A selection of recent media reports
HUMAN RIGHTS BID BY ASYLUM SEEKER
A FAILED asylum seeker, jailed after he threatened to set himself on fire in front of a terrified MP, is suing Home Secretary Theresa
Express.co.uk (16-Feb-2012)
Sex attack victim wins nine-year battle to see immigrant deported after his human rights claims
A woman who was sexually assaulted by a youth who came to this country
Mail Online (15-Feb-2012)
UKBA ends French children practice
A "gentleman's agreement" that allowed vulnerable children who entered the UK alone to be sent back to France has been ende
Longridgenews.co.uk (15-Feb-2012)
Harmondsworth immigration centre protest sees arrests
Eleven people have been arrested during a protest against migration controls outside an immigratio
BBC News England (15-Feb-2012)
Pressure mounts on David Cameron to defy Europe over Abu Qatada
David Cameron was under mounting pressure to defy Europe on Tuesday night and put Abu Qatada on a pl
Telegraph.co.uk (14-Feb-2012)
New rules for UK Tier 4 and Tier 1 visas for students
UK immigration has announced new rules that UK immigration says will reduce abuse of the student visa route. UK Immig
UK Immigration (14-Feb-2012)
Population is 'our biggest challenge' says government chief scientist Sir John Beddington
Tweet The next world population milestone of 8 billion will come s
The Ecologist (14-Feb-2012)
We CAN kick Qatada out! Former Home Office minister David Mellor insists UK could ignore European Court ruling and depor..
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The Mail On Sunday (14-Feb-2012)
Abu Qatada Should Stay in Britain
I am sure Dan Hodges is correct: Abu Qatada is not a great poster boy for civil liberties. He is not a British citizen and seems to have ab
The Spectator (14-Feb-2012)
Extremist cleric Abu Qatada released from jail
A radical cleric who poses a serious risk to the UK's national security was on bail today after spending six-and-a
London Evening Standard (14-Feb-2012)
AT LAST, THE PATH IS CLEARED TO BOOT OUT HATE CLERIC ABU QATADA
HATE preacher Abu Qatada appeared to be one step closer to a long-awaited deportation from Britain last n
Scottish Daily Express (14-Feb-2012)
Sham Marriages: Undercover Officers Expose 70 Fake Weddings In Leeds
Dozens of sham marriages have been stopped after immigration officers monitored Leeds ci
The Huffington Post (13-Feb-2012)
Abu Qatada: Bail conditions in full
Abu Qatada is being released under some of the strictest bail restrictions possible under English law.
BBC News (13-Feb-2012)
Immigration desk staff at Manchester Airport 'facing shift-change chaos', boss claims
An immigration boss at Manchester Airport has claimed changes to
Manchester Evening News (13-Feb-2012)
Officials prevent 'sham marriages'
Immigration officers have prevented 70 sham marriages in a month by closely monitoring a register office
Shropshire Star (13-Feb-2012)
Govt announces student visa overhaul
The Government has announced stringent new measures to cut abuse of the student visa system. The new rules will allow only those o
PoliticsHome (13-Feb-2012)
Sharp rise in foreign millionaires obtaining visas to stay in Britain
The number of foreign millionaires being granted visas to stay in Britain has increased six-fold in
Telegraph.co.uk (13-Feb-2012)
Dozens of 'sham' weddings halted in Leeds
Immigration officers prevented about 70 sham marriages in one month taking place by monitoring a busy city centre regi
BBC News England (13-Feb-2012)
QATADA IS SET TO WALK FREE TO STAY IN BRITAIN FOR LIFE
HATE preacher Abu Qatada, the Islamist labelled 'Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe' is expected to wa
Express.co.uk (13-Feb-2012)
Toll of sham marriages illustrated as undercover investigation in one city prevents 70 in a MONTH
) Immigration officers prevented 70 sham marriages in just on
The Mail On Sunday (13-Feb-2012)
Press Releases
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.
Today the Home Office issued a statement on planned changes to the student immigration route to which Universities UK responded.
Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said:
"With 20% of recent British graduates unemployed it beggars belief that Universities UK want still more foreign graduates to be able to stay on and work. These new regulations need further tightening, not loosening."
Today, the ONS released further population projections based on varying net migration estimates.
Commenting, Sir Andrew Green said:
"These latest official projections underline the huge importance of the government keeping to its promise to get net migration down below 100,000. Even at 100,000 these figures show that our population will reach 70 million in less than 25 years with all the consequences that has for our overcrowded island."
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