British think-tank and campaign group
Migration Watch UK is a British think-tank [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] and campaign group [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] which argues for lower immigration into the United Kingdom .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] Founded in 2001, the group believes that international migration places undue demand on limited resources and that the current level of immigration is not sustainable.[ 13] [ 14]
The group has been praised for what is seen as improving the quality of debate around immigration[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] while others have suggested that the group is anti-immigration and have criticised what they say are faults in the group's studies.[ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
Lord Green of Deddington , former ambassador to Saudi Arabia , is the founder and president of the group. Alp Mehmet , former ambassador to Iceland , is its current chairman. David Coleman , Professor of Demography at Oxford University , is an honorary consultant.
^ Joël Reland (16 August 2019). "How many refugees does the UK take in?" . Full Fact. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "Reality Check: Could 250,000 refugees come to the UK from 2020?" . BBC News . 3 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Edward Malnick (11 March 2018). "Migrants claim £4bn a year in benefits, new report claims" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Patrick Wintour and Rowena Mason (21 October 2014). "David Cameron 'Ukip desperation' over MigrationWatch UK founder's peerage" . The Guardian . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "Boris Johnson lifts £30k wage barrier on immigrants" . The Times . 22 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Hymas, Charles (28 January 2020). "Ousted adviser dismissed Australian points-based immigration as 'soundbite' " . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "News Daily: Student visa rules change and Labour on Brexit" . BBC News . 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "FactCheck: everything you need to know about EU immigration" . Channel4.com . 27 May 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "Migration into UK could rise after Brexit - new report" . independent.ie .
^ "UK immigration falls to five-year low as influx of EU workers slows" . Reuters . 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019 – via uk.reuters.com.
^ "Johnson's points-based immigration pledge dismissed as 'soundbite' " . The Times . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "Immigration to Britain hits five-year low ahead of Brexit" . Al Jazeera. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Richard Ford (23 August 2018). "Migration linked to 82% of growth in the population" . The Times . Retrieved 14 January 2020 .
^ "Migrant salary threshold fall 'would boost public sector' " . BBC News . 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ Aitken, Jonathan (2005). Porridge and Passion . London: Continuum. pp. 200 –201. ISBN 0-8264-7630-9 . migrationwatch.
^ Godson, Dean (10 June 2006). "How the immigration barrier rose" . The Times . London. Archived from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2010 .
^ Oborne, Peter. "Sir Andrew Green deserves his peerage, and his attackers owe him an apology" . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "Boris Johnson's plan for immigration after Brexit" . The Week UK .
^ James Smith, David (25 February 2007). "In search of a ticket home" . The Times . London. Archived from the original on 26 February 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2009 .
^ Doward, Jamie; Arie, Sophie; Hinsliff, Gaby (22 February 2004). "Can a bigger Europe work for Britain?" . The Observer . London. p. 20. Retrieved 28 October 2009 .