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Prosecutions For Employing Illegal Migrants Up Over 500%

Prosecutions for employing illegal migrants up over 500% Mike Berry PersonnelToday.com 24 June 2009 08:06 The number of employers prosecuted for hiring illegal immigrants has rocketed by 513%, according to Home Office figures. New laws introduced in February 2008 have … Continue reading

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1 Million Pound Migrants Project ‘A Scandal’

1m migrants project 'a scandal' By Angus Crawford BBC News June 24, 2008 A 1m government scheme to help failed asylum seekers and their children return home resulted in just one family leaving Britain, the BBC has learned. The pilot … Continue reading

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Four In Ten Under-20s In London Aren’t White

Four in ten under-20s in London aren't white By Steve Doughty Mail OnLine Last updated at 10:48 PM on 24th June 2009 Four out of ten young people in London are members of ethnic minorities, it was revealed yesterday. A … Continue reading

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Indian Immigrants Complain Of Harassment At British Airports

Indian immigrants complain of harassment at British airports The Times Of India 23 Jun 2009, 1419 hrs IST, PTI LONDON: Indian immigrants, with permanent residency rights in the UK, have complained of being harassed and “treated like criminals” by British … Continue reading

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Number of Immigrants Given Passports Predicted To Reach A Record 220,000

Number of immigrants given passports predicted to reach a record 220,000 The number of immigrants given British passports is to hit a record 220,000 this year, it is predicted. By Alastair Jamieson Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM BST 22 Jun 2009 Last … Continue reading

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1 In 3 Pakistan Visas Not Checked

1 in 3 Pakistan visas not checked Secret internal report sheds light on successful applications for dubious travel permits Jonathan Oliver From The Sunday Times June 20, 2009 A Whitehall whistleblower has lifted the lid on chaos in the immigration … Continue reading

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Porritt Decries Silence On Population

Porritt decries silence on population By Daniel Nelson OneWorld UK June 19, 2009 The “astonishing” refusal of climate activists to discuss the impact of population growth on emissions was criticised by environmentalist Jonathon Porritt at a meeting of the All-Party … Continue reading

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Judge Slams ‘Relaxed’ Immigration Officials Who Freed Chinese Migrants

Judge slams 'relaxed' immigration officials who freed Chinese migrants A judge overseeing one of the biggest people smuggling cases in Britain yesterday criticised the “relaxed attitude” of immigration officials after scores of Chinese immigrants were freed. The Telegraph Published: 5:56PM … Continue reading

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Low Pay For Migrant Workers Helped The BNP, Claims MP

Low Pay for Migrant Workers Helped the BNP, Claims MP The London Echo Tuesday, 09 June 2009 21:30 Low wages paid to immigrant workers have encouraged the rise of the BNP, according to a left-wing politician. Jon Cruddas (Lab Dagenham) … Continue reading

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Immigration Loophole ‘Will Allow More Fake Colleges To Open’

Immigration loophole 'will allow more fake colleges to open' A glaring loophole in immigration rules means that bogus colleges can open for six months without having their credentials checked, MPs were told. By Matthew Moore Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM BST 03 … Continue reading

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Smith’s Goodbye Offer: A LImit On Immigrants Allowed To Stay

Smith's goodbye offer: A limit on immigrants allowed to stay By James Slack The Daily Mail Last updated at 1:30 AM on 03rd June 2009 A limit is finally to be placed on the number of non-European Union immigrants allowed … Continue reading

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IT Jobs ‘Lost To Cheap Labour’

IT jobs 'lost to cheap labour' By Jenny Cuffe BBC File on 4 June 2, 2009 British IT contractors have lost their jobs to non-EU workers because they were cheaper, the BBC has been told. An ex contractor at BT's … Continue reading

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Controls ‘Affecting Foreign Pupils’

Controls 'affecting foreign pupils' Press Association Tuesday June 2 2009 Tighter border controls introduced to fight terrorism and illegal immigration are stopping foreign pupils attending private schools in the UK, the head of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) is set … Continue reading

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Immigrants Send 11 Million Pounds Home Each Day

Immigrants send 11m home each day Immigrants working in Britain send the equivalent of a record 11 million a day back home, research by a think tank shows. Telegraph.co.uk Published: 7:00AM BST 01 Jun 2009 A total of 4 billion … Continue reading

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Academics Boycott Visa ‘Snooping’

Academics boycott visa 'snooping' BBC NEWS Page last updated at 16:39 GMT, Friday, 29 May 2009 17:39 UK University academics say they will boycott new visa rules for overseas students that would make them into “immigration snoopers”. Delegates at the … Continue reading

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Parties ‘In Denial’ On UK Migrants

Parties in denial on UK migrants By James Boxell, Home Affairs Correspondent FT.com Published: May 27 2009 01:10 Last updated: May 27 2009 01:10 England is taking a far bigger share of immigrants than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, leading … Continue reading

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England Has Absorbed Virtually All Net Migration To UK, MP’s warn

England absorbs virtually all net migration to UK, MPs warn England has absorbed virtually all of the net immigration to the UK in 16 years, a cross party group of MPs warns. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants Flood In Via Greece

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FLOOD IN VIA GREECE Sunday Express Thursday May 14,2009 STANDING on Europes south-eastern frontier, Greece[] has become a vital stepping stone on the illegal immigration route to Britain. Every year more than 100,000 migrants from Asia, the Middle … Continue reading

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Scotland : Migrant Numbers More Than Double

Scotland – Migrant numbers more than double News | Published in The TES on 22 May, 2009 Schools are struggling to cope with the recent influx of migrant pupils and need more help, according to unpublished findings by the schools … Continue reading

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Mass Exodus From UK

Mass exodus from UK Catherine Deshayes The Move Channel.com Friday, May 15, 2009 New research has found that a whopping 11 million Brits are thinking of taking a job overseas within the next two years – a significant dent in … Continue reading

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