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Biggest Brain Drain From UK In 50 Years

Biggest brain drain from UK in 50 years By Robert Winnett Deputy Political Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 4:06am GMT 21/02/2008 Britain is experiencing the worst “brain drain” of any country as highly qualified professionals settle abroad, an authoritative international … Continue reading

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Tougher Rules For Migrants On Citizenship

Tougher rules for migrants on citizenship By Jimmy Burns Financial Times Published: February 20 2008 15:01 | Last updated: February 20 2008 15:01 Foreign nationals seeking British citzenship will have to prove they can speak English, have paid taxes and … Continue reading

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Immigrants Face Levy Over Children and the Elderly

Immigrants face levy over children and the elderly Richard Ford, Home Correspondent From The Times February 20, 2008 Immigrants with children and elderly relatives may have to pay a special levy to help to fund public services, under proposals to … Continue reading

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Minister Highlights Public Disquiet Over Migrants’ Access To Services

Minister highlights public disquiet over migrants' access to services Labour needs to engage in debate on immigration Trust broken in fairness of health allocation Patrick Wintour, political editor The Guardian, Tuesday February 19 2008 Labour must encourage debate on immigration … Continue reading

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More Than 100 Foreign Criminals And Illegals ‘Bounced Back’ To Britain After Deportation

More than 100 foreign criminals and illegals 'bounced back' to Britain after deportation Daily Mail Last updated at 15:48pm on 19th February 2008 The Government today admitted foreign criminals and illegal immigrants are being refused entry by the country they … Continue reading

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Demands For Investigation Into Tanker Full Of Illegal Immigrants

Demands for investigation into tanker full of illegal immigrants Local London February 19, 2008 In the wake of the discovery of illegal immigrants in a German-owned tanker, Tories have demanded a full investigation and a Parliamentary debate. Eight immigrants were … Continue reading

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Britain Cannot Upset Asian Community On Immigration

'Britain cannot upset Asian community on immigration' Indo-Asian News Service New Delhi, February 17, 2008 First Published: 10:50 IST(17/2/2008) Last Updated: 11:04 IST(17/2/2008) Britain, which is seeking to overhaul its immigration policy, cannot afford to upset the Asian community because … Continue reading

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Tide Turns As Poles End Great Migration

Tide turns as Poles end great migration From The Times February 16, 2008 A wave of immigration that helped to fuel Britains early 21st century boom is over, as the Polish plumber and thousands like him go home. The Times … Continue reading

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Sharia Law Row: Archbishop Is In Shock As He Faces Demands To Quit And Criticism From Lord Carey

Sharia law row: Archbishop is in shock as he faces demands to quit and criticism from Lord Carey By STEVE DOUGHTY and MICHAEL SEAMARK Daily Mail Last updated at 20:46pm on 9th February 2008 The Archbishop of Canterbury was facing … Continue reading

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Doctors From Outside EU Banned From Consultant Training

Doctors from outside EU barred from consultant training John Carvel, social affairs editor The Guardian, Thursday February 7 2008 A ban on doctors from outside the EU training to become consultants in the NHS was imposed by the government yesterday … Continue reading

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UK Offering Visa Centre In Punjab

UK offering visa centre in Punjab The Times Of India 6 Feb 2008, 0226 hrs IST,[]TNN CHANDIGARH: In order to check the growing trend of illegal immigration, the United Kingdom minister of state for borders and immigration Liam Byrne on … Continue reading

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Foreign Criminals Nintendo Wiis And 5-a-Side

Foreign criminals' Nintendo Wiis and 5-a-side By Graham Tibbetts The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:56am GMT 05/02/2008 Foreign criminals are being given Nintendo Wiis and a plasma television to while away the time before their deportation, it has been claimed. The … Continue reading

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UK Minister To Discuss Immigration Issues With India

UK Minister to discuss immigration issues with India Posted February 3rd, 2008 by Sahil Nagpal The Hindustan Times London, Feb 3: After British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed issues related to immigration rule with India, a six-member team led by … Continue reading

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Police Smash One Of UK’s Biggest Ever People-Smuggling Rings In Dawn Raids

Police smash one of UK's biggest ever people-smuggling rings in dawn raids The Daily Mail 1st February 2008 Police today smashed a people-smuggling ring suspected of bringing potentially hundreds of illegal migrants into the UK. Officers arrested 13 people as … Continue reading

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Home Office Defends Plan To Send Back Child Asylum Seekers

Home Office defends plans to send back child asylum seekers Alan Travis, home affairs editor The Guardian Friday February 1, 2008 The Home Office is to start the forcible removal of lone child asylum seekers, despite fears that many will … Continue reading

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Britain Is Becoming The World’s Most Popular Destination For Overseas Students

Britain is becoming the world's most popular destination for overseas students Lucy Hodges looks at the reasons why they brave the red tape and dodgy climate Independent.co.uk Web Thursday, 31 January 2008 Despite its food and weather, Britain is beginning … Continue reading

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Maternity Units Turn Away British Mums As Immigrants’ Baby Boom Costs NHS 350 Million Pounds

Maternity units turn away British mums as immigrants' baby boom costs NHS 350m by DANIEL MARTIN The Daily Mail 30th January 2008 Maternity wards are being forced to turn away expectant mothers because they cannot cope with soaring demand from … Continue reading

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Asylum Failure For Iraq War Aides

Asylum failure for Iraq war aides Michael Evans From The Times January 29, 2008 BASRA Nearly 400 Iraqis employed by British Forces in southern Iraq have had their applications to live in Britain rejected after they took up the Governments … Continue reading

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Polish Migrants Living In Britain Claiming 21 Million Pounds In Child Benefits For Children Left Behind

Polish migrants living in Britain claiming 21m in child benefits for children left behind By MATTHEW HICKLEY Daily Mail Last updated at 08:56am on 29th January 2008 Disparity: A chart which illustrates the generosity of benefits in the UK and … Continue reading

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"Foreigh Gangsters Behind Most Of Organized Crime In UK"

Foreign gangsters behind most of organised crime in UK' By MATTHEW HICKLEY The Daily Mail 29th January 2008 Most organised crime committed in Britain has its origins abroad, one of the country's top law enforcement officers has revealed. Bill Hughes, … Continue reading

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