Immigration Policy Briefing Paper Library

Immigration: No cap, no control

22 May, 2024 - Briefing Paper: MW 521

Labour’s approach to immigration

9 October, 2023 - Briefing Paper: MW 517

Non-UK entry grants under the post-Brexit immigration system

19 May, 2022 - Briefing Paper: MW 507

Potential global pool of recruits under new Points-Based System

30 July, 2020 - Briefing Paper: MW 478

Route to UK citizenship for up to three million people from Hong Kong

5 June, 2020 - Briefing Paper: MW 476

The Coronavirus crisis and border control

22 April, 2020 - Briefing Paper: MW 473

Is it true that Britons will not do seasonal agricultural work?

9 April, 2020 - Briefing Paper: MW 393

16 million workers in the UK would see their jobs open to worldwide competition

3 February, 2020 - Briefing Paper: MW 472

The post-Brexit immigration system

24 January, 2020 - Briefing Paper: MW 471

The Prime Minister’s pledge on immigration after Brexit

31 December, 2019 - Briefing Paper: MW 470

An Australian-style cap on work permits

3 December, 2019 - Briefing Paper: MW 469

The Points Based System in Australia – Appropriate for the UK?

31 October, 2019 - Briefing Paper: MW 346

Assessment of the White Paper on Immigration after Brexit

22 May, 2019 - Briefing Paper: MW 458

Estimate of post-Brexit migration levels under the White Paper proposals

26 April, 2019 - Briefing Paper: MW 461

Likely consequences of the MAC’s proposed immigration policy

16 October, 2018 - Briefing Paper: MW 456

CBI’s case for an ‘open and controlled’ immigration system rests on weak arguments

11 September, 2018 - Briefing Paper: MW 454

Immigration System, Asylum & Policy

18 December, 2017 - Briefing Paper: MW 435

New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme as a possible model for the UK

10 November, 2017 - Briefing Paper: MW 423

City of London/PwC Proposal for Regional Immigration Policy

28 February, 2017 - Briefing Paper: MW 402

IPPR Proposal for Regional Work Permit System

28 February, 2017 - Briefing Paper: MW 403

APPG on Social Integration Proposal for Regional Policy

28 February, 2017 - Briefing Paper: MW 404

Impact of the cap on work permits on the UK Economy

4 January, 2017 - Briefing Paper: MW 400

Should the UK apply substantially different immigration rules to different parts of the UK post-Brexit?

16 December, 2016 - Briefing Paper: MW 397

Britain is Open for Business – Quick Guide (September 2016)

5 September, 2016 - Briefing Paper: MW 351

Immigration: Bull Points on Labour's Record

2 April, 2015 - Briefing Paper: MW 360

Immigration Under Labour

2 March, 2015 - Briefing Paper: MW 355

The Conservative Performance on Immigration Since 2010

12 February, 2015 - Briefing Paper: MW 350

The amount spent on Immigration control

5 January, 2015 - Briefing Paper: MW 348

b. Britain is Open for Business

1 October, 2014 - Briefing Paper: MW 299

Supreme Court Cases on Asylum - February 2014

3 March, 2014 - Briefing Paper: MW 328

A Liberal Democrat Recipe for the Abandonment of Immigration Control

8 January, 2014 - Briefing Paper: MW 324

Immigration at the Party Conferences 2013

9 October, 2013 - Briefing Paper: MW 317

Votes for Commonwealth Citizens

27 August, 2013 - Briefing Paper: MW 315

Forged Documents - Refugee Convention Article 31

2 August, 2013 - Briefing Paper: MW 313

Family Migration to the UK

19 June, 2013 - Briefing Paper: MW 301

Making the Immigration System work for Start-up Companies

12 November, 2012 - Briefing Paper: MW 280

UNHCR Guidelines – Sexual Orientation

12 November, 2012 - Briefing Paper: MW 281

Immigration – How to Achieve the Government’s Target

25 May, 2012 - Briefing Paper: MW 263

Asylum and Temporary Admission

6 April, 2012 - Briefing Paper: MW 259

Family Visitor Appeals

12 December, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 245

Asylum: the outcome

23 August, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 238

Marriage to a Foreign Partner

6 June, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 234

The cap on economic migration - will it have much effect?

25 May, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 227

Intra Company Transfers

21 March, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 224

Revised List of occupations that qualify under Tier 2 of the Points Based System

4 March, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 221

Mass Immigration – Labour's enduring legacy to Britain. No text version.

22 February, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 219

The Impact of the Points Based System

19 January, 2011 - Briefing Paper: MW 217

Homosexuals and Asylum - LGBT Guidance Notes

10 December, 2010 - Briefing Paper: MW 213

The abuse of ICT visas in the IT sector

15 November, 2010 - Briefing Paper: MW 209

Homosexuals, Asylum and the Supreme Court

11 July, 2010 - Briefing Paper: MW 193

Can We Limit Immigration?

29 March, 2010 - Briefing Paper: MW 186

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION POLICY

6 March, 2010 - Briefing Paper: MW 184

The Points Based System
Why it will not stop our population hitting 70 million

11 November, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 168

Did Labour conceal a change in immigration policy?

9 November, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 167

The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths

31 July, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 162

Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m

12 July, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 161

Immigration and the EU elections

25 May, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 153

A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislation

20 May, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 156

How did immigration get out of control?

5 March, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 116

Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding

20 January, 2009 - Briefing Paper: MW 91

The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System

17 November, 2008 - Briefing Paper: MW 31

Toughening the points based system

10 November, 2008 - Briefing Paper: MW 30

Assessment of the Points Based System

1 May, 2008 - Briefing Paper: MW 28

Independent Asylum Commission Interim Report

1 April, 2008 - Briefing Paper: MW 83

The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain

21 February, 2008 - Briefing Paper: MW 81

The refugee or person in need of international protection (qualification) regulations 2006

23 December, 2006 - Briefing Paper: MW 73

An Information and Guidance paper - 'Asylum Seekers and Destitution'

8 November, 2005 - Briefing Paper: MW 69

Pressure on the UK visa system

22 August, 2005 - Briefing Paper: MW 127

Immigration: A Comparison of Party Policies

2 May, 2005 - Briefing Paper: MW 143

Summary of The Common European Asylum System - with draft procedures directive.

9 March, 2005 - Briefing Paper: MW 37

A Points System for Work Permits?

21 February, 2005 - Briefing Paper: MW 26

Asylum Law Reform

11 January, 2005 - Briefing Paper: MW 66

MigrationWatchUK Briefing Paper - Migration and Housing

24 March, 2004 - Briefing Paper: MW 52

Asylum and Immigration: A programme of action

17 November, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 141

Asylum Amnesty; the decks are far from cleared

28 October, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 142

A New Approach to Identity Cards

1 October, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 140

Unmanaged Migration

19 May, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 139

Exceptional Leave to Remain

8 April, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 98

The Impact of Asylum Seekers

28 February, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 25

Implications of the Government's appeal on asylum benefits 2003

23 February, 2003 - Briefing Paper: MW 60

Executive Summary of joint research study by the Home Office & Cabinet Office: Migration: An Economic & Social Analysis

1 October, 2000 - Briefing Paper: MW 182