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Jan 11, 2012
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Yes, you wait for ages for a definite analysis of the impact of migration on the economy, and like the 73 bus,a whole gaggle come along at once. How do we make sense of the apparently contradictory conclusions which have emerged from the NIESR and MAC reports?
MRN has been upfront in arguing that a clampdown on immigration is something we don’t need at a time when economies are struggling to escape from austerity. The viewpoint of anti-immigrant groups is exactly the opposite: at a time of pressing hardship we need to stop newcomers entering the country so we can preserve the jobs and services that remain for those already here.
MRN has been upfront in arguing that a clampdown on immigration is something we don’t need at a time when economies are struggling to escape from austerity. The viewpoint of anti-immigrant groups is exactly the opposite: at a time of pressing hardship we need to stop newcomers entering the country so we can preserve the jobs and services that remain for those already here.
Nov 30, 2011
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UNISON and the University of Roehampton organised a conference at the Polish embassy last week on seven years of Polish accession to the EU. Since 2005, half a million Poles migrated to the UK triggering a significantly large labour movement across Europe, accessing the UK’s Labour market and in the process adding 1 percent to the UK’s overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Polish migrants not only helped boost the economy but contributed substantially to society, it was argued.
Dr Greg Thomson chaired an impressive line-up of speakers, which included Islington North Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn, Department for Work and Pensions advisor, Eamonn Davern, and Polish migrant turned UNISON learning and development manager, Ewelina Nowak.
Dr Greg Thomson chaired an impressive line-up of speakers, which included Islington North Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn, Department for Work and Pensions advisor, Eamonn Davern, and Polish migrant turned UNISON learning and development manager, Ewelina Nowak.
Oct 25, 2011
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Yesterday's vote over a European Union referendum saw return to concerns from some MPs about the impacts of EU migration in the UK – but let's turn debate on Europe into an opportunity to restate the benefits of EU free movement
Yesterday's vote on a proposed referendum about the UK relationship with the European Union (EU) sparked a five hour debate among MPs. Although the movement of European nationals to the UK was not a key focus of yesterday's discussion, some comments picked up familiar threads on this issue which we can expect to resurface as debate about the UK's position in the EU intensify over coming months. The key issue raised yesterday was the impact of EU migrant workers on local labour markets in the UK, expressed by Conservative MP Phillip Hollobone as one consequence of "the EU ... getting its hands on more and more aspects of the British way of life". Hollobone remarked that
Yesterday's vote on a proposed referendum about the UK relationship with the European Union (EU) sparked a five hour debate among MPs. Although the movement of European nationals to the UK was not a key focus of yesterday's discussion, some comments picked up familiar threads on this issue which we can expect to resurface as debate about the UK's position in the EU intensify over coming months. The key issue raised yesterday was the impact of EU migrant workers on local labour markets in the UK, expressed by Conservative MP Phillip Hollobone as one consequence of "the EU ... getting its hands on more and more aspects of the British way of life". Hollobone remarked that
Sep 27, 2011
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Immigration has worked its way into the margins of policy discussion at this year's Labour Party conference. But the issues being argued over seem jaded and poorly rooted in fact. What needs to be done to find our way towards the broader perspectives we really need to crack this issue?
Immigration has found its way into the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool this week, though rather by way of the side door rather than the front drive way. Even though politicians claim to recognise the overwhelming importance of the issue
Immigration has found its way into the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool this week, though rather by way of the side door rather than the front drive way. Even though politicians claim to recognise the overwhelming importance of the issue
Sep 19, 2011
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Keith Vaz MP, the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC), launched an inquiry into the European Asylum and Migration system at a meeting on Monday (12 September) in the House of Commons.
This was an important meeting, which showcased the power and influence of his committee. However, the meeting's focus on asylum and refugees and victims of trafficking left me asking how the wider migration agenda would be taken up by the HASC in the coming period.
This was an important meeting, which showcased the power and influence of his committee. However, the meeting's focus on asylum and refugees and victims of trafficking left me asking how the wider migration agenda would be taken up by the HASC in the coming period.
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