Are 1 in 10 on the dole really immigrants?
The Sun should use language that reflects reality, not their readers’ prejudices.
Immigration
Despite its aims, the Immigration Bill is unlikely to reduce undocumented migration to the UK
Critics, who represent a wide range of interests, have called the Bill ‘unworkable’.
Migration statistics – the hidden stories
Quarterly migration statistics were issued today and the data show few surprises.
Opinion: On Immigration Labour Must Do Better
Jill Rutter criticises Chris Bryant’s recent comments on immigration.
There are no easy solutions to undocumented migration
It has been another week when immigration stories have been in the news, with horse trading over the accuracy of the International Passenger Survey – used by the government to estimate net migration – and calls by the think tank Demos to restrict EU migration.
We must stop this illogical, economically damaging and ultimately racist law
The government is proposing a pilot scheme starting in November to ask visitors from India, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh to pay a cash bond of £3,000 for a visitor visa that allows them to stay in the UK for up to six months.
Influx of Romanian migrants ‘unlikely’, says Eastern Europe expert
A mass arrival of labour migrants from Romania when UK immigration restrictions are lifted in January 2014 is “unlikely”, according to a researcher from Edge Hill University who has written a book on the Romanian diaspora.
The Immigration Bill does little to solve the real housing issues
This week the government launched a consultation into their proposal to require private landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants.
Family Migration: Brits lose out when policy is led by blunt targets
The government’s decision to impose an income requirement suggests that the true motivation is simply to reduce numbers, as every British family ‘stuck’ abroad, or separated, helps to reduce net migration.
Next time someone claims that immigrants are destroying Britain, show them this
Spoken word poet Hollie McNish spells out what’s wrong with most of the arguments used against immigration. She cites as her inspiration a book by economist Philippe Legrain called Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them.