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Migration Tally Reveals British Brain Drain

Migration tally reveals British brain drain Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 12:01am BST 08/04/2007 International migration is eroding Britain's skills base with an exodus of professionals matching the arrival of low-skilled foreign migrants, the Government is … Continue reading

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UK Tightens Law To Discourage Forced Marriages

UK tightens immigration laws to discourage forced marriages The International News (Pakistan) April 6, 2007 LONDON: Forced marriages by Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian families to partners in their home countries have raised dust in Britain and the government proposes to … Continue reading

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Immigrants Set Up Illegal Camp In Hyde Park

Immigrants set up illegal camp in Hyde Park The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:58am BST 05/04/2007 Unemployed immigrants from eastern Europe are sleeping in tents in the middle of Hyde Park. Groups of Romanians and Bulgarians seeking work in London are … Continue reading

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English Test Required For Permanent Residence

English test required for permanent residency By Lucie Godeau AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE April 3, 2007 LONDON — Britain is seeking to promote a more cohesive nation by requiring people wanting to live permanently in the country to pass a test in … Continue reading

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200,000 ‘Lost’ Asylum Seekers May Stay

200,000 'lost' asylum seekers may stay By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Last Updated: 1:34am BST 02/04/2007 More than 200,000 failed asylum seekers may stay in Britain indefinitely because they cannot be traced. Officials have conceded that nearly … Continue reading

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UK May Deport Indian Professionals

UK may deport Indian professionals CNN-IBN Posted Friday , March 30, 2007 at 09:49 Updated Friday , March 30, 2007 at 16:55 New Delhi: Thousands of Indian professionals in Britain under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) visas are now … Continue reading

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Illegal Passport Factories And Suppliers Raided

Illegal passport factories and suppliers raided By Megan Reynolds The Guardian March 22, 2007 A FAKE passport facility in Ilford was raided by police yesterday (Wednesday). It was one of a series of illegal passport factories and suppliers across London … Continue reading

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Schools Can Ban Muslim Veils For Safety, Focus

Schools can ban Muslim veils for safety, focus March 21, 2007 LONDON (AP) — Schools have the right to ban students from wearing Muslim veils if teachers think the garments affect safety or pupils' learning, the British government said yesterday. … Continue reading

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Al-Qaida Gets Fake Papers As Home Office Issues 10,000 Passports To Fraudsters

Al-Qaida gets fake papers as Home Office issues 10,000 passports to fraudsters James Sturcke and agencies Tuesday March 20, 2007 Guardian Unlimited An estimated 10,000 British passports were issued after fraudulent applications in the space of a year – and … Continue reading

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Britain’s Hidden Children

Britain's hidden children by Mark McGregor BBC News, Manchester March 19, 2007 When Marie, a young girl from Cameroon, turned up in Manchester at the end of 2004 she was just one of hundreds of asylum seeking children alone in … Continue reading

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Shortage Worsens As New Homes Soar

Shortage worsens as new homes soar By Charles Clover, Environment Editor Last Updated: 2:36am GMT 19/03/2007 The Telegraph Higher-than-expected numbers of EU immigrants and more people living alone will make the shortage of new homes in England worse over the … Continue reading

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Cash On The Cards For Migrants

Cash on the cards for migrants James Robinson Sunday March 18, 2007 The Observer A new company plans to make money from economic migrants arriving in Britain by providing them with a debit card that can be used to withdraw … Continue reading

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Academic: Extremism Debate Is Being Stifled

Academic: Extremism debate is being stifled By Graeme Paton, Education Correspondent Last Updated: 2:05am GMT 17/03/2007 The Telegraph An academic at the centre of a row over censorship last night accused Britain of being the worst country for stifling debate … Continue reading

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Saddam Judge Reported In Britain

Saddam judge reported in Britain Reuters Saturday, March 17, 2007; 8:02 AM LONDON (Reuters) – The Iraqi judge who sentenced former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to death was reported on Saturday to have sought asylum in London but another senior … Continue reading

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Warning On Shifting Asylum Seekers To Dangerous Areas Is Revealed

Warning on shifting asylum seekers to dangerous areas is revealed Report on dispersal policy buried for four years Research released after information request Alan Travis, home affairs editor Friday March 16, 2007 The Guardian Home Office ministers pressed ahead with … Continue reading

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Homeowners Taxed 10 Pounds More For Child Asylum Seekers

Homeowners taxed 10 more for child asylum seekers 14.03.07 ThisIsLondon.co.UK A council is adding 10 to its average tax bill to cover the costs of failed asylum seekers. Hillingdon said it costs 1million a year to look after people who … Continue reading

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A Million Foreign Workers Come To UK

A million foreign workers come to UK Ben Leapman and Tom Harper, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 2:20am GMT 12/03/2007 More than a million foreigners have been allowed to come to work in Britain in just three years – and given … Continue reading

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Fast-Track System For Asylum-Seekers Leads To Race Attacks, Police Tell Reid

Fast-track system for asylum-seekers leads to race attacks, police tell Reid Ben Leapman, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 12:24am GMT 11/03/2007 A scheme intended to speed up the asylum system is putting extra pressure on police, colleges and housing providers, the … Continue reading

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Academic Hits Back In Migration Row

Academic hits back in migration row By David Coleman, Professor of Demography, Oxford University Last Updated: 1:44am GMT 09/03/2007 The Telegraph (How forecasts by Migrationwatch stirred up a political hornets' nest) By now most readers will be aware of my … Continue reading

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Councils Facing 100 Million Pound Bill To Care For Sick and Destitute Migrants

Councils facing 100m bill to care for sick and destitute migrants 'Tens of thousands' left in limbo without state aid Home Office should pay, authorities tell Reid Diane Taylor and Hugh Muir Thursday March 8, 2007 The Guardian Councils across … Continue reading

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