Thursday, 28 May 2009

A selection of recent media reports

More than 40 Nigerians to be deported today
Anti-racism campaigners are planning a protest in Dublin today as the State prepares to send more than 40 Nigerian nationals back to their home...
Belfast Telegraph (28-May-2009)

Kids are kids, even when they come from abroad
It happened without fanfare, but in September 2008 the UK finally agreed to protect and promote the wellbeing of every child on British soil irrespective of their immigration or asylum...
Law Society Gazette (28-May-2009)

The Arrest and Detention of Children Subject to Immigration Control
England's children's commissioner is calling for an end to detaining children of families who have failed to gain asylum in the...
National Association for Youth Justice (28-May-2009)

NEWS DIGEST 03: 26 MAY 2009
01. UKs foreign baby boom 02. Return of East Europeans is no panacea 03. Seven out of ten voters want huge cut in immigration 
Balanced Migration (27-May-2009)

Britain is NOT the promised land, the UN tells immigrants in Calais
The United Nations is opening its first ever office in Calais to tell British-bound refugees that the UK is not 'the promised land'. Hundreds of illegal immigrants massed in the northern French port will be told there will be 'no soft landings' if they succeed in sneaking in...
Daily Mail (27-May-2009)

Extremists hijacked march and ran riot
Once again Luton is united in condemning violence, hatred and racism that ripped through the town when balaclava-clad yobs hijacked a March for England ...
Luton & Dunstable Express (27-May-2009)

Ministers in denial over immigration
More than nine out of ten immigrants who come to the UK settle in England, according to figures uncovered by MPs. Since 1991 more than 2,300,000 have moved to this country with England absorbing 2,149,000, or 92%.
New Start Magazine (27-May-2009)

Webchat: Too Many Immigrants To England?
A report finds nine out of 10 immigrants to the UK settle in England. Is that fair? Join our lunchtime debate at...
Sky News (27-May-2009)

New research shows England has received 20 times more international migrants than Scotland
Information released by the Government reveals beyond question that virtually all of the net international immigration to the UK since 1991 went to England... 
Balanced Migration (27-May-2009)

UK immigrants: 90% live in England
MORE than NINETY per cent of all immigrants who have flocked to Britain live in...
Online Sun (27-May-2009)

Letters: The BNP
Misery and mistrust make the BNP...
The Independent (27-May-2009)

Frank Field: Demonising the BNP is not going to help defeat them
The government has run an open door policy without asking the...
The Independent (27-May-2009)

Most Immigrants To UK Pick England As Home
Most immigrants who come to Britain stay in England, according to official figures. England now takes more than nine out of 10 immigrants who arrive in the...
96.9 Viking FM (27-May-2009)

England 'has 92% of UK immigrants'
England takes more than nine out of 10 immigrants who come to the UK, official figures have...
Yahoo Uk And Ireland News (27-May-2009)

ENGLAND 'HAS 92% OF UK IMMIGRANTS'
England takes more than nine out of 10 immigrants who come to the UK, official figures have...
UK Express (27-May-2009)

Nine in ten migrants to the UK settle in England
More than nine out of every ten migrants entering Britain over the past two decades have settled in England, according to figures released to MPs. The total is 20 times more than the number who have gone to live in...
Daily Mail (27-May-2009)

Parties in denial on UK migrants
England is taking a far bigger share of immigrants than Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, leading to accusations from a cross-party group of MPs that the main political parties are in denial about how the country will...
Financial Times (27-May-2009)

Immigrants choose England over Scotland
Scotland's perception of itself as an increasingly multi-ethnic and diverse country will be challenged today by official figures that show almost all of the net international immigration to Britain since 1991 has gone to...
The Times (27-May-2009)

England takes 92% of immigrants
England takes over nine out of 10 immigrants who come to the UK, official figures revealed today. Since 1991 more than 2,300,000 foreigners have moved to the...
Belfast Telegraph (27-May-2009)

Council of Europe highlights xenophobia in Belgium
Europe's top watchdog flags up persistence of far-right violence, police abuse and language-based...
European Voice (26-May-2009)