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The Future of Student Visas
Executive summary Getting immigration under control must be the first and main priority of any new government. The problem now

Immigration: No cap, no control
Summary 1. There is little doubt that the next set of official migration statistics to issue on 23rd May will

Labour’s approach to immigration
Summary 1. During Tony Blair’s tenure as the leader of New Labour, there was a substantial rise in immigration, especially

Non-UK entry grants under the post-Brexit immigration system
Summary 1. The government promised that its post-Brexit immigration system would reduce overall immigration levels and deliver ‘firmer’ border control. Yet the opposite has

Rising cost of benefits for asylum claimants
1. The number of people in asylum-related accommodation has tripled in the past decade – from 21,000 in 2012 to 64,000 in

Skewering those ‘zombie facts’ – 20 bogus arguments for mass immigration
20 bogus arguments for mass immigration A number of bogus arguments are often deployed in favour of mass immigration. These