Thursday 21 May 2009

A selection of recent media reports

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Group warns of British immigration costs 
Related Searches "illegal immigrants" search results "think tank" search results "illegal immigrants in Br..." search results LONDON, May 4 (UPI) -- Each illegal immigrant in Britain would cost the country nearly $1.5 million during their lifetime if the government grants them amnesty, a group warns.
United Press International (21-May-2009)

UK fails to tackle modern slave trade
The care system, poor law enforcement intelligence and a lack of training within Borders Agency staff are to blame for the UK failing to tackle human trafficking, a report by the Home Affairs Select Committee has concluded, as chair Keith Vaz labels the current condition a modern slave trade.
Police Professional (21-May-2009)

Sham colleges open doors to Pakistani terror suspects 
Thousands of young Pakistanis exploited a hole in Britains immigration defences to enrol as students at a network of sham colleges, The Times can reveal. 
The Times (21-May-2009)

Boris heads bid to stop BNP leader Nick Griffin 'hijacking' Queen's summer garden party
Comments (166) Add to My Stories The BNP must be barred from the Queen's summer garden party, Boris Johnson said today. The Mayor said he wanted the London Assembly to find a way to prevent BNP member Richard Barnbrook using an invitation he received as an Assembly member to bring along party leader Nick...
The Mail On Sunday (21-May-2009)

From the street to the screen
Whether or not the European elections in June will produce Britain s first ever far-right MEP, the British National Party (BNP) poses a real threat. Although the far right is often viewed as an ephemeral phenomenon, the factors underpinning its support are...
New Statesman (21-May-2009)

Pirates in the dock
BBC News The appearance of five suspected Somali pirates in court in the Netherlands this week and the scheduled court hearing of a Somali teenager in New York on Thursday have focused attention once more on the legal challenges posed by 21st-century...
BBC News (21-May-2009)

Migrants still favour region
EASTERN Europeans are returning home in droves, but there has been an increase in migrants coming to Cambridgeshire. However, that movement has come from within the UK, according to latest figures from the Office of National...
Cambridge News Online (21-May-2009)

Royal Mail must draw up clear policies for postal workers refusing to deliver BNP leaflets
Postal workers in the West Country have refused to deliver BNP leaflets on the grounds that they find the material...
HR Magazine (21-May-2009)

FINAL DAYS OF MIGRATION POLICY BASED UPON DECEIT
ONE thing this Government cannot be accused of is inconsistency in its approach to immigration and asylum...
Daily Express (21-May-2009)

'We're getting thousands of calls a day'
Gordon Brown is the central target of a campaign being launched by the UK Independence party to capitalise on the expenses furore by garnering protest votes in next month's local and European...
Financial Times (21-May-2009)

27% RISE IN RANKS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
ASYLUM claims surged by a massive 27 per cent in the first three months of this year, the Home Office revealed...
UK Express (21-May-2009)

Sharp rise in the number of applications for UK asylum
The number of people claiming asylum in the UK has shot up by 27% compared to the same period last year, according to the government's latest migration...
The Herald_uk (21-May-2009)

Asylum seekers rocket by 27%
THE number of asylum seekers flocking to Britain has shot up 27 per cent on last...
Online Sun (21-May-2009)

BNP could benefit from political debacle
How Gordon Brown must be regretting his silly burst of cynical populism when he talked about British jobs for British workers. He used the infamous phrase in September 2007, not long after he became Prime...
The Herald_uk (21-May-2009)

We re living in fear of violent foreigners
SAVAGE Spanish killer Juan Carlos Crispin was convicted this week for stabbing his pizza boss Eleni Pachou to death for just £1...
Online Sun (21-May-2009)