A selection of recent media reports

£100 million spent on asylum deportation flights
The Government spent more than £100 million on flights deporting failed asylum seekers, foreign nationals and...
The Independent (08-Sep-2010)
Bogus colleges 'used as cover for illegal immigration'
A doctor and a solicitor set up two fake colleges to help illegal immigrants gain leave to remain in Britain, a court...
Telegraph - Fashion (08-Sep-2010)
ASYLUM: COVER-UP OVER GROWING BACKLOG OF CASES
IMMIGRATION officials were last night accused of covering up a massive backlog of asylum claims that could take years to...
Express.co.uk (08-Sep-2010)
Agency 'Manipulating' Asylum Figures
The Border Agency is struggling to cope with its asylum caseload and is only removing around 3% of new applicants enteri...
Sky News (07-Sep-2010)
Top adviser warns over proposed immigration cap
BBC News home affairs correspondent A top government adviser says ministers may need to stop workers bringing families ...
BBC News UK (07-Sep-2010)
Illegal workers found at Haydock racecourse
THREE Indian men were being held after immigration officials raided a Merseyside racecourse. Officials from the UK...
Liverpool Daily Post (07-Sep-2010)
Police chief slams immigration cuts
A top police officer has criticised a move to cut funding for three posts tackling illegal immigration at a major...
Carrick Gazette (07-Sep-2010)
Britons lead on hostility to migrants
More than six out of 10 Britons believe immigration to the UK is spoiling the quality of life, suggesting that the Briti...
Financial Times (07-Sep-2010)
Immigration rules will help stop extremist exploitation, says Damian Green
Tougher immigration rules will make it harder for extremist parties to exploit the issue, Damian Green, the minister..
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Sep-2010)
Quentin Letts - Yesterday In Parliament: Would John Prescott make sense to any snooper?
Our beloved MPs returned for the tiresome two-week September sitting and promptly spent the day talking about themselve...
Mail Online (07-Sep-2010)
The crimewave that shames the world
It's one of the last great taboos: the murder of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of 'honour'. Nor is the proble...
The Independent (07-Sep-2010)
Immigration lessons
Telegraph View: The points-based system introduced by the last government has failed to put the brakes on immigration.
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
France to strip nationality for killing police: Sarkozy
President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he wants to strip French nationality from immigrants if they kill or try to kill.....
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (06-Sep-2010)
EU ministers vow migration cooperation
Description -- (PARIS) - Six EU governments and Canada vowed Monday to boost cooperation in cracking down on illegal.....
EUbusiness.com (06-Sep-2010)
Immigration minister calls for tougher look at visa qualifications
The UK needs to look harder at who is qualifying for visas after research showed more than a fifth of foreign students w...
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Sep-2010)
Govt to announce student visas crackdown
The government is to outline a crackdown on people arriving on student visas Monday as it bids to tighten its...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (06-Sep-2010)
Vicar jailed over sham marriages
A Church of England vicar was jailed for four years today for his part in Britain's biggest sham marriage fraud to help....
The Independent (06-Sep-2010)
Are foreign students good or bad for Britain?
Immigration Minister Damian Green, faced with the tricky challenge of halving the level of UK net immigration,.
BBC Blogs (06-Sep-2010)
Three jailed over sham marriages
... Monday, 06 Sep 2010 A Church of England vicar was today among three men jailed for staging hundreds of sham marriage...
Sourcews UK (06-Sep-2010)
View list of current reports
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM (May 2010)  [View PDF]
WHAT CAN BE DONE (May 2010)  [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]
1.25
Will an immigration cap raise taxes and cut growth? (Jul 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]
3.10
Immigration and Unemployment (Aug 2010) [View PDF]
3.11
Immigration and youth unemployment (Aug 2010) [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 (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.2
Deleted
8.4
Deleted
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 - Time for a Correction (Jul 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
Deleted
8.29
Deleted
8.30
The Immigration Appeals System Revised - 2010 Version (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
8.32
Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
8.33
Deleted
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]
8.38
Sham Marriages – The Legal Position (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.39
Deportation and Human Rights (Jun 2010) [View PDF]
8.40
Homosexuals and Asylum (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.41
Homosexuals, Asylum and the Supreme Court (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.42
Deportation and Administrative Removal (Oct 2006) [View PDF]
8.43
The Court of Appeal Pronounces on the Immigration Rules (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.44
Removal and Right of Access to the Courts (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.45
Deportation and Administrative Removal (Aug 2010) [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]
9.27
Population Growth – Migration or Birth rate? (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
9.28
Executive Summary of joint research study by the Home Office & Cabinet Office: Migration: An Economic & Social Analysis (Oct 2000) [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]
10.23
Now it’s the BBC that Blunder over Immigration Statistics (May 2010) [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]
11.20
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION POLICY (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
11.21
Can We Limit Immigration? (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
11.22
The Illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Apr 2010) [View PDF]
11.23
Lifetime Unit Cost of an Illegal Immigrant if an Amnesty Were Granted (Apr 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]