PDF]
4.6
Item club on 'Benefits' of East European immigration (May 2006) [View PDF]
4.7
Potential immigration from Romania and Bulgaria (May 2006) [View PDF]


5. Health
5.1
Health Consequences of Current Immigration Policy (Jun 2003) [View PDF]


6. History
no papers available

7. Housing
7.1
Housing Report - The impact of immigration on housing in the UK (Jan 2004) [View PDF]
7.2
The impact of immigration on England’s housing (Jul 2003) [View PDF]
7.3
MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper - Migration and Housing (Mar 2004) [View PDF]
7.4
Housing and immigration an update (Oct 2004) [View PDF]


8. Legal
8.1
Implications of the Government's appeal on asylum benefits 2003 (Feb 2003) [View PDF]
8.3
Asylum Laws: A Way Forward (Jul 2003) [View PDF]
8.5
Deleted
8.6
The Roma Case in the House of Lords (Jan 2005) [View PDF]
8.7
Asylum Law Reform (Jan 2005) [View PDF]
8.11
The distinction between asylum seekers and refugees (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
8.16
Legislation (Jun 2007) [View PDF]


9. Migration Trends
9.3
The Present and Future Scale of Immigration (Jul 2002) [View PDF]
9.4
Exceptional Leave to Remain (Apr 2003) [View PDF]
9.5
2003 Population Projections (Dec 2003) [View PDF]
9.6
Population Projections – Further Analysis (Mar 2004) [View PDF]
9.7
International migration in 2002 (May 2004) [View PDF]
9.8
Government Actuary’s Department 2003-based population projections (Oct 2004) [View PDF]
9.9
Bull Points on Report, Minority Ethnic Groups in Britain By Ruth Lupton & Anne Power (Dec 2004) [View PDF]


10. Cohesion, Marriage, Scotland and Other Papers
10.1
Response to the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry Into Asylum Applications (Apr 2003) [View PDF]
10.2
Balkan Asylum Seekers - Time for a new approach? by Professor James Pettifer (Jan 2004) [View PDF]
10.3
Migration into Scotland (Jan 2004) [View PDF]
10.4
Book Review: Human Visas, Human Rights Body Challenges Arranged Marriages (Jan 2004) [View PDF]
10.5
The full statement by Stephen Moxon, the Home Office whistle blower reported recently in the Sunday Times. (Feb 2004) [View PDF]
10.6
How skilled are immigrants to Britain? (Apr 2004) [View PDF]
10.9
Opinion Poll on asylum and inmmigration (Feb 2005) [View PDF]
10.11
Pressure on the UK visa system (Aug 2005) [View PDF]
10.13
Home Office consultation on managed migration routes Comments by MigrationwatchUK (Oct 2005) [View PDF]
10.17a
Survey about Public Perception of Immigration - Fieldwork Dates 5th - 8th January 2007 (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
10.17b
Survey about Public Perception of Immigration - Fieldwork Dates 16th - 18th January 2007 (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
10.18
YouGov survey poll - "Immigration" Fieldwork dates: 6TH - 8TH November 2007 (Nov 2007) [View PDF]
10.19
Overview of Dutch asylum and immigration system (Apr 2006) [View PDF]


11. Policy, Amnesty & Voting
11.1
Unmanaged Migration (May 2003) [View PDF]
11.2
A New Approach to Identity Cards (Oct 2003) [View PDF]
11.3
Asylum and Immigration: A programme of action (Nov 2003) [View PDF]
11.4
Asylum Amnesty; the decks are far from cleared (Oct 2003) [View PDF]
11.5
Immigration: A Comparison of Party Policies (May 2005) [View PDF]


12. Key Facts
no papers available

13. Achievements
13.1
Ten MigrationWatch achievements (May 2006) [View PDF]


14. Environment
no papers available