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Two Thirds Of British Residents Fear Violence As Migrant Tensions Rise

Two-thirds of British residents fear violence as migrant tensions rise By JAMES SLACK The Daily Mail Last updated at 00:09am on 18th April 2008 Almost two-thirds of British residents fear race relations are so poor that tensions are likely to … Continue reading

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Jacqui Smith Promises ‘Migrant Crime’ Fund

Jacqui Smith promises 'migrant crime' fund By Christopher Hope Home Affairs Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 3:25am BST 18/04/2008 Jacqui Smith has promised more money for a “migrant crime” fund to help police forces meet the extra costs of dealing … Continue reading

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Four In Five Say Britain Is Facing A Crisis Over Immigration

Four in five say Britain is facing a crisis over immigration By JAMES SLACK DAILY MAIL 5th April 2008 Immigration is diluting our culture and leading to the breakdown of society, according to the vast majority of Britons. 83 per … Continue reading

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‘Eco-Towns’: The Wrong Answer To The Population Question

'Eco towns': the wrong answer to the over-population question By Jeff Randall The Daily Telegraph Last Updated: 1:28am BST 05/04/2008 It's the oldest trick in the dodgy salesman's book. If the public isn't buying what's in store, simply rebrand unwanted … Continue reading

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‘Eco-Towns’? OK, Let’s Measure Them.

Eco-towns? OK, let's measure them Charles Clover The Daily Telegraph Aprol 4, 2008 (Charles Clover's weekly column takes an inside look at the environment) Unless the inhabitants of the 15 proposed “eco towns” selected by the Government yesterday are to … Continue reading

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Border Agency Promises A Co-Ordinated Approach

Border agency promises a co-ordinated approach By Stuart Arnold The Northern Echo April 4, 2008 THE man in charge of the region's revamped border controls last night promised a more robust co-ordinated approach to tackling illegal immigrants. Chris Hudson, the … Continue reading

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Britain Grapples With Immigration From Developing Countries

Britain Grapples with Migration from Developing Countries By Tendai Maphosa VOICE OF AMERICA London 04 April 2008 Maphosa report – Download (MP3) audio clip Maphosa report – Listen (MP3) audio clip Britain has long been a haven for immigrants, from … Continue reading

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Ministers Push Through Ten New ‘Eco-Towns’

Ministers push through ten new eco-towns By Robert Winnett and Rosa Prince The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am BST 03/04/2008 Ministers have drawn up plans to force through the development of 10 eco-towns despite widespread local opposition. Your View: What is … Continue reading

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Author Set To Ignite Immigration Debate

Author set to ignite immigration debate By Tony Donnelly Evesham Journal April 3, 2008 A VALE man who was forced to quit as a Tory candidate after expressing support for Enoch Powell's notorious “rivers of blood” speech, is set to … Continue reading

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Borders Policing Body Begins Work

Borders policing body begins work BBC NEWS Page last updated at 12:22 GMT, Thursday, 3 April 2008 13:22 UK The new force is made up of staff from existing agencies The UK's new border agency has been officially launched – … Continue reading

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Gordon Brown Sides With Business To Reject Peers’ Appeal For Curb On Migrants

Gordon Brown sides with business to reject peers appeal for curb on migrants Philip Webster, Richard Ford From The Times April 2, 2008 Gordon Brown led opposition yesterday to calls from a heavyweight Lords committee for a cap on non-European … Continue reading

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Limit Immigration, Warns House Of Lords

Limit immigration, warns House of Lords By Robert Winnett Deputy Political Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 9:53am BST 01/04/2008 The number of immigrants entering Britain should be capped, an influential House of Lords committee has warned. Its analysis concludes that … Continue reading

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Devastating Demolition Of The Case For Mass Immigration

Devastating demolition of the case for mass immigration By SIR ANDREW GREEN Last updated at 23:16pm on 31st March 2008 Migrationwatch: Sir Andrew Green Today's report on immigration from the House of Lords Economic Committee strikes a devastating blow against … Continue reading

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More Anglo-French Teamwork Makes Entente Formidable

More Anglo-French teamwork makes entente formidable Two countries agree widespread coordination of policies Julian Borger and Patrick Wintour The Guardian, Friday March 28 2008 Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday tried to put substance into their new “entente formidable” with … Continue reading

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More Than One In Five Babies Born In UK Is Born To A Migrant Mother

More than one in five babies in the UK is born to a migrant mother By STEVE DOUGHTY Daily Mail 28th March 2008 More than 20 per cent of babies in Britain are born to immigrant mothers, figures revealed yesterday. … Continue reading

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Mapping London’s Immigration

Mapping London's immigration By Chris Vallance BBC News March 27, 2008 Sitting in front of two computer screens at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London, researcher Pablo Mateos is able to look at the ethnic make … Continue reading

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English Test Approved For UK Immigration System

English test approved for UK immigration system The Hindu March 27, 2008 New Delhi (PTI): An international English test, run by educators in Australia and the UK, has been approved for use in the UK Immigration System. The International English … Continue reading

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Effects Of Immigration ‘Too Fast’ In Some Parts Of UK, Says Minister

Effects of immigration 'too fast' in some parts of UK, says minister Anil Dawar guardian.co.uk, Thursday March 27 2008 A government minister today said that the effects of immigration were moving too quickly for some areas of the UK and … Continue reading

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40,000 Marriage Visas A Year Are Going Unchecked, Minister Admits

40,000 marriage visas a year are going unchecked, minister admits By JAMES SLACK Daily Mail Last updated at 00:41am on 26th March 2008 An estimated 40,000 marriage visas are approved every year were going unchecked At least 40,000 migrants are … Continue reading

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Successful Visa Appeals Mean Courts Give Green Light To Forced Marriages

Successful visa appeals mean courts give green light to forced marriages Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times March 26, 2008 British courts are overturning decisions taken by immigration officers that would have protected men and women from being forced … Continue reading

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