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A selection of recent media reports

Southern Europe's Immigration Test Millions of migrants have arrived in Greece, Italy and Spain over the past decade. To avoid serious social problems, those countries need to do a better job of making them feel welcome. Time Magazine (20-Feb-2010)

Evan Davis on what would happen if all immigrant workers left Evan Davis is hosting a provocative TV experiment involving the jobless and the supposed jobs taken up by immigrant workers in Britain. The Daily Telegraph (20-Feb-2010)

Asylum seeker jailed for 30K fraud An asylum seeker who funded a lavish lifestyle after claiming more than £30,000 in Government cash has been jailed for fraud. Lina Dia Bavi was jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to charges of fraud and using a bogus identity... This is Gloucestershire (20-Feb-2010)

ILLEGALS AT MPS EATERIE FOUR illegal immigrants were found working at a café used by Home Secretary Alan Johnson. They were caught in a raid by UK Border Agency officials on the Etsu eaterie in Westminster last March, it was revealed... Daily Star (20-Feb-2010)

77% WANT A CUT IN IMMIGRATION NEARLY eight out of 10 Britons want immigration to be slashed, an official Government poll has... UK Express (20-Feb-2010)

Baby murdering monster is caged AN illegal immigrant was caged yesterday for the horrific murder of a baby he fathered to avoid... The Sun (20-Feb-2010)

Illegal immigrant killed six-week-old baby daughter he fathered in bid to remain in UK An illegal immigrant who murdered the daughter he had to avoid deportation was jailed for life today. Olusola Akinrele, 34, was told he must serve at least 16 years in prison for killing six-week-old baby girl Leeya in December... The Mail On Sunday (19-Feb-2010)

One in five firms 'still hiring migrants despite rising number of jobless Britons' One in five firms is still hiring migrant workers despite the rising number of jobless Britons. In the public sector, some 24 per cent of employers said they were turning to migrant labour - despite Gordon Brown's promise to deliver 'British jobs for British workers'. Daily Mail (19-Feb-2010)