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ID Cards For Foreigners Under New Immigration Rules

ID cards for foreigners under new immigration rules David Byers and agencies Times Online January 26, 2007 Foreigners from outside Europe who live in Britain will be forced to carry identity cards or face a 1,000 fine and deportation in … Continue reading

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Citizenship Classes ‘Not British Enough’

Citizenship classes 'not British enough' By Graeme Paton, Education Correspondent The Telegraph Last Updated: 2:28am GMT 26/01/2007 Children should learn about the British Empire and the European Union in new lessons designed to convey a sense of national identity, the … Continue reading

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Mail and Express Deny Asylum Bias

Mail and Express deny asylum bias Stephen Brook, press correspondent Tuesday January 23, 2007 MediaGuardian.co.uk The Daily Mail and the Daily Express have both denied pressuring their journalists to write inflammatory stories about asylum seekers. The Daily Express editor, Peter … Continue reading

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Shame

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2557613_1,00.html The Sunday Times January 21, 2007 Shame Jasvinder Sanghera has made many enemies by fighting for abused Asian women in Britain. Now she reveals how she was herself a victim in an immigrant family rent by ancient prejudices. Her … Continue reading

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Failed Asylum Seekers Reapply

Failed asylum seekers reapply By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 2:26am GMT 19/01/2007 The Telegraph Hundreds of failed asylum seekers who have exhausted all avenues of appeal have been allowed to reapply, new figures show. They include 80 … Continue reading

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Blair ‘Feared Immigration Effect’

Last Updated: Thursday, 18 January 2007, 18:21 GMT BBC News Blair 'feared immigration effect' Mr Blair stressed the economic benefits of migration Tony Blair has said he feared public concern over immigration would lose Labour the 2005 general election. The … Continue reading

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Migrant Impact ‘Hard To Measure’

Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 16:57 GMT BBC News Migrant impact 'hard to measure' Migrant workers: Expert body to advise The wider impact of immigration on society is difficult to measure and monitor, a minister has warned. Immigration minister … Continue reading

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Januaru 5, 2007: X-Ray Plan For Young Asylum Seekers

X-ray plan for young asylum seekers Teeth and wrist bones examined to check age Scheme is unethical and ineffective, say critics Lucy Ward, social affairs correspondent Friday January 5, 2007 The Guardian Young asylum seekers entering the UK face undergoing … Continue reading

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British Move South To Sunny Spain

British move south to sunny Spain Thursday January 11, 2007 By Jason Burke From The Observer The New Zealand Herald ANDALUCIA, Spain – The white Andalucian sun beats down on the red earth of the fields, on the dusty grey-green … Continue reading

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UK Indians Oppose New Immigration Rules

UK Indians oppose new immigration rules Indo-Asian News Service London, January 11, 2007 The opposition Conservative party has extended its support to the ongoing campaign to reverse recent changes to immigration rules that have adversely affected thousands of highly skilled … Continue reading

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Little To Show From Tide Of Migrants

Little to show from tide of migrants By Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch UK Last Updated: 2:40am GMT 04/01/2007 Commentary It is amazing what the Government's spin doctors have been getting away with. For years they have trumpeted the … Continue reading

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Britain Struggles To Cope With Wave Of Immigration

Britain Struggles to Cope With Wave of Immigration Graham Lees | Bio | 04 Jan 2007 World Politics Watch Exclusive MANCHESTER, England — In this gritty northern city once famous for its textile exports, two bus companies have had their … Continue reading

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Britain Debates Key Globalization Puzzle

Britain Debates Key Globalization Puzzle By TARIQ PANJA and MATT MOORE The Associated Press Thursday, January 4, 2007; 12:37 AM LONDON — Headlines ahead of the New Year portrayed a country of job seeking-Britons brushed aside by Bulgarians and overrun … Continue reading

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Immigration Number ‘Is 215,000 More Than Official Figures’

Immigration number 'is 215,000 more than the official figures' Richard Ford, Home Correspondent The Times January 04, 2007 More than three quarters of a million immigrants came to Britain in 2005 far more than official figures admit, according to a … Continue reading

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Trafficking: ‘A Modern Slave Trade’, Say Tories

Trafficking: 'a modern slave trade', say Tories By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 2:40am GMT 04/01/2007 The Telegraph A major drive against people trafficking was demanded by the Conservatives today. Mr Davis said the UK should join Europe … Continue reading

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Migrants ‘Add 4P A Week’ To Your Pocket

Migrants 'add 4p a week' to your pocket By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 2:40am GMT 04/01/2007 (Comment: Little to show from tide of migrants) The alleged economic benefits to Britain of record levels of immigration are a … Continue reading

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‘Labour Costs Are Too High If I Employ Brits’

'Labour costs are too high if I employ Brits' Lucy Alexander The Times December 21, 2006 Rae Borras is the chairman of Borras Construction Group, which has an annual turnover of 55 million. He has always employed British construction workers, … Continue reading

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Britons Oppose Bigger EU After Migrant Influx

Britons oppose bigger EU after migrant influx The Telegraph By Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Last Updated: 7:11am GMT 19/12/2006 More than half of Britons are opposed to EU enlargement after the latest round of expansion triggered a massive influx of … Continue reading

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Gang Jailed For Luxury People-Smuggling Racket

Gang jailed for luxury people-smuggling racket Jeevan Vasagar Tuesday December 19, 2006 The Guardian While less fortunate migrants huddled in the backs of lorries, a gang of “club class” people smugglers used a light plane to ferry members of a … Continue reading

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New Watchdog To Monitor Troubled Immigration and Asylum Service

New watchdog to monitor troubled immigration and asylum service Move is attempt to restore public confidence Body will not have power to look at individual cases Alan Travis, Paul Lewis, Tania Branigan Tuesday December 19, 2006 The Guardian An independent … Continue reading

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