Monday, 19 July 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Hundreds a month seeking residency
THE Immigrant Council of Ireland has said it is still receiving more than 700 calls a month from migrants hoping to secure residency here. It said the numbers gave a lie to speculation all migrants were abandoning Ireland for economic...
Sunday Tribune (18-Jul-2010)

20% of British population ethnic minority by 2050
The UK's migrant population is due to double within 40 years, according to a new study.
Sunrise Radio (18-Jul-2010)

Burkha ban ruled out
By politics.co.
Politics.co.uk (18-Jul-2010)

Banning burkas in the UK would be 'rather un-British', says Green | Mail Online
Banning the wearing of burkas in public would be 'rather un-British', the Immigration Minister said today as...
The Mail On Sunday (18-Jul-2010)

Australian senator demands burka ban in country
Australian liberal senator Cory Bernardi has urged the country to follow the lead of France and ban the burka, describing it as "the most public symbol of fundamentalist Islam".
Irish Sun (18-Jul-2010)

At last, a serious attempt to deal with immigration
Telegraph View: It will certainly not be an easy task - but it has never been a more necessary...
Telegraph.co.uk (18-Jul-2010)

Crime gangs import new members on work visas
Criminal gangs are exploiting the immigration system to bring new gang members into Britain through networks of bogus...
Telegraph.co.uk (18-Jul-2010)

The NHS, signing blank cheques with our money | Mail Online
One must have some sympathy with Andrew Lansley, charged with fixing the NHS. Since Labour left office their...
The Mail On Sunday (18-Jul-2010)

Cap on skilled immigrants may hit recovery, businesses warn | UK news
The government's plan to cap immigration from outside the EU will come under fire from businesses this week, who..
Guardian Unlimited - The Observer (18-Jul-2010)

Somali refugee given £2.1million taxpayer-funded house owed £7,000 in rent on previous home | Mail Online
After last weeks MoS revealed how a refugee moved from too poor an area to Kensington, his former landlord says...
The Mail On Sunday (17-Jul-2010)

Burka ban: Why must I cast off the veil?
The French vote to ban Muslim women from covering their faces in public is just as oppressive as the Islamic law forcing.
Telegraph.co.uk (17-Jul-2010)

Britain pays Calais migrants £3,500 to go home - before they even get here | Mail Online
British taxpayers have paid out more than £1 million to persuade hundreds of asylum seekers and illegal...
The Mail On Sunday (17-Jul-2010)