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Gordon Brown Says He Understands Concern About Immigration

Gordon Brown says he understands concern about immigration The British prime minister speaks a day after apologizing for calling a woman 'bigoted.' He faces rivals Thursday in a final televised election debate. The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2010 http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fgw-gordon-brown-20100430,0,971384.story … Continue reading

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Opponents Were Routinely Dismissed As ‘Nasty, Stupid and Backward’ So The Left Could Promote Mass Immigration, Labour’s Favourite Think Tank Has Admitted

Labour's think tank admits opponents of immigrants were seen as 'nasty and backward' Opponents of immigration were routinely dismissed as 'nasty, stupid and backward' so the Left could promote mass migration, Labour's favourite think tank has admitted. By Tom Whitehead … Continue reading

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UKIP Opposes ‘Mass Immigration’

UKIP opposes 'mass immigration' The BBC News (U.K.), April 29, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/scotland/ 8651851.stm The United Kingdom Independence Party has been campaigning for UK election votes in Scotland with a pledge to halt 'mass immigration' from EU countries. The party said … Continue reading

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Truro and Falmouth Candidates Agree On Immigration

Truro and Falmouth candidates agree on immigration The BBC News (U.K.), April 29, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/ 8652650.stm Candidates in Truro and Falmouth agreed that immigration regulations need to be tightened at a public debate. Charlotte MacKenzie for Labour said the European … Continue reading

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Immigration ‘At Limit’ In Slough Says UKIP

Immigration 'at limit' in Slough says UKIP BBC NEWS Page last updated at 08:44 GMT, Saturday, 24 April 2010 09:44 UK Slough cannot cope with any more immigration – that is the view of the constituency's UK Independence Party candidate … Continue reading

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BNP Call For End To Immigration From Muslim Nations

BNP call for end to immigration from Muslim nations The BBC News (U.K.), April 23, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/8639097.stm The British National Party (BNP) are calling for an end to immigration from Muslim nations, saying this presents a 'deadly threat' to the … Continue reading

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Hull North Candidates Clash On Immigration

Hull North candidates clash on immigration The BBC News (U.K.), April 23, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/8641217.stm Candidates in Hull North have clashed over the effects of immigration policy on the local economy. Labour's Diana Johnson and Conservative Victoria Aitken said a Liberal … Continue reading

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Young Voters Give Nick Clegg A Grilling On Immigration

Young voters give Nick Clegg a grilling on immigration Nicholas Cecil, Chief Political Correspondent London Evening Standard 21.04.10 Young voters turned on Nick Clegg today over his plans for an amnesty for illegal immigrants, and his expenses. The Liberal Democrat … Continue reading

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Immigration Not To Blame For BNP Votes : Report

Immigration not to blame for BNP votes: report AFP April 19, 2010 LONDON—Areas that see high levels of immigration are not more likely to vote for the far-right British National Party (BNP), a policy think tank report said Monday. The … Continue reading

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Election 2010: Asian Voter Turnout ‘Set To Fall’

Election 2010: Asian voter turnout 'set to fall' By Adam Pasternicki Politics reporter, BBC Asian Network April 19, 2010 The record number of South Asian candidates standing in the 2010 election appears to be doing little to encourage members of … Continue reading

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Immigration Tops Election Agenda For Poole Seat

Immigration tops election agenda for Poole seat BBC NEWS April 19, 2010 The Lib Dems and UKIP want tougher border controls Immigration has been highlighted as a key issue for voters in Poole, where candidates include the only BNP member … Continue reading

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Voters’ Concerns On Immigration Spin Brittish Campaign

Voters Concerns on Immigration Spin British Campaign (PHOTO : Margaret Hodge, center, the Labour Party member who represents Barking in Parliament, faced some resistance while campaigning this week. The national election will be on May 6. By SARAH LYALL The … Continue reading

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Illegal Immigrant Fears At Hospitals After Home Office Audit

Illegal immigrant fears at hospitals after Home Office audit Hundreds of illegal immigrants could be employed as cleaners, caterers and security staff at hospitals around Britain, it was feared last night. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor The Telegraph Published: … Continue reading

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Brown Takes Australian Approach On Immigration

Brown takes Australian approach on immigration PAOLA TOTARO HERALD CORRESPONDENT April 14, 2010 LONDON: The British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has appealed directly to a middle England spooked by rising unemployment, adopting what he describes as the ''tough Australian immigration … Continue reading

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Frank Field: Anger Over Immigration Could ‘Spread To The Streets’ If It Is Not Debated

Frank Field: Anger over immigration could 'spread to the streets' if it is not debated Immigration is the election issue which dares not speak its name in the campaign, according to a former Labour minister. By Christopher Hope, Whitehall Editor … Continue reading

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Conservatives Propose Immigration Cap

Conservatives propose immigration cap Reuters Tue Apr 13, 2010 2:45pm BST LONDON (Reuters) – The Conservatives pledged to cap immigration on Tuesday and were warned by a business organisation this could cut productivity and damage London's global competitiveness. Launching their … Continue reading

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Immigration The ‘Silent’ Election Issue

Immigration: the 'silent' election issue Tom Baldwin From The Times April 12, 2010 30 Comments A walk along the River Nene provided many picture postcard delights yesterday. There were views of Peterboroughs gothic cathedral, weeping willows, and swans gliding by … Continue reading

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Children Speaking English In Minority In 1500 Schools

Children speaking English in minority in 1,500 schools Children with English as their home language are among the minority of pupils in more than 1,500 schools across England. The Telegraph (U.K.), April 12, 2010 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7578540/Children-speaking-English-in-minority-in-1500-schools.html The impact of immigration since … Continue reading

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Immigration Debated By Peterborough Candidates

Immigration debated by Peterborough candidates The BBC News (U.K.), April 12, 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/election_2010/england/8607221.stm Peterborough has seen large numbers of immigrants arrive in the city in recent years, particularly since the European Union expanded in 2004. Many have come to the … Continue reading

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Labour’s Betrayal Of British Workers : Nearly Every One of 1.67 Million Jobs Created Since 1997 Has Gone To A Foreigner

Labour's betrayal of British workers: Nearly every one of 1.67m jobs created since 1997 has gone to a foreigner By James Chapman The Daily Mail (U.K.), April 8, 2010 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1264333/GENERAL-ELECTION-2010-Under-Labour-nearly-UK-jobs-taken-foreigners.html Immigration was at the centre of the election campaign today … Continue reading

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