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Tories To Target Bogus Colleges With 6000 Pound Bond For Foreign Students

Tories to target bogus colleges with 6,000 bond for foreign students Francis Elliott, Deputy Political Editor From The Times January 9, 2010 Foreign students would be required to post a bond of up to 6,000 with the Home Office before … Continue reading

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Extra Workers Being Considered For Olympics

Extra foreign workers being considered for Olympics Research into whether large numbers of extra foreign workers are needed for the Olympic Games has been commissioned by Government immigration advisers. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 8:00AM GMT 09 Jan 2010 The Migration Advisory Committee … Continue reading

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Rise In Sham Marriages To Beat UK Immigration Laws

Rise in sham marriages to beat UK immigration laws BBC NEWS January 7, 2010 The number of suspected sham marriages by illegal immigrants has leapt by more than half in the past year. Home Office figures for 2009 show a … Continue reading

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Migrants Should Understand Christian Heritage, Says Former Anglican Leader

Migrants should understand Christian heritage, says former Anglican leader Migrants should respect the Christian heritage of Britain while the immigration system needs to focus more on values, the former Archbishop of Canterbury said. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk … Continue reading

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Arrival of 30,000 Migrant IT Workers ‘Deprives Britons Of Jobs’

Arrival of 30,000 migrant IT workers 'deprives Britons of jobs Many of those coming to Britain, the majority of whom are from India, are employed in low or mid-level posts Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times January 5, 2010 … Continue reading

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Revealed : 28 Million Pound Cost Of Providing Legal Advice To Every Asylum Seeker In The UK

Revealed: 28million cost of providing legal advice to every asylum seeker in the UK Taxpayers pay for hundreds of pounds in free legal advice for every asylum seeker in Britain, figures show. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:30AM … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Employed At UK Border Agency

Illegal immigrants employed at UK Border Agency Illegal immigrants have been employed at Government offices including the headquarters of the Home Office and the UK Border Agency, it has been disclosed. By Murray Wardrop Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:30AM GMT 04 Jan … Continue reading

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Conservatives Accuse Lasbour Of Raising Immigration Issue In Marginal Constituencies

Conservatives accuse Labour of raising immigration issue in marginal constituencies Senior Conservatives have accused Labour of a “below the radar” campaign to raise the issue of immigration in marginal constituencies, especially where the BNP is eating into its core vote. … Continue reading

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Immigrants’ Family Appeals Costing Taxpayers 1 Million Pounds A Week

Immigrants' family appeals costing taxpayers 1million a week Family members of immigrants in Britain who are refused visas to visit their relatives are costing taxpayers 1 million a week by launching legal battles against the Home Office, according to new … Continue reading

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Minister Says New Student Visa Is An Improvement

Minister says new student visa system is an improvement By Phil Kemp The Report BBC News December 31, 2009 Immigration Minister Phil Woolas has defended the government's new points based visa system for foreign students against claims it is easy … Continue reading

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Foreign Prisoners Handed 500 Pounds Cash Cards To Go Home

Foreign prisoners handed 500 cash cards to go home Foreign murderers, rapists and other criminals are being handed 500 “cash cards” as part of a bribe for them to go home. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Telegraph.co.uk Published: 10:00PM … Continue reading

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Migrant Workers Fill 30,000 Jobs Northern Ireland People Don’t Want

Migrant workers fill 37,000 jobs Northern Ireland people dont want The Belfast Telegraph (U.K.), December 22, 2009 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/migrant-workers-fill-37000-jobs-northern-ireland-people-donrsquot-want-14607307.html Almost 40,000 jobs in Northern Ireland last year were filled by migrant workers who contributed 1.2 billion to the local economy, new … Continue reading

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King’s College Of Management Gets New Licence After Fake Places Scandal

Kings College of Management gets new licence after fake places scandal By Andrew Norfolk The Times (London), December 21, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6964565.ece A college exposed by The Times for providing fake places to more than 1,000 foreign nationals has been awarded … Continue reading

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Migrants Joined GP Practices Every Minute

Migrants joined GP practices every minute Migrants are registering with family doctors at a rate of one a minute, leaving GP surgeries 'straining at the seams' as they try to cope with the impact of rising immigration, new figures show. … Continue reading

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Migrants Use Student Loan Scam To Get Visas

Migrants use student loan scam to get visas By Nicola Smith and Vikram Verma The Sunday Times (London), December 20, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6962846.ece Serious loopholes in immigration rules are potentially allowing thousands of young Indians to enter Britain on falsely obtained … Continue reading

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Gov’t Bows To EU, Undermining 1.2 Billion Pound Electronic Borders Scheme

Government bows to EU, undermining 1.2bn electronic borders scheme Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times December 18, 2009 Serious doubts over the viability of the scheme to track people in and out of the country emerged today after the … Continue reading

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Trevor Philips Leaps To Scots’ Aid In Immigration Policy Row

Trevor Phillips leaps to Scots' aid in immigration policy row Source: Edinburgh Evening News Location: Edinburgh Last Updated: 18 December 2009 11:01 AM Published Date: 18 December 2009 THE chairman of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission has hit … Continue reading

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Father Christmas Turned Away From Asylum Centre Over Security Comcerns

Father Christmas turned away from asylum centre over security concerns Police were called in to prevent a clergyman dressed as Father Christmas from delivering presents to children at an asylum centre due to fears he posed a security threat. By … Continue reading

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Study Reveals Impact Of Immigration On UK Faiths

Study reveals impact of immigration on UK faiths Britain is home to 1.1 million Muslim immigrants, according to a comprehensive study of faith and migration. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent Telegraph.co.uk Published: 9:00AM GMT 13 Dec 2009 The finding … Continue reading

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Decemberb 6, 2009: Baroness Scotland ‘Never Considered Resigning Over Illegally Employed Housekeeper’

Baroness Scotland 'never considered resigning over illegally employed housekeeper' Baroness Scotland never considered resigning as Attorney General amid the row over her illegally employed Tongan housekeeper, she disclosed during an appearance on Radio 4s Desert Island Discs. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 6:25PM … Continue reading

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