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Migration
‘Balanced’ migration and population control
It is short-sighted and completely irresponsible to allow our population to increase, let alone to encourage it to do so
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / ‘Balanced’ migration and population control
Immigration keeps London business afloat
Twenty years of unprecedented migration to London from overseas has boosted the London economy and made it more flexible and resilient
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Immigration keeps London business afloat
Immigration is ‘big boost for economy’
Immigrant workers fill skill gaps and do jobs British workers do not want, says a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Immigration is ‘big boost for economy’
Immigration minister Phil Woolas proposes migrant limit
The new immigration minister has suggested that the Government may introduce a cap on the number of migrants coming to Britain.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Immigration minister Phil Woolas proposes migrant limit
Britain needs migrant workers, but only if they are on checklist
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Britain needs migrant workers, but only if they are on checklist
Recession will send 1 million immigrant workers home, race chief says
Up to a million immigrant workers will abandon Britain as the economy slows and jobs become scarce, the Government's equalities watchdog predicted.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Recession will send 1 million immigrant workers home, race chief says
Press Release - Migration: skills and the job market
Read the Press Release for the Migration: skills and the job market event, 11 November 2008
Migration: skills and the job market / Focus / Press Release - Migration: skills and the job market
Migrant numbers ‘must be reduced’
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Migrant numbers ‘must be reduced’
Immigration tops London concerns
Immigration is the issue most Londoners are worried about for the next five years, a survey has shown.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Immigration tops London concerns
UK net immigration up to 237,000
Net immigration to the UK increased to 237,000 in 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / UK net immigration up to 237,000
London exodus as Australians return home for jobs and sun
For the first time in more than three decades, record numbers of Australians are leaving Britain and its economic gloom for better job opportunities
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / London exodus as Australians return home for jobs and sun
UK migration controversies: a simple guide
UK migration controversies: a simple guideThis policy briefing sets out the current state of geographics research evidence on migration and its impacts on UK economy and society.
Migration: skills and the job market / Focus / UK migration controversies: a simple guide
Downturn will bring big fall in migrant workers, says CBI
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Downturn will bring big fall in migrant workers, says CBI
Foreign workers ‘did not undercut locals’
Inquiry rejects claims oil refinery bosses broke law over hiring of European staff
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Foreign workers ‘did not undercut locals’
Foreign workers’ share of job market almost doubles under Labour to record high
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Foreign workers’ share of job market almost doubles under Labour to record high
High-skilled foreign migrants entering Britain to halve, Jacqui Smith says
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / High-skilled foreign migrants entering Britain to halve, Jacqui Smith says
Number of short-term migrants entering England and Wales for employment or study fell to 374,000 in
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Number of short-term migrants entering England and Wales for employment or study fell to 374,000 in
Migrant impact on UK jobs and wages not harmful, says study
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Migrant impact on UK jobs and wages not harmful, says study
Immigration is top issue for both Labour and Tory voters, YouGov poll shows
42 per cent of Labour voters and 62 per cent of Conservative backers agree that immigration should be reduced
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Immigration is top issue for both Labour and Tory voters, YouGov poll shows
Minister steps up statistics row
Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has accused the Office for National Statistics of "playing politics" with population figures.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Minister steps up statistics row
Nationalising British jobs
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
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Nationalising British jobs‘Big rise’ in illegal immigrants
The UK could be home to almost three-quarters of a million illegal immigrants, a study for London Mayor Boris Johnson suggests.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / ‘Big rise’ in illegal immigrants
Record migration into Britain is result of Government policy failings
Record migration into Britain is a result of a failure of Government policies to control the borders since 1991, a new report claims.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Record migration into Britain is result of Government policy failings
Britain to become the biggest country in Europe by 2050, United Nations report says
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
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Britain to become the biggest country in Europe by 2050, United Nations report says
Britons vie with immigrants for low-paid jobs
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Britons vie with immigrants for low-paid jobs
FT poll reveals hostility to jobless migrants
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
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / FT poll reveals hostility to jobless migrants
Migration adviser says companies should train UK staff
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Migration adviser says companies should train UK staff
Britain’s ageing population
Read an introduction to the challenges and benefits of Britain's ageing population.
The challenges and opportunities of an ageing society / Focus / Britain’s ageing population
Migrant rule change was unfair on skilled workers
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
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Migrant rule change was unfair on skilled workers
Why low migration levels threaten the UK’s economic and social health
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Why low migration levels threaten the UK’s economic and social health
EU migration is working
Instead of sending out mixed messages, the government needs to take the courage to say that migrants have helped us
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / EU migration is working
Overseas workers in UK more able to keep jobs
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Overseas workers in UK more able to keep jobs
Seven in ten Britons want immigration slashed
Seven in 10 Britons want immigration cut by 80 per cent as the issue continues to be a main concern for the public.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Seven in ten Britons want immigration slashed
Drop in migrant workers threatens economic recovery,
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Drop in migrant workers threatens economic recovery,
Polish ‘exodus’ grinds to halt
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / Polish ‘exodus’ grinds to halt
MPs urge ‘70m population cap’ in party manifestos
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.
Migration: skills and the job market / In The News / MPs urge ‘70m population cap’ in party manifestos