Migration and Population: Facts, forecasts, and fiction
Much of the panic about population is based on ONS projections. It is important to note that these are not forecasts and net migration is lower than expected.
Sarah Mulley
Is the Government answering the wrong question on immigration?
Gordon Brown entered the controversial debate on immigration today. His speech was full of policy detail but lacked an effective political narrative.
Migration and Population: Getting beyond rhetoric
We might have expected those calling for drastic reductions in net migration to welcome the recent fall in net migration, particularly given the prominence they have given to concerns about population growth in recent years. Instead MigrationWatch and Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green chose to focus on measure of gross immigration.
Scaremongering about foreign students confuses the facts
Parts of the British press are willing to stretch the facts to breaking point in their eagerness to whip up fears about immigration. The Daily Mail this week claimed that: “Overseas student surge hits 110,000: And all but a tenthtest