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‘Club Class’ Illegal Immigrants Are Paying 10,000 Pounds To Fly To Britain

'Club class' illegal immigrants are paying 10,000 to fly to Britain on tourist planes By Peter Allen MAIL Online Last updated at 8:06 AM on 14th May 2009 Illegal immigrants posing as tourists are paying up to 10,000 each to … Continue reading

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Ministers Must Take Tougher Action To Fight Trafficking ‘Slave Trade’, Say MPs

Ministers must take tougher action to fight trafficking 'slave trade', say MPs Select committee says enforcement is patchy, prosecution rates are low, and there is little protection for victims Robert Booth and Rachel Williams guardian.co.uk, Thursday 14 May 2009 00.05 … Continue reading

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Rogue Immigration Advisers To face Tougher Rules

Rogue immigration advisers to face tougher rules Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian Thursday 14 May 2009 Tougher rules to tackle rogue immigration advisers, including a “yellow card” warning system for firms that do not meet the requirements, are … Continue reading

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Phil Woolas Admits Gov’t Got It Wrong Over Eastern Europe Immigration

Phil Woolas admits Government got it wrong over Eastern European immigration Phil Woolas, the Immigration Minister, has said the Government got it wrong by failing to judge the numbers of Eastern Europeans who would come to Britain following EU expansion … Continue reading

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Ten Arrested In Anti-Terrorism Raids ‘Linked To Al-Qaeda Planning’

Ten arrested in anti-terrorism raids 'linked to al-Qaeda planning' Fran Yeoman From The Times May 13, 2009 The men arrested during anti-terror raids across the North West last month included members of a British-based network linked to al-Qaeda attack planning, … Continue reading

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Public Want A Massive Cut In Immigration—Nearly 80% Concerned About The Issue

Public want a massive cut in immigration Nearly 80 per cent concerned about the issue Click to access YouGovpollpressrelScaleofImmig(Final).pdf May 12-14, 2009 A new poll has found that more than 7 out of 10 adults want immigration cut by over … Continue reading

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Britain Presses On With Plans For Plans For ID Cards

Britain presses on with plans for ID cards May 7, 2009 LONDON: Britain is to go ahead with controversial plans for identity cards. People living in Manchester, in England's north-west, will be the first asked to volunteer to apply for … Continue reading

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Japanese Tourists To Britain On Fast Decline

Japanese tourists to Britain on fast decline By WILLIAM HOLLINGWORTH Kyodo News The Japan Times Thursday, May 7, 2009 LONDON Japan has taken the title of “fastest declining market” for the British tourist industry, according to an analysis of data … Continue reading

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"Visa Scam Gang Let In Hundreds"

“VISA SCAM GANG LET IN HUNDREDS” By LEON WATSON The Sun Published: 06 May 2009 THREE Indian illegal immigrants masterminded the single biggest visa scam seen in Britain, a court heard today. The gang ran a fraud factory creating thousands … Continue reading

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Manchester ‘Bomb Plot’ Accused Appeal Against Deportation

Manchester 'bomb plot' accused appeal against deportation All ten of the Pakistani men released following an alleged Easter bombing plot to blow up shopping centers in Manchester have appealed against being deported. By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: … Continue reading

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Trafficers Used Heathrow ‘Children’s Home’ To Bring Chinese Migrants Into Britain For Prostitution and Drugs Trade

Traffickers used Heathrow 'children's home' to bring Chinese migrants into Britain for prostitution and drugs trade By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:53 PM on 06th May 2009 Comments (20) (PHOTO: Unaccompanied Chinese teenagers arriving at Heathrow, above, are … Continue reading

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Brown Will Solve Gurkha Issue By End Of May, Says Lumley

Brown will solve Gurkha issue by end of May, says Lumley Actor and campaigner says that prime minister is wholly supportive of the Nepalese soldiers' cause Deborah Summers, politics editor guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 6 May 2009 16.17 BST Gordon Brown will … Continue reading

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Britain Names ‘Least Wanted’ Visitors

Britain names least wanted visitors Thaindian News May 5th, 2009 – 10:41 pm ICT by IANS Tell a Friend – London, May 5 (DPA) Islamic extremists, white supremacists and leaders of a Russian skinhead gang were among people barred from … Continue reading

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Tamil Asylum Seekers Can Stay In Britain After Threatening To Commit Suicide If Deported

Tamil asylum seekers can stay in Britain after threatening to commit suicide if deported By Matthew Hickley MAILONLINE Last updated at 1:36 AM on 04th May 2009 Lord Justice Moses: The senior Appeal Court judge was one of three to … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrants ‘Would Cost 1 Million Pounds Each If Granted Amnesty’

Illegal immigrants 'would cost 1m each if granted amnesty' Illegal immigrants would each cost the taxpayer 1 million over their lifetime if they were granted an amnesty, a think tank warns. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor The Teleghraph Last … Continue reading

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Wanting A Job In UK Just Got Harder

Wanting a job in UK just got harder Couriermail.com.au May 01, 2009 12:00am AUSTRALIANS wanting to work in Britain face cuts to the number of skilled jobs open to them under plans to curb local unemployment levels. The UK government … Continue reading

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Faster Licence Agreed For Foreign Sheep Shearers

Faster licence agreed for foreign sheep shearers Darlington and Stockton Times 9:55am Friday 1st May 2009 FOREIGN sheep shearers are to be fast-tracked through the immigration system to try and avoid millions of UK sheep suffering during summer temperatures. New … Continue reading

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Skilled Migrant Jobs To Be Cut By A Third

Skilled migrant jobs to be cut by a third Positions open to non-EU workers slashed Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times April 30, 2009 The number of skilled jobs open to immigrants from outside the EU should be cut … Continue reading

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Gurkhas Force Brown Into Yet Another Retreat

Gurkhas force Brown into yet another retreat By Andrew Grice and Michael Savage The Independent Thursday, 30 April 2009 Gordon Brown's authority took another battering yesterday when he suffered his first Commons defeat as Prime Minister amid growing criticism of … Continue reading

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New Law May Give Asylum To 22,500 Refugees

NEW LAW MAY GIVE ASYLUM TO 22,500 REFUGEES By Nick Fagge The Express Wednesday April 29,2009 Thousands more asylum seekers will be given the right to live, work and claim benefits in Britain. Controversial plans will require the UK to … Continue reading

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