http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/migration/focus/ en d.over@rgs.org Copyright 2008 2008-10-23T11:16:28+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article4726516.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/letters/article4726516.ece#When:10:26:39Z It is short-sighted and completely irresponsible to allow our population to increase, let alone to encourage it to do so 2008-10-24T10:26:39+00:00 http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/media_centre/files2007/immigration_report.htm http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/media_centre/files2007/immigration_report.htm#When:10:56:58Z Twenty years of unprecedented migration to London from overseas has boosted the London economy and made it more flexible and resilient 2008-10-24T10:56:58+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2621595/Immigration-is-big-boost-for-economy.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2621595/Immigration-is-big-boost-for-economy.html#When:10:57:49Z Immigrant workers fill skill gaps and do jobs British workers do not want, says a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) 2008-10-24T10:57:49+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2699969/Reduce-net-immigration-to-zero-say-MPs.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2699969/Reduce-net-immigration-to-zero-say-MPs.html#When:10:58:28Z Immigration to Britain would be dramatically scaled back under plans for a "one in, one out" policy published today. 2008-10-24T10:58:28+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/3139992/Immigration-minister-Phil-Woolas-proposes-migrant-limit.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/labour/3139992/Immigration-minister-Phil-Woolas-proposes-migrant-limit.html#When:10:58:29Z The new immigration minister has suggested that the Government may introduce a cap on the number of migrants coming to Britain. 2008-10-24T10:58:29+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-needs-migrant-workers-but-only-if-they-are-on-checklist-924493.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-needs-migrant-workers-but-only-if-they-are-on-checklist-924493.html#When:11:31:20Z The Home Office's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) yesterday published its first list of the kinds of job that it believes can be filled by migrant workers of any nationality. 2008-10-24T11:31:20+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3275200/Recession-will-send-1-million-immigrant-workers-home-race-chief-says.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3275200/Recession-will-send-1-million-immigrant-workers-home-race-chief-says.html#When:17:52:09Z Up to a million immigrant workers will abandon Britain as the economy slows and jobs become scarce, the Government's equalities watchdog predicted. 2008-10-29T17:52:09+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7677419.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7677419.stm#When:12:08:48Z The number of migrants allowed into the UK under the points system may have to be reduced because of the economic crisis, Phil Woolas says. 2008-11-04T12:08:48+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-closes-door-on-80000-asylumseekers-992275.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-closes-door-on-80000-asylumseekers-992275.html#When:12:18:02Z Almost 80,000 asylum-seekers from countries described by theForeign Office as dangerous and unstable have been refused refuge in Britain in the past five years. 2008-11-05T12:18:02+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7694218.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7694218.stm#When:11:33:55Z Immigration is the issue most Londoners are worried about for the next five years, a survey has shown. 2008-11-10T11:33:55+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3472816/Net-number-of-migrants-into-the-UK-set-to-hit-200000.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3472816/Net-number-of-migrants-into-the-UK-set-to-hit-200000.html#When:11:42:09Z The net number of migrants coming into the UK is rising and is set to hit 200,000 a year, despite Home Office moves to stem the influx, figures are expected to show this week. 2008-11-18T11:42:09+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7737134.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7737134.stm#When:10:52:32Z Net immigration to the UK increased to 237,000 in 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics. 2008-11-19T10:52:32+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/21/boris-immigration http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/21/boris-immigration#When:19:22:25Z London mayor to launch review into feasibility of granting amnesty to estimated 400,000 people living illegally in capital 2008-11-21T19:22:25+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5225956.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article5225956.ece#When:12:50:10Z For the first time in more than three decades,  record numbers of Australians are leaving Britain and its economic gloom for better job opportunities 2008-11-25T12:50:10+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4239672/Migrants-coming-to-Britain-will-have-to-pay-immigration-tax.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4239672/Migrants-coming-to-Britain-will-have-to-pay-immigration-tax.html#When:12:00:50Z Migrants coming to Britain will have to pay an"immigration tax" to help communities cope, but it could be as little as £20 each, as part of plans to make newcomers earn their stay. 2009-01-15T12:00:50+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7254926.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7254926.stm#When:12:07:39Z Under the new system, ministers say migrants - excluding those from the European Economic Area - will pass through three clear stages. In future, they will need to spend the next six to eight years proving their worth to the UK as part of a personal journey and contract with British society. 2009-01-15T12:07:39+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/21/trevorphillips-whiteflight-manchester http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/21/trevorphillips-whiteflight-manchester#When:11:03:13Z Trevor Phillips, the head of Britain's equalities watchdog, has come under fire for undermining race relations with "bogus and alarmist" claims that Britain is an increasingly segregated society 2009-01-22T11:03:13+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/04/migrant-labour-recession-cbi http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/feb/04/migrant-labour-recession-cbi#When:16:24:10Z The use of migrant labour in Britain will decline abruptly as companies face a sharp fall in demand for their goods and services, the Confederation of British Industry told MPs yesterday. 2009-02-04T16:24:10+00:00 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/foreign-workers-did-not-undercut-locals-1622992.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/foreign-workers-did-not-undercut-locals-1622992.html#When:12:10:54Z Inquiry rejects claims oil refinery bosses broke law over hiring of European staff 2009-02-16T12:10:54+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/4681832/Foreign-workers-share-of-job-market-almost-doubles-under-Labour-to-record-high.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/4681832/Foreign-workers-share-of-job-market-almost-doubles-under-Labour-to-record-high.html#When:16:30:24Z Non-UK born workers now account for one in seven jobs after more than 1.8 million foreigners were added to the UK labour force over the last decade. 2009-02-18T16:30:24+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5784420.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5784420.ece#When:16:05:05Z Tens of thousands of skilled immigrants from outside the EU are to be barred from entering the country to tackle public concern that British workers are losing out to foreigners in the recession. 2009-02-23T16:05:05+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7906277.stm?lss http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7906277.stm?lss#When:12:17:04Z The Annual Population Study, Office for National Statistics (ONS), shows the number of short-term migrants entering England and Wales for employment or study purposes for stays of between one and 12 months fell to 374,000 in the year to mid-2007, a 13% decrease from the mid-2006 estimate. 2009-02-24T12:17:04+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/26/immigration-eastern-europe-jobs http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/26/immigration-eastern-europe-jobs#When:10:40:15Z Claims that migrants "take our jobs" and "cut our pay" are misplaced and wrong, according to research published today by the Institute for Public Policy Research. 2009-02-26T10:40:15+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4840716/Immigration-is-top-issue-for-both-Labour-and-Tory-voters-YouGov-poll-shows.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4840716/Immigration-is-top-issue-for-both-Labour-and-Tory-voters-YouGov-poll-shows.html#When:11:52:39Z 42 per cent of Labour voters and 62 per cent of Conservative backers agree that immigration should be reduced 2009-02-27T11:52:39+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922875.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7922875.stm#When:09:42:48Z Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has accused the Office for National Statistics of "playing politics" with population figures. 2009-03-04T09:42:48+00:00 http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/immigration-unemployment http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2009/03/immigration-unemployment#When:11:37:12Z Migration restrictions are a bad way to fight unemployment in times of crisis. There is no evidence less immigration means less unemployment in the UK or anywhere else 2009-03-04T11:37:12+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7928880.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7928880.stm#When:11:57:19Z The UK could be home to almost three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants, a study for London Mayor Boris Johnson suggests. 2009-03-09T11:57:19+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4957813/Record-migration-into-Britain-is-result-of-Government-policy-failings.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4957813/Record-migration-into-Britain-is-result-of-Government-policy-failings.html#When:11:58:48Z Record migration into Britain is a result of a failure of Government policies to control the borders since 1991, a new report claims. 2009-03-09T11:58:48+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4974322/EMB-TIL-1700-UK-TIME-Britain-to-become-the-biggest-country-in-Europe-by-2050-United-Nations-report-says.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4974322/EMB-TIL-1700-UK-TIME-Britain-to-become-the-biggest-country-in-Europe-by-2050-United-Nations-report-says.html#When:12:16:04Z Britain is set to become the biggest country in the European Union by 2050, fuelled by nearly 200,000 new migrants every year, according to estimates from the United Nations 2009-03-12T12:16:04+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5913970.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5913970.ece#When:13:59:30Z Because of rising unemployment, British-born workers are having to seek low-paid and low-status jobs that have become the preserve of immigrant workers, a report says today. 2009-03-16T13:59:30+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a5c55a-11b5-11de-87b1-0000779fd2ac.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48a5c55a-11b5-11de-87b1-0000779fd2ac.html#When:14:02:55Z More than three-quarters – 78 per cent – of British adults believe immigrants should be asked to leave the country if they do not have a job, according to an FT/Harris survey published 2009-03-16T14:02:55+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/20/migrant-labour-staff-training http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/20/migrant-labour-staff-training#When:12:35:02Z Employers who bring in migrant labour should be required to provide training for British workers at the same time, one of the government's leading advisers on migration David Metcalf, chair of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), suggested yesterday. 2009-03-23T12:35:02+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6047817.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6047817.ece#When:09:15:44Z Thousands of highly skilled migrants may receive compensation after the High Court ruled that changes to the rules under which they originally entered Britain were unfair 2009-04-07T09:15:44+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/apr/23/migration-emigration-uk-dorling http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2009/apr/23/migration-emigration-uk-dorling#When:10:55:33Z The falling fertility rate and an ageing population mean too little immigration may turn out to be a bigger problem for the UK than too much migration. 2009-04-23T10:55:33+00:00 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/08/eu-economic-immigration-poland http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/08/eu-economic-immigration-poland#When:08:57:34Z Instead of sending out mixed messages, the government needs to take the courage to say that migrants have helped us 2009-05-08T08:57:34+00:00 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9aa2d94a-44b1-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9aa2d94a-44b1-11de-82d6-00144feabdc0.html#When:13:18:09Z Foreign-born workers are proving more successful at holding on to their jobs in the recession than their British-born counterparts, according to Financial Times research. 2009-05-20T13:18:09+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5349924/Seven-in-ten-Britons-want-immigration-slashed.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5349924/Seven-in-ten-Britons-want-immigration-slashed.html #When:13:19:45Z Seven in 10 Britons want immigration cut by 80 per cent as the issue continues to be a main concern for the public. 2009-05-20T13:19:45+00:00 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5382890/Drop-in-migrant-workers-threatens-economic-recovery-warns-Ernst-and-Young.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5382890/Drop-in-migrant-workers-threatens-economic-recovery-warns-Ernst-and-Young.html#When:09:43:20Z A drop in the number of migrant workers in Britain is threatening to create skill shortages and delay the country's recovery from recession, the Ernst & Young Item Club economic forecasters have warned. 2009-05-26T09:43:20+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8032788.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8032788.stm#When:09:10:11Z It is five years since EU enlargement brought a wave of Poles and other eastern European migrant workers to a Britain that was booming. But the recession has not resulted in a mass exodus. 2009-06-17T09:10:11+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8169285.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8169285.stm#When:08:41:27Z Immigrants who choose to live and work in Scotland could earn British citizenship more readily, according to Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy. 2009-07-29T08:41:27+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8318010.stm#When:14:14:13Z The population of the UK will rise from 61m to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Just over two-thirds of the increase is likely to be related directly or indirectly to migration to the UK. 2009-10-21T14:14:13+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6900299.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6900299.ece#When:10:45:27Z In his first speech on the subject, Alan Johnson said that ministers had ignored immigration problems and the growing pressure on jobs and services in parts of Britain. Some communities had legitimate concerns because they had been particularly affected. 2009-11-03T10:45:27+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8356226.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8356226.stm#When:12:04:31Z Gordon Brown has promised to "tighten" the UK's immigration rules by reducing the number of professions which can recruit from outside Europe. 2009-11-12T12:04:31+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8442662.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8442662.stm#When:10:11:28Z A cross-party group of MPs and peers have called on the main parties to make a manifesto pledge not to allow the UK's population to exceed 70 million. 2010-01-06T10:11:28+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6982825.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6982825.ece#When:09:31:40Z David Cameron called yesterday for the population of Britain to be kept below 70 million. The Conservative Party leader said that it was not unrealistic to reduce net immigration to levels recorded in the 1990s and that the current trends were “too much”. 2010-01-11T09:31:40+00:00 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6991051.ece http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article6991051.ece#When:10:34:41Z David Cameron could clinch a general election victory by placing a cap of 50,000 on net immigration, a new opinion poll shows. 2010-01-18T10:34:41+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8473869.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8473869.stm#When:12:52:01Z A Polish expert on migration says claims that half of all Polish immigrants to Britain have returned home are not true. 2010-01-22T12:52:01+00:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8490000/8490916.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8490000/8490916.stm#When:13:05:40Z Tory MP Nicholas Soames claimed the government has attempted to "dodge the numbers" to camouflage the failure of its immigration policy, in a debate in Westminster Hall on 2 February 2010. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said the population will rise to 71.6m by 2033 if current trends in growth continue. 2010-02-03T13:05:40+00:00