Miliband still in denial on Labour’s immigration failure – they didn’t “see it”, they caused it Net foreign immigration under Labour was over three million yet their leader’s only reference to immigration in his Conference speech was a single sentence: “And we have seen immigration policy which didn’t work for the people whose jobs, living standards and communities were affected”. “They didn’t see it. They caused it”, said Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK. “The only question is whether it was deliberate or simply incompetence or both. It is shameful that this is all Miliband now has to say about Labour’s most lasting legacy to our society, despite the widespread public concern about mass immigration.” Meanwhile, the shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has been making lame excuses on the Today Programme. First she implied that the problem was due to East European migration when at most only a fifth of Labour’s three million immigrants came from Eastern Europe. Then she said that Italy and Spain had recently seen much higher net migration than the UK. This is simply a red herring. What she failed to mention was that both those countries have a very low birth rate so their populations would fall without immigration. By contrast, in the UK our population would be roughly stable without immigration while at presently projected levels it will take our population to 70 million within 20 years, equivalent to seven cities the size of Birmingham, with two thirds of the increase due to immigration. Nor did Ms Cooper mention that youth unemployment in Italy is now 28% and in Spain it is over 40%. Why it's right Labour is saying sorry and John Prescott is wrong LABOUR has plenty of previous when it comes to saying sorry. Tony Blair uttered it so many tim Mirror.co.uk (29-Sep-2011) Universities report 1,500 concerns over foreign students every month Immigration officials are receiving 1,500 reports of possible bogus students ev Telegraph.co.uk (29-Sep-2011) Eleven foreign terrorists on the streets and not deported At least eleven foreign-born terrorists who should have been deported from Britain after fini Telegraph.co.uk (29-Sep-2011) Thousands of foreign students reported over visas Academics are reporting more than 1,500 foreign students a month to immigration officials over suspicions abo BBC (29-Sep-2011) Visa alert on thousands of students More than 1,500 foreign students are being reported to immigration officials each month over suspicions concerning their Guardian.co.uk (29-Sep-2011) Visa alert on thousands of students More than 1,500 foreign students are being reported to immigration officials each month over suspicions concerning their Press Association (29-Sep-2011) MIGRANTS MORE LIKELY TO CLAIM JOBLESS BENEFIT MIGRANTS to the UK are more likely to be claiming unemployment benefits than the native population, newly found st Scottish Daily Express (29-Sep-2011) VISA ALERTS OVER 1,500 STUDENTS EVERY MONTH MORE than 1,500 foreign students are being reported to immigration officials every month by teachers suspicio Scottish Daily Express (29-Sep-2011) Immigration apology lost as Cooper talks up cultural enrichment ) Few people have a greater capacity of talking from both sides of their face at once than a Labo The Mail On Sunday (28-Sep-2011) Immigration apology lost as Cooper talks up cultural enrichment Few people have a greater capacity of talking from both sides of their face at once than a Labour p Mail Online (28-Sep-2011) Illegal workers arrested in Cheshire Three Cheshire off-licence workers have been arrested for working in this country illegally. Off Licence News (28-Sep-2011) UK Immigration issues for Indians raised in UK Minister Kenneth Clarke visit Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma recently raised concerns wi UK Immigration (28-Sep-2011) UK Opposition Labour Party says their previous immigration policy was wrong The UK Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband has said that when the Labour Party was in powe UK Immigration (28-Sep-2011) India to push for relaxed visa rules to UK India is set to press for a relaxation in visa rules and the easing of restrictions on the movement of professionals from India t UK Immigration (28-Sep-2011) ‘TOO EASY’ ON MIGRANTS WHO HAVE NO ENGLISH TRANSLATING official documents  discourages immigrants from learning English and hinders integration, a council l Express.co.uk (28-Sep-2011)
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