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Pakistanis Most Likely To Be Turned Down For UK Visas

Pakistanis most likely to be turned down for UK visas The Home Office dismisses claims of discrimination over the applications BBC News Page last updated at 12:33 GMT, Friday, 11 December 2009 Pakistanis are more likely to be turned down … Continue reading

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UK Tightens Rules For IT Pros

UK tightens visa rules for Indian IT pros India Times 9 Dec, 2009, 1652 hrs IST,PTI LONDON: Britain has tightened immigration rules from January for Indian IT professionals seeking to move to the UK under inter-company transfers. From next year, … Continue reading

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Population Boom Is A ‘Spectre’, Says Alan Johnson

Population boom is a 'spectre', says Alan Johnson Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From Times Online December 9, 2009 44 Comments Mr Johnson said that earlier projections by the ONS had been inaccurate Britain is being terrorised by official projections that … Continue reading

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Influx Of Rich Chinese Solace For UK’s Wealth Banks

Influx of rich Chinese solace for London's wealth banks Signs from high-end jewellers, real estate brokers and law firms signal arrival Chris Vellacott London Reuters Published on Tuesday, Dec. 08, 2009 12:58PM EST The fear that established clients will flee … Continue reading

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Home Office Minister Attacked After Claiming Immigration Officials Risk Lives

Home Office Minister attacked after claiming immigration officials risk lives Phil Woolas, the Home Office Minister, has been condemned after he claimed immigration officials were ''putting their lives on the line'' for the country. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 10:55AM GMT 08 Dec … Continue reading

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Number Of Foreigners In UK Hits Record 6.7 Million

Number of foreigners in UK hits record 6.7m BBC News Page last updated at 22:35 GMT, Tuesday, 8 December 2009 The number of people from overseas living in the UK reached a record high of 6.7 million last year, the … Continue reading

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Half A Million Came To UK After EU Expansion

Half a million came to UK after EU expansion Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From Times Online December 8, 2009 13 Comments More than half a million East Europeans came to the UK in the four years after the EU expanded … Continue reading

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300,000 Pounds In Bonuses For Immigration Officials Despite Backlog of Cases

300,000 in bonuses for immigration officials despite backlog of cases Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times December 8, 2009 45 Comments Bonuses of almost 300,000 were paid to officials running the immigration service despite the discovery of another backlog … Continue reading

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Immigration Rules Result In Flood Of Bogus Students

Immigration rules result in flood of bogus students Serious flaws in immigration controls have been uncovered by The Sunday Telegraph only days after a chief government adviser called for a review of Britain's student visa system. By David Barrett, Home … Continue reading

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Ministers Told : Don’t Call Islamic Extremists ‘Extremists’

Ministers Told : Don't Call Islamic Extremists 'Extremists' By GRAEME WILSON Deputy Political Editor The Sun Published: 05 Dec 2009 Add a comment (37) MINISTERS have been BANNED from using words like Islamist and fundamentalist – in case they offend … Continue reading

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White Working Class Have Been Neglected By Gov’t, Admits Minister

White working class have been neglected by government, admits minister New focus: Communities Secretary John Denham says Government bodies and councils have been 'blind' to the needs of the white working class Daily Mail.co.uk December 3, 2009 Labour has let … Continue reading

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Overseas Students Consider Legal Action Against College

Overseas students consider legal action against college By Andrew Denholm The Herald (U.K.), December 3, 2009 http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/overseas-students-consider-legal-action-against-college-1.988257 It is a trail that leads from meetings with immigration agents in rented hotel rooms across the Indian sub-continent to a college 'campus' … Continue reading

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Brits Flock To Start A New Life In Australia

Brits flock to start a new life in Australia The Australian Associated Press, November 27, 2009 http://www.smh.com.au/world/brits-flock-to-start-a-new-life-in-australia-20091127-jv0k.html The number of people leaving Britain has soared to a record high, with Australia the top country of choice to set up home, … Continue reading

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The Multi-Million Pound ‘Bribe’ To Send Foreign Criminals Home

The multi-million pound 'bribe' to send foreign criminals home The taxpayer is having to fund millions of pounds a year to “bribe” foreign murderers, rapists and other prisoners to go home after a 60 per cent jump in cases. By … Continue reading

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Colleges Rig Immigrants’ English Tests

Colleges rig immigrants English tests Kevin Dowling and David Leppard From The Sunday Times November 22, 2009 IN the windows of the UK Citizenship Centre in Birmingham, posters say it provides Home Office Approved Certificates. They boast a very high … Continue reading

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Student Visa Numbers Soar After New Rules Take Effect

Student visa numbers soar after new rules take effect By Helen Grady Donal MacIntyre show BBC Radio 5 live November 22, 2009[] The number of students entering the UK from India and Bangladesh has risen sharply since a new visa … Continue reading

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NHS Hospital Cleaning Firm Bosses Held For ‘Blackmailing Illegal Staff’

NHS hospital cleaning firm bosses held for 'blackmailing illegal staff' Three managers at a NHS cleaning company have been arrested on suspicion of blackmailing foreign staff, amid claims that illegal immigrants have been employed at hospitals across the country. By … Continue reading

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Britain’s Soaring Population On Course To Hit 74 Million

Britain's soaring population on course to hit 74 million By Steve Doughty Mail Online Last updated at 3:33 PM on 19th November 200 Comments (180) Britain's population may grow to 74million over the next 20 years, according to official estimates. … Continue reading

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Queem’s Speech 2009 : Draft Immigration Bill

Queen's speech 2009: draft immigration bill Sets out sweeping reforms to immigration and asylum bill and simplifies legislation on migration Queen's speech focuses on pensioners, parents and economic recovery Alan Travis, home affairs editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 11.48 … Continue reading

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Councils ‘Lost’ 145 Child Asylum Seekers Last Year

Councils 'lost' 145 child asylum seekers last year Charity's FoI request reveals young people left care homes and were never seen again Owen Bowcott guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 19.50 GMT Almost 150 children and young people went missing without … Continue reading

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