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Care Homes ‘Hit By Migrant Rules’

Care homes `hit by migrant rules' The Press Association November 11, 2008 Elderly people in care homes will suffer as a result of changes to new immigration rules, bosses have warned. Homes are likely to close and fees rise because … Continue reading

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Academics Balk At ‘Spying’ On Students To Nail Migrant Scams

Academics balk at 'spying' on students to nail migrant scams Polly Curtis Education editor Guardian.co.uk, Monday November 10 2008 00.01 GMT Universities are being asked to set up surveillance units to monitor the movements of international students in a government-led … Continue reading

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The Long, Long Queue For A Council House

The long, long queue for a council house Jill Sherman, Whitehall Editor From The Times November 10, 2008 Up to four in ten households are on waiting lists for council housing in some parts of England, according to a survey … Continue reading

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Abu Qatada Arrested And Back In Jail

Abu Qatada arrested and back in jail Abu Qatada, the extremist preacher, has been arrested and sent back to jail after allegedly breaching his bail conditions by trying to escape from Britain. By Duncan Gardham, Security Correspondent Telegraph.co.UK Last Updated: … Continue reading

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More Firms Hire Immigrant Workers

More firms hire migrant workers By Jonathan Moules FT.com Published: November 7 2008 18:05 | Last updated: November 7 2008 18:05 The number of small businesses employing migrant workers has more than doubled in the past two years, according to … Continue reading

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Foreign Students Fingerprint Fear

Foreign students fingerprint fear By Sean Coughlan BBC News education reporter November 6, 2008 Fingerprinting of overseas students will begin this month – and university chiefs are warning that it needs to be a simple and efficient process. Under tougher … Continue reading

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Crunch Boosts Local Hires As Migrants Go Home

Crunch boosts local hires as migrants go home By Andrew Taylor Employment Correspondent Financial Times.com Published: November 6 2008 02:00 Last updated: November 6 2008 02:00 Just as the barriers are about to be raised, it seems migrant workers may … Continue reading

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Foreigners Banned From Retiring To Britain

Foreigners banned from retiring to Britain Pensioners oustside the EU will be banned from moving to Britain to retire, it has been disclosed. By Urmee Khan Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: 3:22PM GMT 05 Nov 2008 The current legislation allows non European … Continue reading

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Marriage Visa Raised To 21 In Bid To Tackle Forced Weddings

Marriage visa age raised to 21 in bid to tackled forced weddings The minimum age at which foreigners can come to Britain to get married is being increased in a new bid to tackle forced marriages. By Martin Beckford Social … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers Claim 300,000 Pounds Compensation For Wrongful Detention

Asylum seekers claim 300,000 compensation for wrongful detention Six asylum seekers are reportedly claiming 300,000 in compensation for being wrongly detained by immigration officials. By Graham Tibbetts Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: 11:59AM GMT 03 Nov 2008 The refugees are understood to … Continue reading

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TB Rise In Midlands Linked To Immigration

TB rise in Midlands linked to immigration Adam Aspinall Sunday Mercury Nov 2 2008 RISING immigration has played a part in the increase of tuberculosis in the Midlands, according to a health expert. Dr Annette Wood, TB lead for the … Continue reading

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Slowing Economy Could Reverse Flow Of Immigrants

Slowing British economy could reverse flow of immigrants By JULIE SELL McClatchy Newspapers Posted on Sunday, 11.02.08 LONDON — Nikolaj Prokop is typical of many East European immigrants who flooded into Britain in recent years. Lured by the prospect of … Continue reading

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Licence Scheme For Foreign Students

Licence scheme for foreign students The Press Association October 30, 2008 Universities and colleges will need a licence to enrol foreign students as part of plans to clamp down on illegal migration, the Home Office said. Students from outside Europe … Continue reading

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Recession Will Send 1 Million Immigrant Workers Home, Race Chief Says

Recession will send 1 million immigrant workers home, race chief says Up to a million immigrant workers will abandon Britain as the economy slows and jobs become scarce, the Government's equalities watchdog predicted. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent The Telegraph … Continue reading

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Thousands Of Chiefs Unprepared For Change

Thousands of chiefs unprepared for change By Andrew Taylor and Sara-Christine Gemson FT.com Published: October 29 2008 02:00 Last updated: October 29 2008 02:00 Thousands of employers are likely to miss next month's deadline to comply with new rules allowing … Continue reading

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Not A ‘flantastic’ Week For Woolas

Not a flantastic week for Woolas by Carl Marsden Oldham Advertiser 29/10/2008 SOME weeks are more eventful than others, and Phil Woolas MP may not look upon the last seven days as being exactly flantastic. The new Home Office minister … Continue reading

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Immigration Tops London Concerns

Immigration tops London concerns BBC NEWS October 28, 2008 Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament rate as London's favourite landmark Immigration is the issue most Londoners are worried about for the next five years, a survey has shown. The … Continue reading

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Two Million Immigrants From Outside the EU Have Settled In Britain Under Labour, Claim Tories

Two million immigrants from outside the E.U. have settled in Britain under Labour, claim Tories By Matthew Hickley Mail ONLINE Last updated at 9:28 AM on 28th October 2008 Two million immigrants from outside the European Union have settled in … Continue reading

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Extremists Face Tougher UK Entry

Extremists face tougher UK entry BBC NEWS October 28, 2008 A “presumption in favour of exclusion” is being introduced to make it easier to prevent extremists entering the UK, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said. Ms Smith said it would … Continue reading

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Phillips Targets White Underclass

Phillips targets white underclass BBC NEWS October 28, 2008 More help is needed for areas where there is a “white underclass” which has been “neglected” by existing equalities policies, Trevor Phillips has warned. “In some parts of the country the … Continue reading

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