The Centre for Migration Control has just released a bombshell report, revealing that migrants are far more likely to be arrested than to their British-born counterparts. The analysis, based on data from police forces across England and Wales, projects that in the past three years alone, a staggering 369,000 arrests were linked to foreign-born nationals. Looks like while the prisons are filling up, so are the rap sheets of migrants…

For context, in 2023 the arrest rate for British nationals stood at one per 94 people. For foreign-born nationals, that number shoots up to one in 70—a whopping 34% higher than the native-born population. Meanwhile, Farage has been calling on Labour to deport the “10,000 foreign nationals in our prisons” instead of letting “dangerous criminals” roam free. The real Leader of the Opposition…

Low-skilled migrants are costing the taxpayer a staggering £150,000 each, according to the latest findings from the OBR. The tax watchdog revealed that migrants coming to Britain are draining public resources, such as the NHS, while the tax they contribute is minimal, as low-skilled migrants earn half the average wage. And these are legal migrants…

By the time a low-skilled migrant who’s come to the UK aged 25 reaches pension age at 66, they’ve already cost the taxpayer £151,000. And if they make it to 80, the bill skyrockets to nearly £500,000. Bear in mind the price tag doesn’t include education or other youth services. So the bill for the taxpayer could be even higher for low-skilled migrants who come to the UK before the age of 25… 

Meanwhile, the average British-born worker actually boosts the economy by £280,000 over their lifetime. As Starmer vows to crack down on cheap labour and spiralling migration (net migration hit a record 764,000 last year), these figures highlight the sheer cost to the public purse. And these are just the migrants who actually have jobs…

Out-of-work migrants are costing the taxpayer an eye-watering £8.5 billion a year, according to a new report from the Centre for Migration Control. This comes as ONS figures reveal a record 1,689,000 non-UK nationals are either out of work or simply not bothering to look for a job. And that excludes students and asylum seekers…

Meanwhile, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has blasted the Home Office for repeatedly overspending on asylum support, exceeding the budget by a whopping £7.6 billion over the last three years. Illegal channel migrant crossings continue to surge as well, with over 20,000 migrants crossing in 2024 so far. This expensive issue will leave Labour in choppy waters…

Home Office statistics released this morning show that in the twelve-month period from June 2023 to 2024, migrant returns rose by a fifth, enforced returns rose by a half and “irregular arrivals” fell by 26%. There was also a 36% reduction in the asylum backlog. Dependents of those on study visas are also down 81% over the first six months of this year. Not bad…

Reviewing the figures, Sky News has pointed out that it’s difficult to argue that the plan wasn’t working:

“If you just look at the cold hard facts… a 12-month period entirely under the Conservative government and those figures going down, it could be argued that actually maybe it was working. We know that they put in certain policies especially around student visas and the dependence of student visas but also interestingly there’s some figures around the enforcement of returns so 48% increase in that now that’s quite a lot.“

Cleverly has done a victory lap this morning:“That’s the inheritance I left Labour.” Sky helpfully notes that Sunak would have had a rate cut, immigration success and small boat crossings reduced had he not decided to go in July: “Rishi might be sitting this morning thinking to himself – ‘hmmm, maybe that was a mistake…’” Recriminations over that decision are far from forgotten…

The Times reported last night that Government ministers are considering a plan to allow Europeans under 30-years-old to live and work in the UK as part of Labour’s crusade to “reset” post-Brexit relations with Brussels. Meanwhile, net migration is still four times higher than in 2019, even without this proposed scheme in place. Whilst free movement for young people itself isn’t such a terrible idea, it’s just another sign of Labour’s intentions to cosy up to the EU. This could just be the beginning of further cross-border movement talks…

Labour have denied the reports, slippery stating they have “no plans” (yet?) to agree a youth mobility scheme, though government sources say something has to give on free movement if Labour are set on redrawing agreements on trade, defence and immigration. As Guido has said before, give and take means give and take…

The Channel migrant crisis continues to escalate under Labour, with the provisional total for crossings this year skyrocketing to an alarming 16,903. Home Office figures reveal that over 1,000 migrants came over in their boats in the past week alone. Today more migrants have been detected, promising to push the numbers even higher, with final figures expected tomorrow. It seems Guido hasn’t been the only one making the most of recent warm weather…

The number of crossings shattered previous records for the first seven months of a calendar year – a 15% increase in arrivals compared to this time last year (14,732). Guido is reminded of Rishi’s warnings that migrants were queuing up in Calais waiting for a Labour government. Their soft stance approach to what they call “irregular migration” is clearly not the effective deterrent Labour promised. Shock…