Tabloid claims about “181,000 migrants overstaying” wide of mark
Bad news about immigration once again shows itself as being just about the only news the mass circulation papers want to print, writes Migrants Rights’ Network director Don Flynn.
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Funding cuts undermine Cameron’s integration message
David Cameron called for immigrants to have more “understanding of British values” as part of his strategy to tackle extremism – but at the same time is cutting funding for ESOL that enables those very people to integrate into society.
The crazy economics of reducing foreign student visas
A major cut in non-EU student visas is going to hurt universities but it’s going to hurt the UK economy even more, writes Stephen Henderson, a researcher at the UCL Cancer Institute.
Good immigration policy must be based on good evidence
The debate on immigration will only ever be a productive one if it is based on accurate evidence, writes ippr’s Sarah Mulley.
New Migration Watch report misses opportunity for balanced debate on migration
As we anticipate the next round of quarterly immigration figures from the Office of National Statistics this Thursday, a new Migration Watch UK report has been released amid a wave of media hyperbole.
The Daily Mail: Propagating misinformation about immigrants. Again
The Daily Mail, propagating misinformation about immigrants to sell Iain Duncan Smith’s Welfare Bill, is cynical indeed, writes Ruth Grove-White of the Migrants’ Rights Network.
Immigrants less likely to claim benefits than general population
The Daily Mail’s undue emphasis on focusing on benefits claimants as immigrants disproportionately is not backed up by Office for National Statistics data.
Immigration-fixated Daily Mail blind to looming demographic crisis
The Daily Mail is more worried about the numbers of foreign-born UK residents than the demographic timebomb facing citizens, taxpayers and young people.
Immigration cap: Too low for business, but too high to meet Government targets
The Government has today announced its long-trailed cap on immigration. The cap is more accurately described as a cap on skilled migration for work from outside the EU through Tiers 1 and 2 of the Points-Based System.
Immigration was a factor, but it did not cost Labour the election
As the government announces its new immigration cap today, some in Labour may be tempted to re-visit the thesis that a tougher policy on immigration could have saved the party from electoral defeat in 2010. The idea that immigration played a critical and negative role for Labour in the general election is now well established; the evidence, however, simply does not support such a position.