Wednesday, 9 June 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Immigrants to face English language test
Immigrants coming to Britain to marry or join their partner will soon be asked to take an English language test first, the Government announced today. All non-European migrants will have to demonstrate basic communication skills that enable them to deal with everyday life before receiving a...
The Independent (09-Jun-2010)

Dutch voters head to polls amid austerity concerns
Dutch voters are set to head to the polls, as opinion surveys show growing support for right-wing parties and those seeking to restrict immigration.
UK Wired News (09-Jun-2010)

PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH IS ESSENTIAL FOR IMMIGRANTS
A LANGUAGE test for immigrant spouses is a long overdue idea that should begin to repair some of the damage caused to race relations by the last Labour...
Daily Express (09-Jun-2010)

Forum for the Future calls for 'open' population debate
BBC environment analyst Britain needs a national debate on the effect of rapid population growth on government policy and people's quality of life, a think tank has...
BBC News (09-Jun-2010)

Britain will struggle to handle 'catastrophic' population growth unless changes are made
Britain will struggle to handle 'catastrophic' population growth in future unless urgent action is taken, a report has warned. The predicted increase to 70million by 2029 will put unsustainable pressure on housing, schools and hospitals as well as natural resources such as food and water, experts...
Mail Online (09-Jun-2010)

MIGRANTS FACE TOUGH TESTS
DAVID Cameron kept up his pledge to tackle Britain s immigration crisis by bringing in tougher English...
Daily Star (09-Jun-2010)

Report warns over demands of rising population
The UK will struggle to cope with a rising population projected to reach 70 million by 2030, a report has warned. Skip related...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (09-Jun-2010)

Migrants who want to marry a Briton must pass English test
English language tests are to become compulsory for immigrants wanting to join their husband or wife in Britain, it was announced yesterday. Migrants from outside the EU who are married or engaged to a Briton must prove they have 'conversational' English before they can settle in the...
Mail Online (09-Jun-2010)

MIGRANTS BOOM TO THROW UK S PUBLIC SERVICES INTO CHAOS
BRITAIN will struggle to cope with an immigration-fuelled population boom that threatens to leave public services in chaos, a worrying report...
Daily Express (09-Jun-2010)

Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English
STRICTLY EMBARGOED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST UNTIL 00.01 ON WEDNESDAY 9 JUNE Compulsory English language tests will be introduced for migrants applying to come to the UK to join their partner or marry, the Government announced...
News Distribution Services (09-Jun-2010)

David Blunkett accuses Ed Balls of being in 'denial' over Labour's record following immigration stand
The sudden conversion of Ed Balls to the need for a tough stance on immigration was savaged yesterday by David Blunkett, who accused him of being in 'denial' over Labour's...
Mail Online (08-Jun-2010)

British plans to expel Afghan child refugees under attack
Britain is working with other European countries to facilitate the return of unaccompanied child asylum seekers to Afghanistan under plans criticised by human rights and child welfare groups, it was reported...
Irish Sun (08-Jun-2010)

Immigration still an issue for voters in Dutch election
On a blustery grey day in Amsterdam's Westermarkt, the last hours of campaigning in the Dutch election are ticking...
UK Wired News (08-Jun-2010)

By blaming immigration, Labour risks confusing the electorate further
Ed Balls was right to say that Labour was wrong on immigration, but we must be careful to keep the facts...
New Statesman (08-Jun-2010)

Jailed Pendle cannabis farmer blames Triads
A CHINESE illegal immigrant with links to two cannabis farms in Pendle has been jailed for two years and eight months. Yi Zhe told police that Triads had forced her to rent property, but denied knowing anything about the drug being grown at two...
This is Lancashire (08-Jun-2010)

Four arrested over 'sham marriage' in Oxford
Four people have been arrested in connection with a sham marriage in...
UK Wired News (08-Jun-2010)

Green: Find ways to help
The immigration minister, Damian Green, commented on plans to deport minors to...
Politics.co.uk (08-Jun-2010)

Man may stay in UK after jail
An asylum seeker who doused his lover in boiling hot water scarring her upper body will be able to stay in Britain. Luis Driggs-Gonzalez, 38, who came to Leicester from Cuba, poured a kettle over his 30-year-old girlfriend, stripping the skin from her neck, shoulders and...
This is Leicestershire (08-Jun-2010)

Immigration: a late conversion
The four principal contenders for the party's leadership have conceded that Labour failed to respond to public concern about the subject
Daily Telegraph (08-Jun-2010)

PLAN TO RETURN CHILD ASYLUM SEEKERS
A £4 million "reintegration centre" is being planned in Kabul so child asylum seekers can be sent home to Afghanistan, it has...
Daily Star (08-Jun-2010)