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Britain Probes Corruption Allegations

Britain Probes Corruption Allegations By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: December 18, 2006 Filed at 2:45 p.m. ET LONDON (AP) — British authorities were investigating claims Monday that a member of Uganda's governing party secured a job in the British immigration … Continue reading

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100 Million Pounds Translation Bill For Migrants Who Can’t Or Won’t Speak English

100m translation bill for migrants who can't or won't speak English By Amy Iggulden Last Updated: 4:04am GMT 14/12/2006 The Telegraph Public spending on interpreters and translation for immigrants is to be reviewed after figures revealed the yearly bill is … Continue reading

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Australian Sun Lures In The Brits

Last Updated: Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 10:21 GMT BBC News Australian sun lures in the Brits Brits Abroad By Nick Bryant BBC Sydney correspondent Christmas at the beach. How very, un-British With at least 1.3 million resident Britons, Australia is … Continue reading

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Expat Figures Migration Warning

Last Updated: Monday, 11 December 2006, 06:48 GMT BBC News Expat figures migration warning Sir Andrew Green: Real issue is net migration A pressure group has said figures on emigration add weight to its concerns over the level of immigration … Continue reading

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5.5 Million Britons ‘Opt To Live Abroad’

5.5m Britons 'opt to live abroad' Brits Abroad By Dominic Casciani BBC News Almost one in 10 British citizens is living overseas, according to a study of people coming in and out of the UK. Studies by the Institute for … Continue reading

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(British Labour Party Chair) Blears Warns Over ‘Explosive’ Immigration

The Sunday Times December 10, 2006 Blears warns over explosive immigration Isabel Oakeshott, Deputy Political Editor THE chairman of the Labour party, Hazel Blears, has warned that immigration is set to explode as an issue before the next general election … Continue reading

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Treasury’s Growth Goal Banks On Immigration

Treasury's growth goal banks on immigration Heather Stewart Sunday December 10, 2006 The Observer Treasury number-crunchers are banking on an influx of about 185,000 immigrants every year to boost the economy's long-term growth rate, despite Bank of England governor Mervyn … Continue reading

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Migrants Face New ‘Britishness’ Test

Migrants face new 'Britishness' test By Philip Johnston, Home Affairs Editor Last Updated: 1:43am GMT 06/12/2006 The Telegraph Tests in the English language and the British way of life will be compulsory from next year for foreigners wanting to settle … Continue reading

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Fake EU Passports ‘Provide Illegals Easy Access To Britain’

Fake EU passports provide illegals easy access to Britain Published: Tuesday, 5 December, 2006, 09:35 AM Doha Time Gulf Times LONDON: Urgent improvements to Britains border controls were demanded yesterday after a woman using fake East European passports was twice … Continue reading

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Tories Demand More Action To Combat People Trafficking

Tories demand more action to combat people trafficking Hlne Mulholland Thursday November 30, 2006 Guardian Unlimited William Hague today called for stronger measures to protect victims of modern-day slavery in Britain as he warned that the trafficking of women and … Continue reading

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New Limits Planned On Access To Skilled Workers

New limits planned on access to skilled jobs Alan Travis, home affairs editor Thursday November 30, 2006 The Guardian Skilled jobs will have to be advertised to British and European workers first unless they are listed as shortage occupations, under … Continue reading

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Unrest Aimed To ‘Sabotage’ Policy

Last Updated: Thursday, 30 November 2006, 11:47 GMT BBC News Unrest aimed to 'sabotage' policy—Mr Reid said the deportation of foreign nationals would continue Home Secretary John Reid has said that the unrest at an immigration centre in west London … Continue reading

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Sharia Law Is Spreading As Authority Wanes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/29/nsharia29.xml Sharia law is spreading as authority wanes By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor Last Updated: 1:59am GMT 30/11/2006 The Telegraph Islamic sharia law is gaining an increasing foothold in parts of Britain, a report claims. Sharia, derived from several sources … Continue reading

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Reid Launches Independent Committee To Advise On Immigration

Reid launches independent committee to advise on immigration Matthew Tempest and agencies Wednesday November 29, 2006 Guardian Unlimited John Reid today unveiled plans for a new, independent “migration advisory committee” which will advise the government on skills and job shortages … Continue reading

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Judge: Refugees In U.K. Not Owed Clothes

Judge: Refugees in U.K. Not Owed Clothes By Associated Press November 29, 2006, 11:48 PM EST LONDON — The British government is not required to provide warm clothing to thousands of immigrants and their children who remain in Britain while … Continue reading

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Study Reveals UK’s Lack Of Ethnic Integration

Study reveals UK's lack of ethnic integration Anushka Asthana Sunday November 26, 2006 The Observer Seventy per cent of Britons do not have close friendships with people from different ethnic backgrounds, an Ipsos MORI poll has revealed. Research carried out … Continue reading

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‘No Figures’ On Illegals Caught At Home Office

'No figures' on illegals caught at Home Office By Ben Leapman, Home Affairs Correspondent, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 11:54pm GMT 25/11/2006 The Home Office has confessed it does not know how many illegal immigrants have been caught in its own … Continue reading

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Immigration Centre Plan Discussed

Last Updated: Saturday, 25 November 2006, 13:37 GMT Immigration centre plan discussed BBC News Plans to use part of an RAF base in Norfolk as an immigration detention and removal centre are being discussed at a meeting of local residents. … Continue reading

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A Blunder For Which We’ll All Pay The Price

A blunder for which we'll all pay the price by SIR ANDREW GREEN The Daily Mail Last updated at 09:01am on 22nd November 2006 Britain is facing the largest wave of immigration for nearly 1,000 years. The number of Huguenots … Continue reading

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U.K. Government Says Asylum Claims Fall To 13-Year Low

U.K. Government Says Asylum Claims Fall to 13-Year Low By Gonzalo Vina The Bloomberg, November 21, 2006 http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? Claims for asylum in the U.K. fell 7 percent in the three months through September to their lowest since 1993, the government … Continue reading

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