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SNP Act On Asylum Family Detention

SNP act on asylum family detention Midlothian Advertiser Published Date: 11 October 2007 Source: Press Association Location: The Press Association Newsdesk The Scottish Government is to press Westminster for an end to the detention of families with children at Dungavel, … Continue reading

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Over 2 Million Immigrants Arrive In Five Years

Over 2m immigrants arrive in five years By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph 10/10/2007 More than 2.2million immigrants arrived in the UK between 2001 and 2005, figures showed . Over the same period 870,000 foreign-born people left the … Continue reading

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Airlines Face "Direct Action" Threat In Deportations Row

Airlines face 'direct action' threat in deportations row By Cahal Milmo The Independent Published: 09 October 2007 Carriers including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic were under growing pressure yesterday to refuse to carry asylum-seekers being forcibly removed from Britain after … Continue reading

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New Fingerprints Trial At Airport

New fingerprints trial at airport BBC News Tuesday, 9 October 2007 Passengers flying into Gatwick Airport from Sierra Leone with biometric visas are having their fingerprints recorded in a pilot scheme. The BioDev trial aims to flush out false visa … Continue reading

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UK Independence Party Demands Immigration "Freeze"

UKIP demands immigration freeze The BBC News (U.K.), October 8, 2007 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7028849.stm The UK Independence Party says it would halt all immigration to the UK for five years if it won a general election. Leader Nigel Farage told the party's … Continue reading

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Tories Call For Immigration Limits After Survey

Tories call for immigration limits after survey By Andrew Porter, Political Editor The Telegraph 08/10/2007 Immigrants are being blamed for driving up house prices, according to a new survey. The Conservatives immediately seized on the evidence to push their policy … Continue reading

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Immigration Raids ‘Fake’ Colleges

Immigration raids 'fake' colleges BBC News Thursday, 4 October 2007 Three people were held in raids at two colleges suspected of aiding foreign students stay in the country illegally, a Home Office spokesman said. A man, who is a college … Continue reading

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Sex Trafficking Victims Rescued By Police May Face Deportation

Sex trafficking victims rescued by police may face deportation Home secretary rules out guarantee of immunity Nationwide crackdown on 'modern form of slavery' Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday October 4, 2007 The Guardian Some victims of sex traffickers rescued … Continue reading

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David Davis Pledges Immigration Cuts

David Davis pledges immigration cuts By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph 03/10/2007 Immigration has been thrust to the heart of an imminent election campaign as the Tories pledged a “substantial” cut in numbers allowed into Britain. David Davis, … Continue reading

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Illegal Workers Will Be Deported

Illegal workers will be deported BBC News Wednesday, 3 October 2007 Three Chinese restaurant staff in Devon are to be deported after being found working illegally, officials have said. A team from the Home Office's Border and Immigration Agency visited … Continue reading

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Welcome To The Land Of Confusion

Welcome to the land of confusion The Recruiter Published: 03 October 2007 The age of the 'global village' has brought many opportunities for recruiters, with an increased talent-pool and an easier movement of labour. But with these opportunities come problems. … Continue reading

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Britain "Permissive Environment For Terrorists"

Britain 'permissive environment for terrorists' By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph 02/10/2007 Labour has let Britain become a “permissive environment” for terrorists and extremists, the Conservative conference heard today. Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, the shadow security minister, said the … Continue reading

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Migrants "Reliant" On Benefits

Migrants 'reliant' on benefits By Duncan Gardham The Telegraph 01/10/2007 The degree to which new immigrants rely on benefits and council housing has been revealed by a survey that looks at how much foreigners contribute to the economy. The league … Continue reading

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Fake DVD’s "Fund" People Smuggling

Fake DVDs 'fund' people smuggling By Jon Hunt Investigative reporter, BBC News September 30, 2007 Fake DVDs sold at Kent markets are helping to fund illegal immigration and people smuggling. A BBC South East undercover team worked for a year … Continue reading

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Immigration.., Immigration…, Immigration: Cameron Hoped To Ignore It, But Now It’s Back With A Vengeance

Immigration… Immigration… Immigration: Cameron hoped to ignore it. But now it's back with a vengeance Hailed by David Cameron as the face of the new, multi-ethnic Tories, the shadow community cohesion minister has reignited a debate that threatens to derail … Continue reading

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London Calling: Why The UK Capital Lures Ever More Migrants

London calling: Why the UK capital lures ever more migrants By Michael Skapinker FT.com (Financial Times.com) Published: September 30 2007 19:51 Pascal Boris has left London for Geneva after 15 fantastic years. During that time, the Frenchman, who until recently … Continue reading

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Analysis: Labour Has Lost Control Of Borders

Analysis: Labour has lost control of borders By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 7:29am BST 28/09/2007 A two-page report from the Office for National Statistics yesterday illustrated graphically how Labour lost control of immigration. Immigration estimates … Continue reading

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Asylum Seekers ‘Enter UK In Tony Blair’s Car’

Asylum seekers 'enter UK in Tony Blair's car' By John Steele, Crime Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 2:51pm BST 27/09/2007 Four asylum seekers trying to sneak into Britain in a container lorry were astonished when they got out of the … Continue reading

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Labour Minister Doubts Immigration Figures

Labour minister doubts immigration figures By Brendan Carlin, Political Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:44am BST 25/09/2007 A fresh row is raging over immigration levels after a government minister admitted there was no real confidence in official migration figures. Sadiq … Continue reading

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Migrants ‘Should Pay For Our Services’

Migrants 'should pay for our services' By Bonnie Malkin The Telegraph Last Updated: 2:30am BST 24/09/2007 Economic migrants could be forced to make a bigger contribution to the cost of public services, under plans outlined by the head of Britain's … Continue reading

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