Wednesday, 17 June 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Unemployment hitting British born workers harder than those born overseas
New jobs figures out today show that, in year Q1 2008 Q1 2009, the number of UK born people in employment fell by 451,000 and the number of non-UK born people in work rose by 129,000. The number of non-UK born people in employment has risen by more than 50 per cent in the last six years, from 2.5 million in 2003Q1 to 3.8m in 2009Q1...[MORE] 
Balanced Migration (17-Jun-2009)

20 Romanian families forced to flee Belfast homes
More than 100 Romanians have fled their homes in south Belfast after enduring a week of racist abuse and attacks. Twenty families were given sanctuary in a local church hall last...
Belfast Telegraph (17-Jun-2009)

Small Greek island is migrants' gateway to Europe
(AGATHONISSI) - The azure waters of tiny Agathonissi are as inviting as Greece's other Aegean Sea islands, but here a coastguard flotilla, not tourist yachts, takes up most of the picturesque...
EUbusiness.com (17-Jun-2009)

AMNESTY FOR MIGRANTS TO COST US £6BN
A PROPOSED amnesty for illegal immigrants could cost more than £6billion just for...
Sunday Express (17-Jun-2009)

Migrants amnesty would aid economy by £3bn, says study
An amnesty for an estimated 618,000 illegal immigrants in Britain would provide a £3bn boost to the economy, ­according to a London School of Economics study commissioned by the London mayor, Boris...
Guardian Unlimited - G2 (16-Jun-2009)