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A selection of recent media reports

KILLER CHILDMINDER PAID TO GO HOME An immigrant childminder who killed a toddler in her care was given £4,500 to return to Malaysia after she was released from prison. Agnes Wong, 29, was convicted of the manslaughter of 17-month-old Hugo Wang at Manchester Crown Court in January last... Daily Star (15-Nov-2009)

Irish government to pay immigrants to go home Recession-crippled Republic offers cash to non-EU nationals who agree to leave... Guardian.co.uk (15-Nov-2009)

Anti-immigrant Italians find a new foe: food from abroad Kebab shops come under attack as the Northern League demands bans on foreign... Guardian.co.uk (15-Nov-2009)

Labours heartland wont be fooled on immigration again There is something a little pitiful watching Gordon Brown tell the country how worried he is about immigration, and how it must not be a taboo issue. Like watching a paralytic drunk explaining in slurred tones how he will never touch another drop, and all the while you can smell the paint-stripper on.. Times Online (15-Nov-2009)

A minefield of myths called immigration The politics of immigration is a minefield. Most politicians, therefore, avoid it, except for those on the extreme fringes who want to detonate a bitter argument on... Daily Mail (14-Nov-2009)

Asylum seekers are told Britain is Heaven... and arrive to be offered a cup of tea by police An elegant man in his 50s with a passing resemblance to the actor David Suchet enters the room at the Refugee Council in Leeds. With his urbane manner and air of authority, he could easily be mistaken for the... Daily Mail (14-Nov-2009)

Fury as immigrant baby killer is paid £4,500 'bribe' to quit Britain An immigrant convicted of the horrific killing of a 17-month-old baby has been given £4,500 by the Government as a 'bribe' to leave the country. Malaysian Agnes Wong, 29, was jailed for five years in 2008 for the brutal manslaughter of a toddler she was supposed to be child... Daily Mail (14-Nov-2009)

The real enemy of the working classes is not immigration Labour's lax immigration policies have not served Britain well, writes Simon Heffer, but the welfare state has been more damaging.  Daily Telegraph (14-Nov-2009)

Senior MPs call for English tests for visa applicants Two senior MPs are urging the government to make Immigrants applying for visas undergo English tests. Former Labour social security minister Frank Field and former Tory defence minister Nicholas Soames also want restrictions on spouses coming into the... Sunrise Radio (14-Nov-2009)

HOW THE LABOUR ELITE STOLE OUR DEMOCRACY DOES Britain deserve to be considered a democracy? In the wake of the success of our despised political class in handing over much of our remaining sovereignty to the unelected Brussels elite it is a question that must be... Daily Express (14-Nov-2009)

£3BN SCANDAL OF FOREIGN PRISONERS TAXPAYERS have handed over an eye-watering £3.4billion to take care of foreign prisoners since... Daily Express (14-Nov-2009)

Immigrants applying for UK visas should undergo 'English language test', say MPs Immigrants applying for UK visas should undergo an English test, two senior MPs said yesterday. Former Labour social security minister Frank Field and former Tory defence minister Nicholas Soames also called for new restrictions on spouses coming into the... Daily Mail (13-Nov-2009)

Public Misled by Tough-Sounding Talk Gordon Brown's first speech on immigration was a seriously missed opportunity. He, himself, said that it was an issue to be dealt with at the heart of our politics but his own contribution was remarkably feeble. Migration Watch UK (13-Nov-2009)

Gordon Brown offers too little, too late on immigration  Telegraph View: A country that refuses to accept incomers will, in time, become stagnant and inward-looking; it is a question of balance - and the Government got it wrong.  The Daily Telegraph (13-Nov-2009)

Brown tries to draw the sting on immigration Spent the morning in the Thurrock constituency Labour majority 6,000. Some polls suggest this sort of majority is the real current front line in Labour-Conservative marginals.  Channel Four (13-Nov-2009)

THE PRIME MINISTER IS NOT BEING HONEST ON IMMIGRATION ANYONE taking Gordon Brown s speech on immigration at face value is a fool. The Prime Minister s claim that the Government s new points-based system for economic migrants will have a major impact is... Daily Express (13-Nov-2009)

BROWN IN MIGRANT VOW 10 YEARS LATE GORDON Brown last night stood accused of leaving it too late to curb immigration. After years of Labour s open door policy, the PM finally admitted more needs to be done to stop the growing tide of... Daily Star (13-Nov-2009)

IMMIGRATION CONTROLS ARE A JOKE GORDON Brown faced furious accusations of being in denial last night after claiming to have grasped the depth of public anger over Labours open-door immigration... Daily Express (13-Nov-2009)

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: The myth of Britain's foreign sex slaves The overblown language was more red-top tabloid than heavyweight Government announcement. Issued by the Home Office, the press release bragged about the success of the largest-ever police crackdown on human trafficking - 'one of the worst crimes threatening our society'. Daily Mail (13-Nov-2009)

Playing party politics with immigration So declared Gordon Brown yesterday, in his first speech on immigration for almost two years - a telling statistic which may help to explain why an electorate that considers the issue so important has deserted his party in... Daily Mail (13-Nov-2009)