A selection of recent media reports

Smarter immigration controls pledge
Immigration minister Damian Green is expected to promise "smarter" controls on entry to the UK when he releases...
Coleraine Times (06-Sep-2010)
Vicar to be sentenced over sham marriages
A Church of England vicar will be sentenced today for his role in Britain's biggest sham marriage racket.
The Independent (06-Sep-2010)
Student visa crackdown as immigration minister vows to cut number of arrivals
A massive shake-up of the immigration system will slash tens of thousands from the number of foreign students...
The Mail On Sunday (06-Sep-2010)
Foreign student numbers to be cut under new visa regime
Foreign students could be blocked from some educational institutions and courses as part of a plan to reduce...
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
Earned citizenship scheme faces axe
Moves to make migrants "earn" British citizenship are set to be scrapped by the Coalition Government, the...
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
Foreign student blitz
BRITAIN must slash the huge number of foreign students coming here if we are to get a proper grip on immigration,...
The Scottish Sun (06-Sep-2010)
One overseas student in five overstays in UK, Home Office report shows
A fifth of the international students who come to Britain to study remain after their visas...
Guardian.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
What about my human rights, asks woman beaten unconscious by asylum-seeker ex-lover freed by immigration judge
A dangerous criminal who has no legal right to be in Britain has gone on the run after a judge ruled that to detain him...
The Mail On Sunday (05-Sep-2010)
Huge asylum seeker children bill for Birmingham City Council
MIDLAND councils are being forced to pay out MILLIONS of pounds caring for child asylum seekers, the Sunday Mercury can....
SundayMercury.net (05-Sep-2010)
'Socialist' Labour Rivals Call For Change
The five contenders vying to become the next Labour Party leader have all said they want to move on from the Blair-Brown...
Sky News (05-Sep-2010)
Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major...
Cross Map (05-Sep-2010)
Labour Rivals Debate How To Return To Power
The five Labour leadership candidates have set out their vision for the party and the country at the Sky News debate in....
MetroRadio (05-Sep-2010)
French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press Writer= PARIS (AP) Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists:.....
Guardian.co.uk (05-Sep-2010)
PROTEST OVER FRENCH GYPSY CRACKDOWN
Thousands of people all over France have marched to protest at expulsions of gypsies and other security measures adopted...
Scottish Daily Express (05-Sep-2010)
Britains secret child slaves
When she was 12 years old, all Fayola wanted was to go to school, make some new friends and study hard to become a teach...
News of the World (04-Sep-2010)
Racism infects the whole of society
The Metropolitan Police Authority announced recently that the Met is no longer affected by institutional racism. But has...
NewStatesman (04-Sep-2010)
Gardai smash immigration scam
GARDAI have smashed a lucrative scam in which human traffickers were smuggling illegal immigrants into the State. The s...
Irish Independent (04-Sep-2010)
Warning over primary school cuts
A surge in the number of four-year-olds will require primary schools to find an extra 350,000 places over the next four....
Press Association (03-Sep-2010)
Geert Wilders denounces Australian Muslim leader's call for beheading
Geert Wilders, the maverick Dutch politician, denounced a Australian Muslim leaders call for his beheading for denig...
Telegraph.co.uk (03-Sep-2010)
Murderer dubbed 'The Beast' died from heart disease
A serial rapist dubbed "The Beast" died from heart failure while serving a life term for murdering a 12-year-old girl in...
BBC News England (03-Sep-2010)
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM (May 2010)  [View PDF]
WHAT CAN BE DONE (May 2010)  [View PDF]
BALANCED MIGRATION (Sept 2008) 

Briefing Papers

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1. Economic (Missing numbers are archived)
1.17
Response to TUC report on the economics of immigration (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
1.18
Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs on ‘The Economic Impact of Immigration’ (Oct 2007) [View PDF]
1.20
Further Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
1.20a
House of Lords Select Committee Report (Jan 2008)
1.21
Will a recession solve the immigration problem? (Oct 2008) [View PDF]
1.22
The Impact of Immigration on low paid British workers (Mar 2009) [View PDF]
1.23
The Invisible Cost of Immigration (May 2009) [View PDF]
1.24
Immigration and Pensions (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
1.25
Will an immigration cap raise taxes and cut growth? (Jul 2010) [View PDF]


2. Education (Missing numbers are archived)
2.2
Student Visa Extensions (Dec 2004) [View PDF]
2.3
Students and the Points Based System (Dec 2009) [View PDF]


3. Employment (Missing numbers are archived)
3.2
Incentives for work (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
3.3
Assessment of the Points Based System (May 2008) [View PDF]
3.5
Toughening the points based system (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
3.6
The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
3.7
Impact of immigration on employment of British born (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
3.8
The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths (Jul 2009) [View PDF] (Previously 11.14)
3.9
The Points Based System
Why it will not stop our population hitting 70 million (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
3.10
Immigration and Unemployment (Aug 2010) [View PDF]
3.11
Immigration and youth unemployment (Aug 2010) [View PDF]


4. European Union (Missing numbers are archived)
4.8
Future Migration Flows from Eastern Europe (Aug 2008) [View PDF]
4.9
Economic Migration within the EU (Feb 2009) [View PDF]
4.10
The Lisbon European Reform Treaty Impact on Asylum and Immigration Policy (Mar 2008) [View PDF] (Previously 8.23)
4.11
A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislation (May 2009) [View PDF]
4.12
European Policy and Legislation on Immigration (May 2009) [View PDF]


5. Health (Missing numbers are archived)
5.2
The case for HIV screening (Jun 2004) [View PDF]
5.3
Access to the NHS (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
5.4
Immigration: The need for foreign nurses (Nov 2004) [View PDF]
5.5
HIV infection from overseas (Dec 2004) [View PDF]
5.6
Overseas Medical Professionals: The Case for Testing for Communicable Diseases (Jan 2005) [View PDF]
5.7
NHS Treatment for Failed Asylum Seekers (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
5.8
Over Half a Million Newly Arrived Foreign Migrants
Registered with GPs Last Year (Dec 2009) [View PDF]


6. History (Missing numbers are archived)
6.1
History of Immigration (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
6.2
Emigration from the UK (Aug 2001) [View PDF]


7. Housing (Missing numbers are archived)
7.5
Household projections and immigration (Mar 2006) [View PDF]
7.6
Why do we need nearly 5 million new homes? (Mar 2006) [View PDF]
7.7
The impact of immigration on housing demand (Jun 2006) [View PDF]
7.8
The impact of asylum and possible amnesty on social housing (Jul 2006) [View PDF]
7.9
The impact of immigration on housing in England (Mar 2007) [View PDF]
7.10
The impact of asylum on social housing (May 2007) [View PDF]
7.11
Sir Andrew Green's Presentation to the National Housing Federation on 23 September, 2009 (Sep 2009) [View PDF]


8. Legal (Missing numbers are archived)
8.0
Glossary of the Main Legal Words and Expressions used in the Context of Asylum and Immigration (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.2
Deleted
8.4
Deleted
8.8
Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006 (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
8.9
Immigration and Marriage - an outline of the legal position (Jul 2005) [View PDF]
8.10
An Information and Guidance paper - 'Asylum Seekers and Destitution' (Nov 2005) [View PDF]
8.12
House of commons select committee on constitutional affairs (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
8.13
Sham Marriages - Time for a Correction (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.14
The refugee or person in need of international protection (qualification) regulations 2006 (Dec 2006) [View PDF]
8.17
Revision of the Human Rights Act (Jul 2007) [View PDF]
8.18
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
8.20
The Chindamo Case (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
8.21
UK Borders Act 2007 (Dec 2007) [View PDF]
8.24
Independent Asylum Commission Interim Report (Apr 2008) [View PDF]
8.25
Recent Case Law on Asylum and Immigration (Apr 2008) [View PDF]
8.26
Access of Foreign Doctors to Specialist Training in the UK (May 2008) [View PDF]
8.27
Recent case law involving consideration of the European convention on human rights (Aug 2008) [View PDF]
8.28
Deleted
8.29
Deleted
8.30
The Immigration Appeals System Revised - 2010 Version (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
8.32
Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
8.33
Deleted
8.34
Freedom of Movement in the EU: The Metock Case (Feb 2009) [View PDF]
8.35
Reform of the Immigration Appeals System (Aug 2009) [View PDF]
8.36
Draft Immigration Bill 2009
Migration Watch Comments (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
8.37
Asylum - The Supreme Court Allows Repetitious Appeals (Dec 2009) [View PDF]
8.38
Sham Marriages – The Legal Position (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.39
Deportation and Human Rights (Jun 2010) [View PDF]
8.40
Homosexuals and Asylum (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.41
Homosexuals, Asylum and the Supreme Court (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.42
Deportation and Administrative Removal (Oct 2006) [View PDF]
8.43
The Court of Appeal Pronounces on the Immigration Rules (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.44
Removal and Right of Access to the Courts (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.45
Deportation and Administrative Removal (Aug 2010) [View PDF]


9. Migration Trends (Missing numbers are archived)
9
GUIDE TO MIGRATION (Nov 2006) [View PDF]
9.1
How immigration is measured (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
9.2
Projecting immigration (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
9.10
The Effect of Immigration on the Regions (Feb 2005) [View PDF]
9.11
The social impact of immigration (Mar 2005) [View PDF]
9.12
Immigration: Will it increase or decrease? (Mar 2003) [View PDF]
9.13
The impact of chain migration on English cities (Apr 2005) [View PDF]
9.14
The number of failed asylum seekers remaining in the UK (Apr 2004) [View PDF]
9.16
Summary of National Audit Office Report - Returning Failed Asylum Applicants (Jul 2005) [View PDF]
9.17
UK population increase through migration (Aug 2005) [View PDF]
9.18
IPPR Report Beyond Black and White (Sep 2005) [View PDF]
9.20
International Migration Statistics (Dec 2006) [View PDF]
9.21
Population out of control (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
9.22
How did immigration get out of control? (Mar 2009) [View PDF]
9.23
The Impact of World Population Trends on UK Immigration [1] (Aug 2009) [View PDF]
9.24
How Immigration Affects the Size of Our Population (Sep 2009) [View PDF]
9.25
70 MILLION : MYTH OR NOT? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
9.26
Immigration Figures Due for Release 26 November 2009
Background Briefing (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
9.27
Population Growth – Migration or Birth rate? (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
9.28
Executive Summary of joint research study by the Home Office & Cabinet Office: Migration: An Economic & Social Analysis (Oct 2000) [View PDF]


10. Cohesion, Marriage, Scotland and Other Papers (Missing numbers are archived)
10.7
Report of the community cohesion panel (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
10.8
Immigration and Marriage (Sep 2004) [View PDF]
10.10
The outlook for Scotlands population: Does Scotland need its own immigration policy? (Jun 2005) [View PDF]
10.12
Transnational marriage and the formation of Ghettoes (Sep 2005) [View PDF]
10.14
Deportation of foreign criminals a case for urgent action (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
10.16
Oldham Five Years On (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
10.20
Does Scotland Need Immigration? (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
10.21
Balanced Migration Survey - Migration Levels (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
10.22
The effect of immigration on the integration of communities in Britain (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
10.23
Now it’s the BBC that Blunder over Immigration Statistics (May 2010) [View PDF]


11. Policy, Amnesty & Voting (Missing numbers are archived)
11.6
The illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Jul 2005) [View PDF] (Previously 9.15)
11.7
An amnesty for illegal immigrants? (May 2006) [View PDF] (Previously 10.15)
11.8
The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain (Feb 2008) [View PDF]
11.9
The Financial case against an amnesty for illegal immigrants (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
11.10
Immigration and the UK Voting System (Apr 2007) [View PDF]
11.11
The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants (Sep 2007) [View PDF]
11.12
Immigration and the EU elections (May 2009) [View PDF]
11.13
Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m (Jul 2009) [View PDF]
11.15
The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
11.16
Illegal Immigration From Pakistan (Jun 2009) [View PDF]
11.17
An Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants?
Migrationwatch Response to the GLA Paper (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.18
Did Labour conceal a change in immigration policy? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.19
Family Visitor Appeals (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
11.20
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION POLICY (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
11.21
Can We Limit Immigration? (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
11.22
The Illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Apr 2010) [View PDF]
11.23
Lifetime Unit Cost of an Illegal Immigrant if an Amnesty Were Granted (Apr 2010) [View PDF]


12. Key Facts (Missing numbers are archived)
12.1
A dozen key facts on immigration (Apr 2009) [View PDF]


13. Achievements (Missing numbers are archived)
13.2
Ten MigrationWatch achievements (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
13.3
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2006 (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
13.4
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2007 (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
13.5
Home Affairs Committee Supplementary Memorandum By MigrationWatch (Jul 2008) [View PDF]
13.6
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2008 (Jan 2008)


14. Environment (Missing numbers are archived)
14.1
Immigration Policy and the Inter-Related Issues of World Climate Change and Polution Explosion (Jan 2008) [View PDF]