Saturday 27 August 2011




A selection of recent media reports

25 percent of British babies born to foreign mothers One out of four babies born in Britain in 2010 were born to migrant women, including those from India and Pakistan, official statistics show. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics reveal that migrant mothers gave birth to 181,514 babies -- 25. Irish Sun (26-Aug-2011)

Damian Green MP: We have taken significant steps towards achieving sustainable levels of immigration but success won't h.. Damian Green MP is Conservative Home (26-Aug-2011)

Lib Dems 'squeamish' on immigration Liberal Democrat "squeamishness" is in danger of undermining the Government's crackdown on immigration, a senior Tory Press Association (26-Aug-2011)

BOOM IN MIGRANT BABIES THREE out of four babies born in some parts of Britain last year were born to foreign mothers, it emerged yesterday. Scottish Daily Express (26-Aug-2011)

Immigrants cross seven million mark for first time in UK The number of immigrants living in Britain has crossed seven million for the first time. According to the Office for National Statistics, 7,040,000 immigrants account for one in eight people in the United Kingdom. Irish Sun (26-Aug-2011)

Asylum seeker guilty of 26 crimes could win damages at the UK taxpayers’ expense for 'unlawful detention' A failed asylum seeker who committed 26 crimes within six Mail Online (26-Aug-2011)

575,000 come to UK in a year despite Government pledge to curb immigration while cash-strapped Britons abandon dream of .. Migration added 2 Mail Online (26-Aug-2011)

Wake-up call for the Tories on migration ) David Cameron’s commitment to reduce net migration to the ‘tens of thousands’ was one of the Tory Party’s most p The Mail On Sunday (26-Aug-2011)

575,000 ARRIVE IN UK IN JUST A YEAR MIGRATION to Britain soared by a staggering 21% last year as 575,000 people flooded in. Daily Star (26-Aug-2011)

Number of migrants to Scotland doubles A SURGE in the number of Poles, Indians and Germans settling in Scotland has led to the number of foreign residents almost dou The Scotsman (26-Aug-2011)

Coalition on course to miss own targets as net migration surges POLITICS City A.M. (26-Aug-2011)

Bordering on fantasy THE sharp rise in the number of people arriving in Britain compared with those leaving exposes the gulf in this Conservative-led Government Mirror.co.uk (26-Aug-2011)

DAVID CAMERON HAS TO STOP IMMIGRATION CRIPPLING BRITAIN YESTERDAY the Office for National Statistics published its quarterly migration statistics. Sunday Express (26-Aug-2011)

OUTRAGE AT PAYOUT FOR ALGERIAN CROOK WE CAN’T KICK OUT AN asylum seeker who committed more than 25 crimes after arriving in the UK could be awarded damages after cla Express.co.uk (26-Aug-2011)

Immigration to UK rises by more than 20 per cent Net immigration to the UK is up more than 20 per cent, causing problems for David Cameron who categorically promised that h The Independent (26-Aug-2011)

Cameron’s pledge too far The immigration figures are the legacy of Labour's abject failure to control our borders. Telegraph.co.uk (25-Aug-2011)

Net migration jumps 21% The government's pledge to significantly cut immigration took a big knock today. New figures showed net migration, the difference be ITV.com (25-Aug-2011)

Migration to UK rises by 21% despite coalition clampdown European migrants arriving to fill skilled labour gaps or to study, while British emigration le G2 - Guardian.co.uk (25-Aug-2011)

Roma campaigners dismiss Brussels' claim on evictions and expulsions France and Italy among member states still breaking up camps and deporting EU citizens c Guardian.co.uk (25-Aug-2011)

NET MIGRATIONS INCREASES BY 21% Plummeting numbers of people leaving the UK to live abroad and the influx of migrants from Eastern Europe led to a 21% increase in net m Express.co.uk (25-Aug-2011)