East Europeans ignore recession in race to Britain French police crack down on migrants in Calais after local young mother becomes victim of sex attack Asylum applications jump by a third to four year high Immigration and asylum statistics released Asylum seeker applications jump by a third... but numbers of Eastern Europeans leaving the UK fall 19% Migrant workers prove better able to keep jobs UNHCR urges meeting on irregular migration in Mediterranean Asylum seekers number rockets Discontent on number of migrants UK asylum claims up 27% - Home Office Big rise in numbers claiming asylum Raids catch 10 illegal immigrants PUBLIC CONCERN OVER MIGRANT NUMBERS Public concern over migrant numbers 70% of Britons want big cuts in the rate of immigration Call for solidarity on immigration Most want fewer migrants - poll Halt migrants BRITONS PAY £1M A TIME TO FLY AFGHANS HOME FROM FRANCE A new poll has found that more than 7 out of 10 adults want immigration cut by over 80%. Just 1 in 20 adults support the current level. The YouGov poll, which was commissioned by Migrationwatch for the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, found that 79 per cent of people were “concerned” or “very concerned” about the issue of immigration. Net foreign immigration – the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants – has run at about 300,000 a year for the last five years. See the full Press Release for the YouGov poll. This paper describes and assesses the development of EU policy and legislation on asylum issues, since the Treaty of Amsterdam, adopted in 1997, first gave the EU institutions powers of legislation on this subject. The first part of the paper summarises the developments in the powers of the EU institutions to legislate on asylum and immigration matters. The second, third and fourth parts describe in detail the legislation on asylum adopted by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament between 2001 and 2005 following the programme adopted by the European Council of Heads of State and Government at their meeting at Tampere in Finland in October 1999. The fifth part describes the background to the European Commission’s plans for further legislation following the programme adopted by the European Council at its Hague meeting in 1990 and outlines three proposals put forward by the Commission to amend some of the earlier legislation in December 2008. The sixth part of the paper assesses some policy and legal problems which the UK government may have to deal with in responding to these new proposals. Finally, I give a brief overall assessment of how the EU’s legislation on asylum has worked so far and its impact on the UK
A selection of recent media reports
More eastern Europeans are settling in Britain than departing despite a sharp increase in the numbers of migrants returning home, an official report revealed...
This is London (20-May-2009)
A terrified young mother claimed she was sexually assaulted by a UK-bound migrant in Calais while pushing her child in a pram. The Afghan refugee allegedly pounced on the frightened woman as she was returning from her local...
Daily Mail (20-May-2009)
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK has hit a four year high, official figures revealed today. Asylum applications increased by more than a quarter in the first three months of this year, Home Office figures...
Daily Mail (20-May-2009)
A series of immigration statistics covering migration from Eastern Europe, asylum applications, removals and voluntary departures were published by the Home Office...
Home Office Press Office (20-May-2009)
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK has shot up by almost a third, official figures revealed today. Asylum applications increased by 27 per cent in the first three months of this year according to the Home...
Daily Mail (20-May-2009)
Migrant workers have been better at holding down their jobs during the recession than their British-born counterparts. Official statistics have revealed that during the first quarter of this year British-born workers left employment at four times the rate of migrant...
Personneltoday.com (20-May-2009)
11:49:02 GMT Source: UNHCR Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's...
Reuters Foundation (20-May-2009)
THE NUMBER of asylum seekers flocking to Britain has ROCKETED, new figures...
Online Sun (20-May-2009)
A POLL today revealed widespread discontent with the number of migrants coming to Britain. More than seven out of 10 adults want sharp cuts in immigration levels of more than 80%, it...
EveningTimes.online (20-May-2009)
UK asylum claims up 27% - Home Office The number of people claiming asylum in the UK has shot up, official figures revealed today. Asylum applications increased by 27% in the first three months of this year, Home Office figures...
24Dash.com (20-May-2009)
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK has shot up, official figures...
Evening Standard (20-May-2009)
Officials have caught 10 illegal immigrants in a series of raids in Leicester. The UK Border Agency has just announced it visited three city businesses during a two-day operation in the past few...
This is Leicestershire (20-May-2009)
A new poll has revealed widespread discontent with the number of migrants coming to...
Daily Express (20-May-2009)
A new poll has revealed widespread discontent with the number of migrants coming to Britain. More than seven out of 10 adults want sharp cuts in immigration levels of more than 80%, it...
News.Scotsman.com (20-May-2009)
Seven out of ten adults want a massive cut in immigration, a poll has revealed. The YouGov survey found that just one person in 20 supports the current record levels, which have boosted Britain's population by 300,000 a year over the past five...
Daily Mail (20-May-2009)
EU leaders are expected to respond to Italy's request for greater solidarity on immigration at their meeting in Brussels next...
European Voice (20-May-2009)
A new poll has revealed widespread discontent with the number of migrants coming to Britain. More than seven out of 10 adults want sharp cuts in immigration levels of more than 80%, it...
Channel 4 News (20-May-2009)
MOST voters want immigration slashed by more than 250,000 a year, a poll out today...
Online Sun (20-May-2009)
ILLEGAL immigrants trying to sneak into the UK from France could be flown home to Afghanistan under a secret plan costing British taxpayers more than £1million a flight, the Daily Express can...
Daily Express (20-May-2009)Press Releases
Public want a massive cut in immigration Nearly 80 per cent concerned about the issue
May 20, 2009Briefing Papers
A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislation
May 20, 2009
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