Canada toughens its visa demands Our border controls are firm but fair Woman and son admit bogus marriages scam UK is 'soft touch' for illegal immigration MIGRANTS RUIN UK SAY HALF OF BRITS BRITAIN S SUCH A SOFT TOUCH SAY THE PEOPLE SMUGGLERS Foreign gangs rob 'soft touch' Britain of £40billion a year PUBLIC SUPPORTS SMALL FAMILIES, SMALLER POPULATIONS, POLL SHOWS Migrant wave wanes with Spain's economyA selection of recent media reports
Canada has imposed visa requirements on travellers from Mexico and the Czech Republic after a big jump in refugee claims from these two countries. Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said a significant number of such claims were rejected or abandoned, raising doubts about their legitimacy.
BBC News (14-Jul-2009)
Part of our job is to sift out those who want to break our rules or harm the public not 'poets with strange sounding...
Guardian.co.uk (14-Jul-2009)
A mother and son from Birmingham have admitted arranging a string of "sham" marriages. Patricia Williams, 60, and her son, Jason Williams, 38, of St John's Road, Dudley, pleaded guilty to breaching immigration laws when they appeared before Birmingham Crown Court.
The Scotsman (14-Jul-2009)
PEOPLE traffickers think the UK is a "soft touch" when it comes to getting illegal immigrants across the border, it was disclosed yesterday. Interviews with criminals convicted of trafficking offences found they regarded "illicit entry" into this country as "relatively easy".
The Scotsman (14-Jul-2009)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The sea is calm and the skies clear, as the Spanish coastguard boat speeds out into the Atlantic.
BBC News Lincolnshire (14-Jul-2009)
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
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