Wednesday, 30 June 2010

A selection of recent media reports

More immigration advice providers could close
More organisations providing immigration and asylum advice could face closure as only 252 out of over 400 applicants were successful in their bids for contracts from the Legal Service...
Guardian.co.uk (30-Jun-2010)

Spanish Reconquista, now against burqa
Catalonia's regional parliament votes on motion to ban use of face-covering veil in...
Middle East Online (30-Jun-2010)

Local MP meets immigration minister
Local MP Stewart Jackson has today had a private meeting with Immigration Minster, Damian Green at the Home Office. The meeting was at the request of Mr Jackson who wanted to discuss the ongoing impact on Peterborough of the recent massive inflows of Eastern European...
Peterborough UK (30-Jun-2010)

Human rights or a British bill of rights?
Arguments for and against abolition of the Human Rights Act disguise much deeper...
Guardian.co.uk (30-Jun-2010)

Indians face more racial violence in Britain
Forty-five percent of the victims of racial attacks in Britain are Indian, says a study which also claims that such violence is spreading in the country due to the government's approach towards...
Irish Sun (30-Jun-2010)

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DROWN IN GREECE
Greek police said 15 illegal immigrants have drowned while trying to cross the Evros River that marks the country's northern border with...
Daily Express (30-Jun-2010)

Migrant workers take majority of jobs in parts of London
Non-British migrant workers are, on an average, taking up one out of four jobs in the country while in capital London, there are areas where they hold seven out of every 10 jobs, official figures...
Irish Sun (30-Jun-2010)

Immigration limit consultation launched by Migration Advisory Committee
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today launched a consultation on the annual limit of the number of non-EU migrants admitted to work in the UK through Tiers 1 and 2 of the Points Based...
M2 (30-Jun-2010)

Tory MP launches first legal bid to ban the burkha in Britain | Mail Online
A Tory MP who was probed by police for alleged racial hatred earlier this year has launched a landmark bid to ban Muslim women from wearing the burkha in...
The Mail On Sunday (30-Jun-2010)

Well-educated expats 'leaving Britain with brain drain'
Britons living abroad are typically young, well-educated, highly skilled and adventurous - contrary to the image of some expatriates, a report says...
Evening Standard (30-Jun-2010)

The British towns where one worker in two is a migrant | Mail Online
A map today reveals parts of Britain where more than half of jobs are held by workers who were born overseas. The workforce in large parts of London is dominated by people born abroad despite Labours repeated promises to deliver British jobs for British workers.
The Mail On Sunday (30-Jun-2010)

Immigration cap plan reluctantly backed by employers
Businesses have reluctantly backed the Government's planned immigration cap but drew the line at a proposal which could force employers to pay for migrant workers' private health...
Yahoo! Finance UK (29-Jun-2010)

Government launches migrant-cap consultation
Home secretary Theresa May says she plans to limit the number of migrants entering the UK to tens of thousands, not hundreds of...
Local Government Chronicle (29-Jun-2010)