Wednesday, 22 July 2009

A selection of recent media reports

MIGRANTS MAN SWINE FLU HELPLINE 
IMMIGRANTS who can barely speak English will be used to man the phones at emergency swine flu call centres, it was revealed yesterday.
Daily Express (22-Jul-2009)

West Lothian nurse kidnapper jailed for 8 years
A nurse who was abducted and tied up in the boot of her car for 10 days told today how she began "making friends with death" as she awaited rescue. Magdeline Makola from Livingston, West Lothian, was found dehydrated and with hypothermia following her ordeal last year.
The Herald_uk (21-Jul-2009)

Calais migrants mutilate fingertips to hide true identity
Migrants massed in Calais in hopes of getting into Britain are mutilating their fingerprints so that their true identities cannot be established, it emerged today.
Daily Mail (21-Jul-2009)

Allocation of Social Housing to Immigrants.
Migrationwatch Chairman, Sir Andrew Green, will be contributing to a discussion about the allocation of social housing to immigrants at 8 pm on Thursday, 23 July, on BBC Radio 4's 'The Report' programme. This is an amendment to an earlier posting on 20/7/09
Migration Watch UK (21-Jul-2009)

Bogus colleges letting in illegal immigrants
THE Government's failure to tackle the problem of bogus colleges has allowed tens of thousands of illegal immigrants to come to the UK, a damning report said today.
EveningTimes.online (21-Jul-2009)

HOLIDAYMAKERS WARNED OVER CALAIS ROBBERIES
BRITISH holidaymakers have been warned about gangs of migrants robbing drivers in the French port of Calais.
Daily Express (21-Jul-2009)

Bogus college action 'inadequate'
The government is still not dealing adequately with bogus colleges which supply fraudulent student visas, says a report by the home affairs committee. MPs on the committee said tens of thousands of foreign nationals may have entered the UK illegally in this way.
BBC News (21-Jul-2009)

'Bogus' Colleges Let Thousands Into UK
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants get into the UK because they claim to attend colleges which turn out to be fake, according to MPs. The Home Affairs committee said most come in on fraudulent visas in order to work illegally and not to further their education.
97.4rockfm (21-Jul-2009)

NHS TO TREAT THOUSANDS OF FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS
THOUSANDS of failed asylum seekers are set to get free NHS treatment at taxpayers expense, it was revealed yesterday.
Daily Express (21-Jul-2009)

NHS to be swamped by 1m illegals
A MILLION illegal immigrants could benefit from proposals to let failed asylum seekers use the NHS, it was claimed last night.
The Sun (21-Jul-2009)

Fake colleges helped many enter UK illegally, MPs say
LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people may have entered Britain on fraudulently obtained student visas, legislators said on Tuesday. Parliament's Home Affairs Committee investigated "bogus colleges" after The Times newspaper reported that at least one of 12 men held in counter-terrorism raids across..
Tiscali News (21-Jul-2009)

Ten Saudis seek asylum after princess is allowed to stay
Chairman of home affairs committee welcomes decision to give sanctuary to woman with illegitimate...
The Independent (21-Jul-2009)