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A selection of recent media reports

Why immigrants?
Pete Wishart, an SNP MP, wants a fresh wave of immigrants to be allowed to come to Scotland (your report, 27 July). 
The Scotsman (21-Aug-2009)

Revealed: The areas of Britain where there are more migrants chasing jobs than locals
The true extent of the huge influx of foreign workers into Britain is revealed in an investigation by the Daily Mail. In some parts of the UK there are more migrants searching for jobs than native Britons - even at this time of soaring unemployment.
Daily Mail (20-Aug-2009)

Migrant permits to be cut by third as work dries up
The number of jobs available to non-EU migrants seeking a work permit is to be slashed by a third, Government advisers revealed yesterday. The proposal from the Migration Advisory Committee comes in direct response to the economic crisis.
Daily Mail (20-Aug-2009)