Tuesday, 8 September 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Poll reveals migration slowing as recession bites
Immigrants are overwhelmingly choosing to stay put in their adopted countries, rather than return home, despite the impact of the economic downturn on employment, a new report for BBC World Service by the Migration Policy Institute, published today, reveals.
BBC - Press Office (08-Sep-2009)

Colne cannabis grower locked in house by drugs barons
AN illegal immigrant from Vietnam claims he was kept a virtual prisoner by drugs barons while he ran a cannabis farm at a luxury house in East Lancashire.
Lancashire Telegraph (08-Sep-2009)

THE ENEMY AT HOME OUR LEADERS MUST CONFRONT
THE convictions of three British-born Muslims for conspiracy to commit mass murder serve as a timely reminder that Islamic extremism remains the greatest threat to life and limb that this country faces.
Daily Express (08-Sep-2009)

Voyage to compassion
Ignored by other vessels, the horrific deaths of African migrants, shows seafarers must remind themselves of both international law and common...
Guardian.co.uk (08-Sep-2009)

Eurosceptic UKIP targeting Labour seats
Nigel Farage, who will quit as leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to fight for a seat as a MP, said on Monday the Eurosceptic group had some of its best chances at the next general election in Labour-held constituencies.
Yahoo Uk And Ireland News (08-Sep-2009)

MIGRANTS' JOB ROW
HOME Secretary Alan Johnson s latest attempt to curb immigration was last night dismissed as fantasy .
Daily Express (08-Sep-2009)

Drug factory electrician jailed
A Vietnamese man has been jailed for 38 months for helping to convert five properties in Gloucestershire into cannabis "factories".
BBC News Norfolk (07-Sep-2009)