A selection of recent media reports
GPs overpaid for 95,000 'ghost' patients The NHS is overpaying millions of pounds to GPs for 'ghost' patients who have moved practice, died or left the country, a Telegraph.co.uk (23-Feb-2012)
Polish woman arranged sham weddings A Polish mother-of-four, living in Bradford, has admitted organising four bogus weddings and taking part in one he Harrogate Advertiser (23-Feb-2012)
How processing asylum seekers on 'fast track' scheme costs us millions of pounds a year ) Delays in processing asylum seekers on a supposedly 'fast track' scheme i The Mail On Sunday (23-Feb-2012)
Fast-track asylum delays criticised The detained fast-track (DFT) scheme, used when officials deem that an individual's circumstances are uncomplicated a Guardian.co.uk (23-Feb-2012)
GPs make £162m out of 'ghost' patients: Anger over bill for 2.5m non-existent people The NHS is paying GPs to look after 2.5million 'ghost' patients, minister The Mail On Sunday (23-Feb-2012)
Bogus immigration advisor jailed for masterminding plot to dupe Britain out of residency permits A bogus immigration advisor, who masterminded a large-sca The Mail On Sunday (22-Feb-2012)
Vicar, 55, raked in £30,000 by conducting 250 sham marriages which helped illegal immigrants stay in the country A parish vicar who conducted at least 250 Mail Online (22-Feb-2012)
Vicar, 55, raked in £30,000 by conducting 250 sham marriages which helped illegal immigrants stay in the country A parish vicar who conducted at least 250 The Mail On Sunday (22-Feb-2012)
Most London babies have foreigner as parent Two of every three newborns in London have at least one foreign-born parent, statistics reveal. In some areas, more than four in five newborns has a mum or dad born overseas, the Sun reported. Irish Sun (22-Feb-2012)
Two-thirds of London babies born to foreign parents Two-thirds of babies born in London have at least one foreign parent, official figures show. Telegraph.co.uk (22-Feb-2012)
CHANGING FACE OF BRITAIN IT IS startling to learn that two out of every three babies born in London these days have at least one foreign parent. Express.co.uk (22-Feb-2012)
80% OF BABIES BORN IN PARTS OF LONDON HAVE FOREIGN PARENTS THE full impact of uncontrolled migration into the UK was laid bare yesterday by shock figures sho Express.co.uk (22-Feb-2012)
Mass immigration, and how Labour tried to destroy Britishness Throughout the tenure of the last Labour government this newspaper, and others \u2014 while praising th The Mail On Sunday (21-Feb-2012)
UK Border Agency to be split into two separate immigration agencies UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced this week that the UK's immigration Border Agen UK Immigration (21-Feb-2012)
It's time to pull up the drawbridge: ban immigration for five years and give our youth a chance Immigration and youth unemployment go hand in hand. There are two stor Mail Online (21-Feb-2012)
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS LET INTO BRITAIN UNCHECKED HUNDREDS of thousands of people have been let into the UK unchecked after border controls were repeatedly rela Express.co.uk (21-Feb-2012)
Border Agency to be split in two As many as half-a-million people entered the UK through Kent without being checked against a list of suspected terrorists an Kent Online (21-Feb-2012)
Britain's 'Mickey Mouse' border controls let 500,000 into the country without any checks for FIVE YEARS Britain's shambolic Border Agency has routinely drop Mail Online (21-Feb-2012)
Border scandal: 500,000 passengers allowed to enter Britain without checks More than 500,000 people were allowed into Britain unchecked due to the repea Telegraph.co.uk (20-Feb-2012)
Border Agency split over checks row The official investigation into the relaxation of border checks last year found confusion, poor record-keeping and amb Guardian.co.uk (20-Feb-2012)
Press Releases
The latest net migration figure (to June 2011) is 250,000. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said:
"These figures are disappointing. They show that the immigration super tanker has been brought to a halt but massive efforts by the government will be essential if their manifesto promise is to be kept. For example, the student visa system, which admits half a million non-EU students a year, needs a much more effective means of testing whether the applicants are genuine and intend to return home."
Today, the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency published a reportinto the Detained Fast Track System. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said:
"This is a constructive report. It underlines the value and effectiveness of the Fast Track system. Some improvements are of course necessary but the system is absolutely vital to the credibility of the asylum system, and especially the credibility of the genuine refugees."
Today it was revealed, in response to a parliamentary question from the Rt. Hon. Nicholas Soames MP, Co-Chairman of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, that in 2010 two thirds of all births in London are to parents where one or both are foreign born. This rises to 84% in Newham and 81% in Westminster. The figure is below 50% in only six of the 32 London boroughs. Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said:
"These extraordinary figures illustrate the huge and rapid change that is taking place in our capital city. They illustrate the way in which London is being changed beyond recognition and on a scale and at a speed that makes successful integration so much more difficult. It is a stark reminder to the government to stick to their promise to get net migration down to the tens of thousands by the end of this Parliament."
In response to the statement issued by the Institute of Directors on the student visa reforms Sir Andrew Green commented:
“The Institute of Directors' statement is deeply misleading and self serving with an arrogant disregard not only for public opinion generally but also for the 20% of recent British graduates who are still unemployed.
It is particularly absurd to talk about foreign students being “ignominiously ejected” from the UK. Half a million students from outside the European Union come here every year and must be expected to leave at the end of their studies – otherwise the student route would become a backdoor to Britain. Last year 40,000 stayed on; the independent Migration Advisory Committee described the current scheme as "probably one of the most generous schemes of its type in the world". The new arrangements are intended to reduce this number by focusing on those who are really valuable to employers. If the “highly skilled MBAs” referred to by the IoD cannot secure a salary of £20,000 a year they cannot be as vital as is implied. Some employers may want cheap labour but British graduates need jobs”.
Footnote:
The immigration policy changes will decrease export earnings by only around 1% per annum according to the Department for Business, Industry and Skills (BIS). Theyestimate' that the changes in student immigration policy will decrease export earnings by around £203 million in 2014/14 and £268 million by 2024/5.' The total value of UK education exports is estimated at £17.6 billion in 2015 and £26.6 billion by 2005.
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