MIGRATION WATCH UK
A rare positive start to the week: in the aftermath of Migration Watch’s recent paper on the staggering abuse of the student visa scheme, the government has announced a crackdown on student visas.
While the proposed changes are slight, it is a sign that even this tone-deaf, incapable, incompetent government can’t avoid facing reality – eventually. But, let’s be grateful for small mercies. Preventing foreign nationals in the UK on student visas from claiming asylum is a start. Let’s see when, if ever, it happens.
Some may wonder why students could claim asylum to begin with!
Absurdly, previously there was no income requirement, and applications could be submitted as soon as the asylum seeker had been granted asylum. Now, the ability of asylum seekers to immediately bring family into Britain has been paused while legislation is passed to bring in minimum residency and income requirements. Again, a sensible change – why did it take so long to do?
The biggest reward of all would be restricting the ability of the 2,300,000 people after 2029 from obtaining Indefinite Leave to Remain status, which would entitle them to access Britain’s incredibly generous welfare system: free health care, Universal Credit, prioritisation for social housing, and Motability, amongst others. This represents a net cost to the British taxpayer of hundreds of billions of pounds over the lifespan of that cohort.
Now, let’s see some backbone and realism for changes that will lead to meaningful reductions in the numbers coming.
We need caps on international students coming to low-order universities, on those coming to work for low salaries, and of course visas for dependants who will never be net contributors.
And for goodness’ sake, let’s go back to vetting people before we give them permission to come. Bring back interviews!
Suggested Email to Your MP
This week, , we suggest you contact your MP about Monday 8th September’s planned debate on a petition to cancel the proposed increase of the Indefinite Leave to Remain pathway from five to ten years. You can write anything you like, but we have provided a template below for your convenience. You can verify your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP.
“Dear [NAME OF MP],
I am one of your constituents, living at [YOUR ADDRESS HERE].
I note that there is a debate on the government’s proposed changes to the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) pathway on Monday 8th September at 16:30. I believe the government should, at minimum, extend the pathway to 10 years. I would be very grateful if you could attend the debate and make the following points:
1) Researcher Karl Williams, of the Centre for Policy Studies, has estimated the total lifetime cost of ILR applications from migrants who arrived in Britain between 2021 and 2024 to be £234 billion.
2) This is because the bulk of people arriving in this period as part of the so-called “Skilled Worker Visa Scheme” are actually working in low-paid, low-skilled roles, or are dependants and therefore not contributing.
3) The government should consider suspending the ILR pathway to conduct a full internal review of the likely cost of this cohort to confirm whether Karl Williams’ estimates are correct.
If you are unable to attend the debate, or believe that this cohort of migrants should be given access to the ILR pathway at an estimated cost of hundreds of billions to the British taxpayer, I would appreciate a written response explaining your position.
Kind regards,
[YOUR NAME HERE]”
If you receive a response from your MP and are comfortable sharing it, please forward it on to us – we are always interested!
Illegal Migration
No crossings this week as rough and windy weather in the Channel deters attempts.
X Posts of the Week
Katie Lam MP is interviewed by Julia Hartley-Brewer and argues that Britain does not exist simply to offer foreigners a better quality of life.
The Centre for Migration Control shared a disturbing excerpt from the trial of the Channel migrant convicted of sexually assaulting a girl in Epping, whose lawyers attempted to portray the girl as “angry” at “asylum seekers”.
Migration Watched shared an excerpt from an article in the Times, about the case of an East African migrant who has been prioritised for housing in a London borough ahead of 2,000 local residents.
MW in the Media
A bumper week for interviews, as our Chairman, Alp Mehmet, appeared across:
GB News on Monday, to discuss the need to end the student visa scam to help reduce net migration.
TalkTV with Peter Cardwell on Tuesday, to discuss changes to student visa rules.
TalkTV with Alex Philips on Wednesday, to discuss Labour’s plans to put up small boat migrants in warehouses.
An Express article by Michael Knowles, on Labour’s supposed crackdown on student visa fraud.
An Express article by Christian Calgie, on Labour’s supposed crackdown on asylum fraud.
”Fifty per cent, or some 560,000, of those admitted to the UK under the student visa system since 2022 remained in the country after their original visa expired. Meanwhile, close to one-third of asylum claims now come from those who originally came here on a student visas.
These are the stark findings of a report published this week by the Think Tank Migration Watch UK which exposes what ministers and the influential and well-funded education and international student lobby refuse to admit: that the driver of Britain’s very high net migration is not illegal arrivals in dinghies – not to underplay the seriousness of illegal immigration – but the influx of international students going to struggling and poor-performing universities.”
Our Articles of the Week
Lisa Holland of Sky News has conducted an excellent investigation into the scandalous abuse of the student visa scheme, with a focus on the case of an Indian family who successfully defrauded the student visa and dependant schemes to come to the UK for medical treatment:
”But having been granted visas to come to the UK, Sami admits it was never their intention that his wife would study.
Ever since our first meeting, Sami has always clung on to the hope that with two young children – one needing medical treatment – the Home Office is unlikely to send them back to India.
“There is a condition that if your kids are with you, they are not going to detain or deport you. Maybe they give you a chance,” he says.
“My application is still in the Home Office. The government will decide.””
And the Sun has written about Labour’s plan to house asylum seekers in warehouses as their plans to close asylum hotels run into difficulty.
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SOURCE: Migration Watch UK newletter
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