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Migration Watch UK

Migration Watch UK
Formation2001
TypeAdvocacy group
Location
  • London, United Kingdom
Key people
Andrew Green, Founder and President Alp Mehmet, Chairman
Websitehttps://www.migrationwatchuk.org/

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.

  1. ^ Joël Reland (16 August 2019). "How many refugees does the UK take in?". Full Fact. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Reality Check: Could 250,000 refugees come to the UK from 2020?". BBC News. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ Edward Malnick (11 March 2018). "Migrants claim £4bn a year in benefits, new report claims". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ Patrick Wintour and Rowena Mason (21 October 2014). "David Cameron 'Ukip desperation' over MigrationWatch UK founder's peerage". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Boris Johnson lifts £30k wage barrier on immigrants". The Times. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ Hymas, Charles (28 January 2020). "Ousted adviser dismissed Australian points-based immigration as 'soundbite'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ "News Daily: Student visa rules change and Labour on Brexit". BBC News. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ "FactCheck: everything you need to know about EU immigration". Channel4.com. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Migration into UK could rise after Brexit - new report". independent.ie.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Johnson's points-based immigration pledge dismissed as 'soundbite'". The Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Immigration to Britain hits five-year low ahead of Brexit". Al Jazeera. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. ^ Richard Ford (23 August 2018). "Migration linked to 82% of growth in the population". The Times. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Migrant salary threshold fall 'would boost public sector'". BBC News. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. ^ Aitken, Jonathan (2005). Porridge and Passion. London: Continuum. pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-8264-7630-9. migrationwatch.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Oborne, Peter. "Sir Andrew Green deserves his peerage, and his attackers owe him an apology". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Boris Johnson's plan for immigration after Brexit". The Week UK.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.

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