The much publicised proclamation by the Conservatives that they will reduce annual immigration by 75 percent will create major dilemmas across the UK according to the Joint Council for the Welfare of immigrants.
David Cameron’s bold claims, which dominated media this past week, have been denounced by the JCWI who argue that thousands of jobs will [...]

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New reports from the Office for National Statistics shows that net migration, or the number of people who come to live in Britain minus the number of people who move abroad, has fell by more than a third to 163,000 last year. This is the lowest level since Poland joined the European Union.
The Office for [...]

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More Bulgarian nationals are leaving the country in search of work, predominantly those aged 20 – 30 who have no professional qualifications.
Bulgaria experienced a marked drop in emigration from 2000 – 2006  as the EU opened its borders to new members which resulted in a huge influx of workers from the Eastern bloc travelling to [...]

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In a recent ruling, Britain’s High Court stated that changes to the Highly Skilled Migrants’ Programme (HSMP) were unlawful and unfair, meaning a staggering 44 000 doctors, engineers and professionals will be allowed to stay in the country, after fears they might be forced to leave due to the new (now overturned) laws.
The changed to [...]

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‘The Work Foundation”, a non-profit organization, has stated that large quantities of immigration into the UK has not affected the employment market in a negative way – what’s more it has done the world of good for the economy, with steady growth being a result directly attributable to the migrant influx. Further, interest rates and [...]

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