MigrationWatch UK
Migration Watch UK is a claims to be nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that calls for a restriction of immigration to Britain, to stabilize the population of the country. The club examines the migration flows into the country since the Blair government and to this end, demographic data. His work is assessed differently: ascribe an improvement in the quality of public debate during conservative opinion leaders to the association, liberal media question the neutrality of his work. While some scientists Migration Watch UK View as advocacy against immigration, others expect the organization to provide valuable information to the immigration issue is available.
Work
Migration Watch UK was founded in 2002 with the aim of increasing the presence of migration back into the center of public interest. Migration Watch UK puts an emphasis on the observation and analysis of migration, integration, and demographics in the United Kingdom. For this purpose, inter alia, so-called written and published, to which immigration affects Briefing Papers ( short studies ) to various sectors of society.
Organizational
Chairman of the organization is Andrew Green, former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia and a former adviser to the conservative Tory minister Leon Brittan and William Waldegrave. In addition, the organization maintains a so-called Advisory Council ( Advisory Board ), which many scientists from the fields of demography, sociology, political science and economics belong.
Positions
According to Migration Watch UK over three million immigrants came to the United Kingdom since 1997. In a year like 2010, more immigrants had come to Britain as between the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and 1950. Net immigration in 2012 was 163,000 people. That statement is contrary to that already England is the most populated country in Europe densest area next to the Netherlands. Migration Watch UK predicts that the UK population will grow by 2018 to more than 7 million people, 5 million alone immigrants. Given this population growth, speaking from the organization for reduced immigration quota of 40,000 people per year, so that the population would remain until 2050 under the brand targeted 70 million.
Reception
Migration Watch UK is controversial in the Guardian 2002 opinion, because it sets up the claim of a overpopulated Britain. According to the conservative politician Jonathan Aitken 2005 Migration Watch has improved the quality of the British debate on immigration: " Migration Watch has changed the administrative activities of the authorities and the policies of the major parties on asylum, work permits and immigration totals. It has brought integrity and accuracy in the previously misleading government statistics on immigration. The understanding of the subject in all reputable newspapers and radio stations had improved " Dean Godson of the center- right think tank Policy Exchange, commented in June 2006 in The Times: ". The dramatic change in the immigration debate in recent months mainly and to the determination the courage of one person, the founder and chairman of migration Watch UK Andrew Green due. "