A selection of recent media reports

Did immigration transform Britain by accident?
Why did immigration to Britain increase so rapidly in recent years? David Goodhart, editor of Prospect magazine, conside...
BBC News Berkshire (08-Feb-2010)
AUSTRALIA TIGHTENS MIGRATION RULES
Australia has tightened its migration rules in favour of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been...
Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)
Give us some policies!
DAVID CAMERON has told his top team that they need to get their act together but the only person who really needs a tick...
Online Sun (08-Feb-2010)
Controversial French MP praises 'courage' of migrants illegally headed for Britain
The French MP for Calais has praised the 'courage' of migrants who trek thousands of miles across Europe to sneak illega...
Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)
Today on SunTalk
Motoring Editor Ken Gibson has the latest details as Toyota plan to recall the latest model of its flagship Prius cars b...
Online Sun (08-Feb-2010)
Number of Asylum Children Rises
The number of children seeking asylum on there own in the West Midlands has dramatically risen. In 2002 there were just...
Sunrise Radio (08-Feb-2010)
READING TOWN SPEAKS 150 LANGUAGES
CHILDREN in one English town, Reading, speak more than 150 different...
Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)
LABOUR S RECKLESS STUDENT VISA SYSTEM
BRITAIN S student visa system has been denounced as rife with cheating and deception by a teacher who has experienced ...
UK Express (08-Feb-2010)
Fake visas at Leeds Bradford International airport
Seven illegal immigrants flew into Leeds in an attempt to get into the UK "by the back door".
Yorkshire Evening Post (08-Feb-2010)
Norway received 500,000 immigrants in 10 years
Immigration to Norway is record high.
The Norway Post (08-Feb-2010)
Australia rejects 20,000 immigration applications
Australia has rejected 20,000 immigration applications as part of a package of reforms designed to address skills shorta...
FT.com - World (08-Feb-2010)
IMMIGRANTS HANDED 1.3M JOBS IN BRITAIN
MORE than 1.3 million immigrants have been given the right to work and claim benefits in Britain since Gordon Brown prom...
Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)
BROWN IS BETRAYING THE BRITISH WORKING CLASS
GORDON Brown promised the electorate British jobs for British workers . But if he is casting around for a slogan that t...
Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)
Australia shifts immigration seeking higher skills
CANBERRA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australia will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications to re-focus its immigration inta...
Silobreaker (08-Feb-2010)
Child asylum seeker numbers rise in West Midlands
BBC Inside Out, West Midlands The number of children arriving alone in the West Midlands seeking asylum has risen by al...
BBC News (08-Feb-2010)
Schools struggle in town where 150 languages are spoken
Schools in just one town are having to cope with pupils who speak 150 different languages, a survey has found. They ran...
Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)
Riot police fight with migrants at Sangatte II
Riot police clashed with UK bound migrants yesterday during a mass eviction of a charity welcome centre in Calais. More...
Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)
1.3m NI numbers given to foreigners despite 'British jobs for British workers' pledge
More than 1.3million National Insurance numbers were handed out to foreigners in the two years after Gordon Brown promis...
Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)
A promise you MUST keep, Mr Johnson
Under Labour, there has been rampant abuse of the student visa system by illegal workers seeking an easy route into Brit...
The Mail On Sunday (07-Feb-2010)
David Cameron gets personal with attack on secretive Gordon Brown
David Cameron will try to turn the pressure back on Gordon Brown today with a stinging attack on his secretive, power-ho...
Times Online (07-Feb-2010)
View list of current reports
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM (Apr 2009)  [View PDF]
WHAT CAN BE DONE (Apr 2009)  [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]


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]


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 (Dec 2009) [View PDF]
8.2
An Update on the Immigration Appeals System (Feb 2006) [View PDF]
8.4
Asylum and Immigration Act 2004 Migration Watch UK Summary (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
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 (Jan 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
Draft (Partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
8.29
Consultation on Immigration Appeals (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
8.30
The Immigration Appeals System Revised (Mar 2005) [View PDF]
8.32
Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
8.33
Legislative Developments (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
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]


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]


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]


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]


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]