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A selection of recent media reports

MIGRANTS RUIN UK SAY HALF OF BRITS
IMMIGRATION is wrecking the quality of life in the UK, half of all Brits reckon. And two-thirds want a limit imposed to stem the flow of new arrivals and stop a population explosion.
Daily Star (14-Jul-2009)

BRITAIN S SUCH A SOFT TOUCH SAY THE PEOPLE SMUGGLERS
CRIMINALS are convinced that Britain s border controls are soft and that police are tolerant of the vice trade, according to a Home Office report that was kept secret for three years.
Daily Express (14-Jul-2009)

Foreign gangs rob 'soft touch' Britain of £40billion a year
Organised gangs who see the UK as a soft touch are costing us £40billion a year, a hard-hitting report claimed yesterday. Up to 30,000 criminals are involved in drugs, guns, fraud and human-trafficking because our borders are 'relatively easy' to cross, it says.
Daily Mail (14-Jul-2009)

PUBLIC SUPPORTS SMALL FAMILIES, SMALLER POPULATIONS, POLL SHOWS 
Nearly half the public believes couples should limit themselves to two children or fewer to reduce human impact on the environment, according to a survey published today (July 11, World Population Day). 
Optimum Population Trust (14-Jul-2009)

Migrant wave wanes with Spain's economy
The sea is calm and the skies clear, as the Spanish coastguard boat speeds out into the Atlantic.
BBC News Lincolnshire (14-Jul-2009)

Britain is a soft touch for people smuggling, say traffickers
People-traffickers view Britain as a soft touch for smuggling illegal immigrants, with big profits and a low risk of being caught, according to Home Office research published yesterday.
Times Online (13-Jul-2009)

Cut population by a third, say crowded Britons
One in four Britons would like to see the population reduced by up to a third to ease overcrowding. A survey has revealed deep anxiety about pressure on the environment and the impact of migrants on public services and social cohesion.
Daily Mail (13-Jul-2009)

'Al Capone-style' plan to curb UK's booming £30bn crime industry
Home secretary unveils strategy to target 30,000 criminals with more powers to seize assets and close front...
Guardian.co.uk (13-Jul-2009)

Home Office officials accused of aiding smugglers in official report
British border and immigration officials took bribes from human traffickers in exchange for assistance in a criminal enterprise that the UN has labelled "modern-day slavery", according to a government report published today...
Guardian.co.uk (13-Jul-2009)

Spain, Greece urge strengthening of EU border control agency
(MADRID) - The leaders of Spain and Greece on Monday called for a strengthening of EU border control agency Frontex to help stem the tide of illegal immigration into the bloc.
EUbusiness.com (13-Jul-2009)

Pair admit sham wedding offences
A mother and son, from the West Midlands, have admitted arranging "sham" marriages to foreign nationals, mainly from Africa and Jamaica. Patricia Williams, 60, and Jason Williams, 38, of St John's Road, Dudley, pleaded guilty to breaching immigration laws.
BBC News (13-Jul-2009)

OUR BRAVE TROOPS ARE BEING LOST IN A WAR WITH NO END
LABOUR S vanity has become increasingly lethal for British troops in Afghanistan.
Daily Express (13-Jul-2009)

Half of Britons blame immigration for 'poor quality life in the UK'
Half of Britons believe lax immigration policies have had a dramatic impact on the quality of life in the United Kingdom, a YouGov poll has revealed. More than 70 per cent of people questioned said they also felt current immigration levels were too high and want a cut in the numbers of people entering...
Daily Mail (13-Jul-2009)

British population to pass 70 million, forecasts Migrationwatch 
The population of the UK will still pass the 70 million mark despite policies planned by both Labour and the Conservatives to stop it, a think tank has warned.
Daily Telegraph (13-Jul-2009)

7M MORE MIGRANTS ON WAY TO BRITAIN
IMMIGRATION experts predict the UK will be bursting with seven million more newcomers by 2029 equivalent to seven cities the size of Birmingham. Both the Tories and Labour are being accused of conning the public over immigration.
Daily Star (13-Jul-2009)