A selection of recent media reports
Impact of Immigration on TB The Lancet at last raises impact of immigration on TB. Migrationwatch first raised it in 2003. See briefing paper 5.1. http://bit.ly/hchhbL Twitter - Migrationwatch (27-Apr-2011)
Wife jailed for £38k fiddle over husband A woman smuggled her illegal immigrant husband into the country and claimed almost £40,000 in fraudulent benefits af Express & Star (27-Apr-2011)
Population of Scotland at its highest since 1977 Reasons for the change included births outstripping deaths and immigration exceeding emigration by 25,0 Stv.tv (27-Apr-2011)
Scots population at 34-year high THE population of Scotland has increased to its highest level since 1977, with the Capital showing the largest increase, ac News.Scotsman.com (27-Apr-2011)
TB screening assessed "TB screening misses 70% of latent cases," reported The Guardian. The newspaper says that experts have called for a change to tuberc News.Scotsman.com (27-Apr-2011)
Sadly, I've been proved right. Britain IS a centre of terror. Tragically, our rulers can't see the truth Daily Mail 27 April 2011 By Melanie Phillips So now we are all finally able to see just why Britain’s capital came to be known contemptuously as ‘Londonistan’. Europe News (27-Apr-2011)
COMMENTARY: WAR MIGRANTS NEWS that hundreds of Tunisian and Libyan migrants have erected a ramshackle camp just a short walk from the Gare du Nord Eurostar termina Scottish Daily Express (27-Apr-2011)
Efforts to integrate Roma people are under threat from cuts Manchester has worked hard to help its new Roma population to settle into the community. But wil Guardian Blogs (27-Apr-2011)
NEW BACKLOG OF 25,000 APPLICATIONS FOR ASYLUM MORE than 25,000 asylum applications dating back up to five years are lying on immigration officials desks waiting t Scottish Daily Express (27-Apr-2011)
MIGRANTS COMMENT NEWS that hundreds of Tunisian and Libyan migrants have erected a ramshackle camp just a short walk from the Gare du Nord Eurostar terminal in Pari Scottish Daily Express (27-Apr-2011)
Fresh backlog of asylum cases found URL: http://www.publicservice.co.uk Source: Public Service While the Home Office tackles the 450,000 'forgotten' case Society of Procurement Officers (26-Apr-2011)
Sarkozy meets Berlusconi in Rome to try to resolve dispute over North African refugees 1,000 Tunisians massing at Paris Eurostar hub 'People are already offer Mail Online (26-Apr-2011)
African migrants set up camp by Paris Eurostar terminal Hundreds of Tunisian and Libyan migrants have set up camp near Paris’s Eurostar terminal with the intent Telegraph.co.uk (26-Apr-2011)
FEATURE-Germany opens to newer EU workers, impact seen limited * Final German visa hurdles for new EU workers end on May 1 * Over 100,000 annually expected to enter G Forexpros.com (26-Apr-2011)
Desperate migrants threaten EU's Schengen treaty Description -- (BRUSSELS) - After battling to maintain a united front through the euro crisis, Europe f EUbusiness.com (26-Apr-2011)
France and Italy seek accord on EU border row French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi are looking for a deal on tightening European Union border controls after tensions over an influx of migrants from North Africa. Deutsche Welle (26-Apr-2011)
Sarkozy and Berlusconi call for return of border controls in Europe French president and Italian prime minister want to curb passport-free EU travel after ro Guardian Blogs (25-Apr-2011)
France and Italy to propose European border reform France and Italy will on Tuesday present Brussels with an ultimatum to tear up the free travel European bo Telegraph.co.uk (25-Apr-2011)
Refugees face humanitarian crisis on Paris’ doorstep As President Nicolas Sarkozy prepares to meet Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Tuesday at an immigration summit in Rome, hundreds of Tunisian refugees remain stranded in a Parisian park. France24.com takes a closer look. France 24 (English) (25-Apr-2011)
Briefing Papers
Sham Marriages – The Latest 26 April, 2011
Sham marriages have been for long a scourge and a means by which people traffickers and other criminals earn illicit fortunes for arranging them. Recent changes in the law have made it necessary to issue a new briefing paper on the subject, superseding the three previous papers, 8.13, 8.38 and 8.49. At the same time a revised version of briefing paper 8.9 “Immigration and marriage – the legal position” is being issued.
Immigration and Marriage - An Outline of the Legal Position 26 April, 2011
This paper is not intended as an authoritative statement of the law but rather as a summary of the position.
The requirements for entering the United Kingdom as a spouse are currently set out in paragraph 281 of the Immigration Rules (HC 395)….
To see the full briefing document go to paper No 8.9.
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