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Immigration Information     Immigrants on benefits – figures revealed371,000 migrants on benefits according to Government estimates. Immigration News Weekly Round up 15 January 2012Immigration News Weekly Round up 08 January 2012 – Immigration News Weekly Round up 15 January 2012 – www.immigrationmatters.co.uk British unemployment not caused by immigration new study revealsFollowing this week’s claim by Migrationwatch UK, a study by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research published by the Independent strongly refutes claim that foreign nationals are depriving British-born workers of jobs. British youth unemployment link to immigration rise pressure group claimsThere is ‘probably’ a link between rising youth unemployment in Britain and an increase in migration from eastern Europe, a report from an anti-immigration pressure group claims today. Immigration News Weekly Round up 08 January 2012Immigration News Weekly Round up 08 January 2012 – www.immigrationmatters.co.uk Immigration will fall but due to UK economic downturn thinktank claimsIn a different slant on the continuing speculation over net migration figures, the Guardian reports that thinktank IPPR claims government is still unlikely to fulfil pledge of cutting net immigration to ‘tens of thousands’, but it will fall anyway partly due to the economic conditions. Immigration to UK will fall sharply this year says ipprImmigration to Britain will fall sharply this year, a think-tank said this week – but will fall short of the Prime Minister’s target, the Daily Mail reports. Immigration News Weekly Round up 01 January 2012Immigration News Weekly Round up 01 January 2012 from http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/category/news A turbulent 2011 saw far reaching changes to UK Immigration Rules and a decline in the numbers of non-EU migrants and studentsAs we say goodbye to a stormy and turbulent 2011, the year will be remembered for far reaching changes to UK Immigration Rules which have already resulted in a decline in non-EU migration and student applications. Judge rules that Irish Republic and Northern Ireland visa-free ‘common travel area’ not for benefit of foreign travellersThe Common Travel Area between the Irish Republic and the UK is only for the benefit of Irish and British people, a High Court judge said last week. Share                                                 |