BRIEFING
The proposal for Balanced Migration can be found here. Individual chapters can be found here.
Other briefing relevant to Balanced Migration, also prepared by Migrationwatch, can be found below. Migrationwatch also prepares briefing on other subjects, which can be found here.
Speeches by Co-Chairmen in House of Commons debate on 'Population and Immigration'
02-Feb-2010
The Co-Chairmen of the Cross-Party Group on Balanced Migration, Frank Field MP and Nicholas Soames MP, gave speeches in an Adjournment Debate in Westminster Hall, House of Commons, which had been initiated by Nicholas Soames.
DECLARATION ON POPULATION
06-Jan-2010
Leading Parliamentarians, including former Speaker Baroness Boothroyd and former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, signed the Cross-Party Group on Balanced Migration's Declaration on Population. The Declaration calls on the major parties to make manifesto commitments to take action to prevent the UK population reaching 70 million in under 20 years, as is officially projected.
Population out of control: Why present policies cannot keep our population even to 70 million
04-Jan-2009
The government have assured the public that the population of the UK will not be allowed to reach 70 million and that their new Points Based System (PBS) will ensure that this is achieved. Unfortunately, this cannot possibly be so.
Toughening the Points Based System
10-Nov-2008
With unemployment climbing fast, it is no longer acceptable that jobs which have never been advertised in Britain should be offered to economic migrants. Nor should migrants be admitted without a job to go to. The total of these categories is at least 75,000 jobs a year and probably a good deal more…
Will a recession solve the problem of large scale immigration?
19-Oct-2008
In a nutshell, no. The record shows that the effect is only temporary...
Assessment of the Points Based System
01-Sep-2008
The Government are introducing a Points Based System for economic migration to Britain. It is intended to select those most useful for the economy while balancing any such benefit against the impact of additional numbers on public services. Unfortunately, the system has serious weaknesses described in this paper.
Excerpts from “Transatlantic Trends: Immigration 2008”
06-Jun-2008
published by The German Marshall Fund of the United States.
