Tuesday, 15 May 2012

A selection of recent media reports

Student visa 'chaos' led to rush of illegal immigrants
Immigration chiefs were accused yesterday of presiding over "complete chaos" when the bungled introduct
The Independent (15-May-2012)

Ministers 'playing immigration numbers game' by including students
Ministers have included overseas in the government's net migration count becau
Guardian.co.uk (14-May-2012)

Grant Shapps: £1.8m to tackle scandal of 'beds in sheds'
Department for Communities and Local Government - 14 May 2012 10:05
Wired-Gov (14-May-2012)

UK Border Agency 'detaining children in degrading conditions' at Heathrow
The UK Border Agency is detaining in "degrading and disgraceful" conditions at , accor
Guardian.co.uk (14-May-2012)

Hammond in warning on Lords reform
The coalition must not become bogged down in a complex war of attrition over House of Lords reform, a Conservative Cabinet minis
Daily Post (13-May-2012)

Norway immigration sees high East European numbers
Recent results from Statistics Norway (SSB) also show that Oslo, Hordaland, Rogaland and Akeshus are the places many choose to make their new home. The majority of these immigrants (12,861 of 29,000) came from Poland, the country with the largest number of labour migrants since it joined the EU cou
The Foreigner (13-May-2012)

FAILED BY THE REAL RACISTS
THIS COUNTRY reached a new and sickening low last week with what is believed to be the first successful investigation into the traffick
Express.co.uk (13-May-2012)

NEW TORIES OFFER HOPE AS PM STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH CRISIS
GROWING rifts within the Tory Party will be exposed this week as younger MPs try to oust the old guard from th
Express.co.uk (13-May-2012)