Friday, 29 May 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Immigration officers constrained by rules
For an effective visa and border control system there can be no financial consideration
The Times (29-May-2009)

New Labour's victims are Middle Britons who obey the law, work long hours and are taxed almost to extinction. This is pl..
There are just two categories of Briton who have done well out of New Labour. The first, it goes without saying, is the very rich. Thanks to Gordon Brown's tax breaks, New Labour's election landslide of 1997 produced private wealth on a scale not seen since the plutocrats bestrode Edwardian England on the...
The Mail On Sunday (28-May-2009)

Migrants target Greece as easy route to UK
A new trafficking route discovered through Lesbos is believed to be increasing the number of Afghan refugees entering the UK. People heading from Asia are increasingly using a port in the capital of Lesbos, only five miles from mainland Turkey, to illegally enter the...
Police Professional (28-May-2009)

Beware the clunking fist
Ignore the conventional wisdom. The combination of an improving economy and Gordon Brown s sheer bloody-minded determination could yet deliver a fourth term for Labour Conventional wisdom is a poor guide to the...
New Statesman (28-May-2009)

Muslims in EU say discrimination not due to religion: study
(MADRID) - Most Muslims who suffer discrimination in European Union believe it is because of their ethnic background and not their religion, according to a survey released...
EUbusiness.com (28-May-2009)

New research shows England has received 20 times more
92% of immigration has been to England 95% of projected population growth will be in England Gordon Brown challenged to change immigration policy to protect national identity 
Balanced Migration (28-May-2009)

Man jailed for shining laser at landing plane
A man was jailed today for shining a laser at a passenger plane preparing to land. Hossein Hosseiny briefly illuminated the cockpit of the Dublin to Cardiff aircraft which was carrying 52 people on board on the evening of March...
Belfast Telegraph (28-May-2009)

Major parties help fringe groups with their silence on immigration
Immigration largely ignored in main manifestos. The three main parties are once again ignoring widespread public concern about the number of immigrants allowed into the UK in their manifestos for next week's European elections.
Migrationwatchuk blog site (28-May-2009)

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)

MIGRATION BOSS: DOOR TO BRITAINS OPEN WIDE
BRITAINS new paperwork system for allowing temporary entry for visitors is a major security concern, claims an immigration officer who has spent 17 years checking visas at...
Daily Express (28-May-2009)