Queue here for Britain Meet the thousands of young men fleeing North Africa - with the UK (and its benefits) in their sights Daily Mail (30-Apr-2011) Fears of new asylum crisis -think tank Britain could be plunged in to its largest asylum crisis for a decade because of the massive numbers of people fleeing north Africa, a think tank warned today. The Daily Telegraph (30-Apr-2011) Inside Greece's Guantánamo: 'Death by the Taliban is better than this life' Ninety per cent of illegal immigrants in the EU arrive through the Greek-Turkish border – and into the appalling conditions of its detention camps. Yet people keep coming, writes JAMIE SMYTH , Social Affairs Correspondent HANDS POKE through the bars, frantically waving at us to come closer. Irish Times (30-Apr-2011) 10 asylum seekers sent to Greece despite UN appeal IRELAND TRANSFERRED 10 asylum seekers to Greece since 2008 despite a call by the UN refugee agency to stop the practice due to concerns that refugees’ human rights may be abused. Irish Times (30-Apr-2011) ASYLUM CRISIS FEAR AS NORTH AFRICANS HEAD FOR BRITAIN HUGE numbers of refugees fleeing north Africa could plunge Britain into its biggest asylum crisis for a decade, a Express.co.uk (30-Apr-2011) ASYLUM CRISIS FEAR AS NORTH AFRICANS HEAD FOR BRITAIN HUGE numbers of refugees fleeing north Africa could plunge Britain into its biggest asylum crisis for a decade, a Daily Express (30-Apr-2011) Sponsored by Bill Carmichael: Open doors policy will come back to haunt us I WAS once involved in an exercise with an internationally known company plan Yorkshire Post (30-Apr-2011) Eastern immigrants warned to integrate Eastern European immigrants who arrive under relaxed EU labour rules after Sunday should be mindful they integrate with Germany society, the government's integration commissioner Maria Böhmer warned Friday. The Local (29-Apr-2011) Putting a Price on Foreigners Strict Immigration Laws 'Save Denmark Billions' Denmark's strict immigration laws have saved the country 6.7 billion euros, a government report has claimed. Even though Denmark already has some of the toughest immigration laws in Europe, right-wing populist politicians are now trying to make them even more restrictive. Spiegel Online International (29-Apr-2011) Band on the run: Mistery of lost Nepalese choir They were expected to provide an exotic flavour to a regional music festival, inspiring audiences and local Mail Online (29-Apr-2011) Sham Marriages Sham marriages a scourge. A means by which people traffickers and other criminals earn illicit fortunes. http://bit.ly/jEVrh0 Twitter - migrationwatch (28-Apr-2011) France 'can't afford more migrants' The French mocked Britain for warning that tearing up EU borders would be a disaster. Look who's whingeing now! Daily Mail (28-Apr-2011) "The Rhetoric of Closed Borders" This attempts to answer the question "Why are there so many illegal migrants?": The rhetoric of closed borders, by Giovann stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com (28-Apr-2011) Scottish immigration at record levels Record levels of overseas immigration, including foreign students and asylum seekers, have seen Scotland's popu Expatica Uk (28-Apr-2011) Commission told to tighten Schengen rules France and Italy want member states to have more powers to impose national border controls. European Voice (28-Apr-2011) The French mocked Britain for warning that tearing up EU borders would be a disaster. Look who's whingeing now! There is a pretty village called Schengen in L Mail Online (28-Apr-2011) IMMIGRATION DRIVING RISE IN SCOTLAND’S POPULATION SCOTLAND’S population has soared to a 33-year high as immigration reaches record levels. Daily Express (28-Apr-2011) WE ALWAYS WARNED BRITAIN IS BREEDING GROUND FOR TERROR OFFICIAL British policy towards militant Islam has long been a deranged mixtur Scottish Daily Express (28-Apr-2011) Stop meddling in asylum cases, unelected Euro judges warned by 47 countries Human rights judges in Strasbourg were last night instructed by all of Europe to stop Mail Online (28-Apr-2011) 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)
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