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Britain and France Join Forces On Immigration

Britain and France join forces on immigration By Nigel Morris Independent.co.uk Tuesday, 25 March 2008 Plans for a joint drive by Britain and France against illegal immigration could backfire by forcing “soft targets” to return to dangerous countries, refugee groups … Continue reading

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Teachers Struggle With Immigrant Pupil Influx

Teachers struggle with immigrant pupil influx By Graeme Paton Education Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:55am GMT 22/03/2008 Schools are struggling to cope with an influx of thousands of immigrant children, teachers said yesterday. They need more money to cater … Continue reading

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Uganda: Fake UK Visa Applicants Get 10 Year Ban

Uganda: Fake UK Visa Applicants Get 10-Year Ban Conan Businge Kampala New Vision (Kampala) 20 March 2008 Posted to the web 21 March 2008 A TEN-YEAR ban will be imposed on UK visa applicants who submit forged documents. The new … Continue reading

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MP Demands Review Of Immigration Rules

MP demands review of immigration rules By Lucy Tatchell Worcester News March 20, 2008 A WORCESTERSHIRE MP has demanded a review of immigration rules after it was revealed Joao De Oliveira had killed before he moved to Worcester. A jury … Continue reading

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Immigration Rules Slated By Uni(versity) Official

Immigration rules slated by uni official Source: Edinburgh Evening News Location: Scotland Published Date: 17 March 2008 NEW immigration rules which require universities to report overseas students who miss lectures have come under fire from an Edinburgh University official. Under … Continue reading

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UK Defends Zimbabwean Expulsions

UK defends Zimbabwean expulsions BBC NEWS Last Updated: Monday, 17 March 2008, 10:32 GMT [] The UK government has defended its decision to resume the deportation of failed asylum-seekers to Zimbabwe. Some 500 Zimbabweans have been sent letters urging them … Continue reading

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Pressure For Land ‘Threatens Natural Resources’

Pressure for land 'threatens natural resources' By Paul Eccleston The Daily Telegraph Last Updated: 2:36am GMT 16/03/2008 Growing demand for land to build homes is putting pressure on precious natural resources, a National Trust report says. A rising population is … Continue reading

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Polish Federation Accuses Daily Mail Of Defamation

Polish federation accuses Daily Mail of defamation 'Reluctant' complaint made to press watchdog Newspaper denies it is biased against migrants Colin Graham in Warsaw and Stephen Brook The Guardian, Saturday March 15 2008 (This article appeared in the Guardian on … Continue reading

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Emigration To Australia Has Doubled In Past Decade

Emigration to Australia has doubled in the past decade By Emily Dugan Independent.co.uk Web Wednesday, 5 March 2008 The number of Britons emigrating to Australia more than doubled in the past decade, government figures show. Enticed by the country's natural … Continue reading

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"Illegals" Sneaking Through Calais Fences

'Illegals' Sneaking Through Calais Fences Illegal immigrants are still sneaking into Britain from France because of bad fencing in Calais. Sky News Updated:11:28, Wednesday March 05, 2008 Immigrants flock to Calais Hundreds of people have apparently been able to climb … Continue reading

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Immigration Points System Begins

Immigration points system begins BBC News February 29, 2008 The government has launched the first stage of a new points-based system for migrants from outside the EU. It will initially only apply to highly skilled workers already in the country … Continue reading

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10,000 Pound Fines For Employing Illegal Migrant Without Check

10,000 fines for employing illegal migrant without check Richard Ford From The Times February 29, 2008 Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined 10,000 per worker from today in cases involving negligence, compared with a previous figure of 5,000. … Continue reading

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At Last, Cameron’s Team Summons Up The Courage To Use the I-Word

Immigration: Cameron's team finally summons up the courage to use the 'i' word By BENEDICT BROGAN Daily Mail Last updated at 10:48am on 28th February 2008 David Cameron put immigration at the heart of his election campaign for the first … Continue reading

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All Change For Students From Abroad Aiming To Work Here

All change for students from abroad aiming to work here An MBA will continue to be a route to a job in the UK Stephen Hoare From The Times February 28, 2008 THE City of Londons unique position as a … Continue reading

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Asylum Removals Slump As Applications Rise

Asylum removals slump as applications rise Richard Ford Home Correspondent From The Times February 27, 2008 The number of failed asylum-seekers and their dependants removed from Britain fell last year by more than a quarter compared with the previous 12 … Continue reading

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Cultural Sensitivity Putting Rights At Risk, Warns Cameron

Cultural sensitivity putting rights at risk, warns Cameron Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent The Guardian, Wednesday February 27 2008 A “cultural cloak of sensitivity” is preventing figures in authority, including police, teachers and social services, from protecting basic human rights … Continue reading

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Sharia Law Will Breed Extremism

SHARIA LAW WILL BREED EXTREMISM By Macer Hall Daily Express Wednesday February 27,2008 David Cameron yesterday issued a stark warning that allowing the influence of Muslim sharia law to grow in Britain would undermine society and breed Islamic extremism. The … Continue reading

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Migrants Claim 170 Million Pounds In Benefits As Numbers Of Arrivals Increase to 800,000

Migrants claim 170m in benefits as number of arrivals increases to 800,000 By MATTHEW HICKLEY Daily Mail Last updated at 12:25pm on 27th February 2008 The massive influx of eastern European immigrant workers to Britain has topped 800,000 in the … Continue reading

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UK Work Applications Near 800,000

UK work applications near 800,000 BBC News Last Updated: Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 13:50 GMT Nearly 800,000 eastern Europeans have applied to work in the UK after the expansion of the European Union four years ago, new figures have shown. … Continue reading

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England On The Verge Of Becoming "The Most Crowded Country In Europe"

England on the verge of becoming 'the most crowded country in Europe' By JAMES SLACK Daily Mail Last updated at 22:00pm on 25th February 2008 England will be bursting at the seams within 25 years, with a fifth more people … Continue reading

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