Monday, 28 June 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Q+A-Is Australia changing population policy?
New Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said population growth must be sustainable, not simply aimed at creating a "big Australia." Skip related...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (28-Jun-2010)

May announces first immigration cap
Home Secretary Theresa May has insisted that business needs would be taken into account as she announced the UK's first immigration cap. Ms May also pledged there would be consultation on how best to implement an annual limit on economic migrants from outside the...
Sunday Mirror (28-Jun-2010)

MAY LOOKS TO CAP IMMIGRANT FIGURES
Home Secretary Theresa May said she remained committed to cutting sharply the number of immigrants coming into the UK as she prepared to announce the first cap on...
Scottish Daily Express (28-Jun-2010)

May set to announce immigration cap
Home Secretary Theresa May is due to formally announce the UK's first immigration cap. Ms May is to introduce a temporary limit on non-EU arrivals to prevent a "surge" in the run-up to the introduction of a permanent maximum next...
Liverpool Daily Post (28-Jun-2010)

We need to be candid about immigration
Telegraph View: Britain must have an honest and open discussion about immigration that addresses the public's social and cultural...
Telegraph.co.uk (28-Jun-2010)

Migrant cap announced
Home secretary Theresa May is to announce a limit of 24,000 non-EU immigrants to the UK in the next year. In an interview with The Sun, she said the coalition "means business" on immigration and will stop the UK's population reaching 70...
Politics Home (28-Jun-2010)

Fear of Coalition split over migrant cap
The Coalition is facing splits over plans to introduce an annual cap on immigration amid fears a Cabinet revolt could force a watering down of the...
Telegraph.co.uk (28-Jun-2010)

OPPOSING CONTROLS ON IMMIGRATION IS ABSOLUTE MADNESS
Of ALL the dismal legacies from Labour s corrupt, destructive period in office, the worst has been mass immigration. The wilful obliteration of our borders shattered our national identity, put our public services under intolerable strain and left millions of Britons on the...
Daily Express (28-Jun-2010)

Australian prime minister flags immigration curbs
New Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday signaled Australia's immigration intake will slow under her leadership as concerns grow about the nation's rapid population...
Asian Correspondent (28-Jun-2010)

Immigration cap will not hit professionals
HIGH-EARNING professionals are expected to be excluded from British immigration curbs expected today from home secretary Theresa May. Ms May is due to announce that just 24,000 people from non-European Union countries will be allowed to settle in the UK between now and next April until ministers...
Irish Times (28-Jun-2010)

The Romanian gipsy and the teenage daughter he sent to beg on Britains streets
Standing on their front door step, the Stancius look a close and caring family. The older children pose politely by their parents, Iuri and Lucica, while the younger ones nudge one another and giggle at the sight of the...
Mail Online (28-Jun-2010)