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A selection of recent media reports

LABOUR S RECKLESS STUDENT VISA SYSTEM BRITAIN S student visa system has been denounced as rife with cheating and deception by a teacher who has experienced the process from... UK Express (08-Feb-2010)

Fake visas at Leeds Bradford International airport Seven illegal immigrants flew into Leeds in an attempt to get into the UK "by the back door". Yorkshire Evening Post (08-Feb-2010)

Norway received 500,000 immigrants in 10 years Immigration to Norway is record high. The Norway Post (08-Feb-2010)

BROWN IS BETRAYING THE BRITISH WORKING CLASS GORDON Brown promised the electorate British jobs for British workers . But if he is casting around for a slogan that truly reflects his party s approach to politics then British jobs for foreign workers would better fit the... Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)

IMMIGRANTS HANDED 1.3M JOBS IN BRITAIN MORE than 1.3 million immigrants have been given the right to work and claim benefits in Britain since Gordon Brown promised British jobs for British... Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)

Australia shifts immigration seeking higher skills CANBERRA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australia will dump 20,000 low-skilled migrant applications to re-focus its immigration intake on high-skilled jobs critical to the economy and help meet growing Chinese resource demand, the government said on... Silobreaker (08-Feb-2010)

Child asylum seeker numbers rise in West Midlands BBC Inside Out, West Midlands The number of children arriving alone in the West Midlands seeking asylum has risen by almost 2,200% in six years. Freedom of Information requests to councils across the West Midlands revealed in 2002 there were 14 children needing... BBC News (08-Feb-2010)

Schools struggle in town where 150 languages are spoken Schools in just one town are having to cope with pupils who speak 150 different languages, a survey has found. They range from the Ghanaian dialect of Akan, through the African language of Chichewa and the ancient Aztec tongue of Nahuatl to the Indian language of... Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)

Riot police fight with migrants at Sangatte II Riot police clashed with UK bound migrants yesterday during a mass eviction of a charity welcome centre in Calais. More than 100 migrants had recently moved to the converted... Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)

1.3m NI numbers given to foreigners despite 'British jobs for British workers' pledge More than 1.3million National Insurance numbers were handed out to foreigners in the two years after Gordon Brown promised to deliver 'British jobs for British workers'. Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)

A promise you MUST keep, Mr Johnson Under Labour, there has been rampant abuse of the student visa system by illegal workers seeking an easy route into Britain. Worse, the lax regime has been exploited by terrorists - including, most recently, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian fanatic who tried to explode a transatlantic jet on... The Mail On Sunday (07-Feb-2010)

David Cameron gets personal with attack on secretive Gordon Brown David Cameron will try to turn the pressure back on Gordon Brown today with a stinging attack on his secretive, power-hoarding, controlling... Times Online (07-Feb-2010)

It's time to close the door. Britain must move towards a policy of zero net immigration  I promised that I would return to the subject of immigation, but first I should pick up a couple of points raised by readers.  Daily Telegraph (07-Feb-2010)

French riot police on standby as migrants join activists in Calais warehouse French riot police are on standby to evacuate migrants from a warehouse in Calais after ministers expressed concern that the building could become a base for those trying to reach... Times Online (07-Feb-2010)

French police seal off illegal migrant shelter Police in the French port of Calais have sealed off a warehouse which has been occupied by about 100 illegal immigrants since Saturday. Riot police have been letting the migrants out but not back... BBC News (07-Feb-2010)

Britain tightens student visa rules Britain is to tighten the rules on immigrants entering Britain on a student visa, the government said Sunday in a clampdown on a system which some security experts say has been exploited by Islamist... Yahoo Uk And Ireland News (07-Feb-2010)

Officials raid Twickenham stadium to arrest illegal workers at England vs Wales match IMMIGRATION officials raided Twickenham stadium yesterday to arrest suspected illegal workers hired for the England v Wales Six Nations... News of the World (07-Feb-2010)

SLIPPING DAVID CAMERON MUST TELL US WHAT HIS POLICIES ARE ONE OF the most intriguing and, for the Conservatives, the most worrying political questions of recent times must be what has gone wrong with David... Daily Express (07-Feb-2010)

UNI PAYS FOR BANNED CLERIC TO PREACH HATE BANNED Muslim hate preacher Anjem Choudary has sparked outrage after he was flown to Ireland to spout his bigoted views to 250 university... Daily Express (07-Feb-2010)

Muslim asks court to let in second wife A muslim is taking a landmark High Court case demanding that the Irish state recognise his polygamous marriage. The man is from Lebanon, where polygamy is... Times Online (07-Feb-2010)