A selection of recent media reports
Men arrested after raid on lorry Two suspected illegal immigrants were found in the back of a lorry in a Cambridgeshire village. The men, both from India, were Cambridge News (03-Jun-2011)
Documentdelays holdup illegal immigrant's travel AN illegal immigrant who hid out in Burton for 10 years is awaiting travel papers to take him back to his native c Burton Mail (03-Jun-2011)
Former official in charge of 'shambolic' immigration service earned £1m The former official in charge of a “shambolic†immigration system earned around £1 mi Telegraph.co.uk (03-Jun-2011)
Low-skilled Immigrants Invade the UK A recent research revealed that the number of low-skilled immigrants in the UK increased. In particular, the vast majority o Money Avenue (03-Jun-2011)
Top official who presided over "chaos" in the immigration system pocketed £1million in pay A TOP official who presided over immigration “chaos†pocketed about £ Mirror.co.uk (03-Jun-2011)
Amnesty shambles lets in 250,000 failed asylum seekers over two decades In 20 years, a city of illegal immigrants the size of Brighton is allowed to stay in Britain Mail Online (03-Jun-2011)
THERESA MAY IN CRISIS TALKS IN FIGHT TO STEM MIGRANT HORDES A CRISIS summit has been called between Britain and France next week in a bid to tackle cross-Channel b Scottish Daily Express (03-Jun-2011)
Leading article: An Johann Hari amnesty would be sensible A report from the Commons Home Affairs select committee suggests that there has been a "silent amnesty" t The Independent (03-Jun-2011)
A TERRIBLE BLOW TO HOPES OF GETTING A GRIP ON MIGRATION IF THERE is one thing the Government would like you to remember about the immigration system it is this: there is Scottish Daily Express (03-Jun-2011)
THERESA MAY IN CRISIS TALKS IN FIGHT TO STEM MIGRANT HORDES A CRISIS summit has been called between Britain and France next week in a bid to tackle cross-Channel b Express.co.uk (03-Jun-2011)
Tories must end this immigration fiasco There were two main reasons why 11million people voted Conservative at the last election: to reduce the terrifying budg Mail Online (02-Jun-2011)
Hispanic population spreads across US The boom in the Hispanic population of the United States is spreading beyond traditional strongholds such as California an Telegraph.co.uk (02-Jun-2011)
Asylum backlog 'amnesty' The UK Border Agency has been accused of granting an unofficial amnesty to thousands of illegal immigrants. An influential group o Itv.com (02-Jun-2011)
MPs' report slams e-Borders Home affairs committee remains 'deeply concerned' about programme G2 - Guardian.co.uk (02-Jun-2011)
Government should invest in UKBA Responding to the Home Affairs Select Committee's report on immigration control by the UK Border Agency PCS general secreta Wired-Gov (02-Jun-2011)
£1m public cash paid to 'migrant shambles' boss MPs accused ministers of "stuffing civil servants' pockets" with public money today after it emerged that the woman wh London Evening Standard (02-Jun-2011)
UK Border Agency failing to control immigration, say MPs In a report published today, the Home Affairs Committee criticises the lack of progress made by the UK B UK Parliament (02-Jun-2011)
161,000 asylum seekers allowed to stay in the UK in amnesty after blunders by Border Agency Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have in effect been granted an amnesty Mail Online (02-Jun-2011)
Immigration: asylum backlog led to 'amnesty', MPs warn Tens of thousands of asylum seekers have been granted an effective amnesty because of a blundering immigra Telegraph.co.uk (02-Jun-2011)
UK Border Agency accused of asylum seeker 'amnesty' The government has been accused of creating an amnesty for more than 160,000 asylum seekers, so it could cle BBC News; Isle of Man (02-Jun-2011)
Briefing Papers
A Quarter of a Million Failed Asylum Seekers Granted Amnesty Since the Early 1990s 2 June, 2011
Summary
1 The latest (and largest) exercise in granting settlement to failed asylum seekers is the continuation of a sorry tradition of amnesties that has resulted in over 250,000 failed asylum seekers being granted settlement since the early 1990s. Once settlement is achieved additional dependants can then join the person in the UK so the total number is likely to be much higher. It is now essential for the integrity of the immigration system that no more backlogs are allowed to develop.
Current Amnesty
2 During the late 1990s and early 2000s the Home Office allowed the build up of a backlog of around 400,000 cases. The exercises to clear these legacy cases resulted in 161,000 grants of settlement (ILR)…
See the full Briefing Paper No 11.25
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