Madeleine Sumption
@M_Sumption
Director of @MigObs. Research on immigration - visa policy, economic impacts, migrants in the labor market, etc. Media enquiries pls contact Rob McNeil
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http://www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk 27-09-2011 19:39:48
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“Success is when the boats have been stopped,” Sunak tells Beth Rigby — setting himself a very high bar
🚨 New language model for historical occupations 🚨
OccCANINE is a new tool, which turns occupational descriptions (in all their pesky variety) into standard HISCO codes. Accurate, multilingual and fast. Developed by Christian M. Dahl, Torben Johansen, and myself 🧵👇 (1/12)
The new income requirement for family visas comes into effect today. Our estimates suggest that 50% of employees don't earn enough to bring a foreign partner to UK under this initial phase. By 2025, when phase 3 starts, this figure could rise to 70% 👉migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/comm…
What do the ban on migrant care workers' dependants and the increase in visa fees have in common? Both help the govt achieve policy goals, but with a trade-off: the wellbeing of migrants
Two new commentaries explain why. Here's a thread of the key points
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/comm…
In the Times today I look at why government departments have stopped publishing the data we need to have a better debate on migration. I'm backing Robert Jenrick amendments to start fixing this.
thetimes.co.uk/article/ebb5d1…