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A selection of recent media reports

MP blasts jobs axe at centre
A GLASGOW MP has branded plans to axe almost half the staff at an immigration centre a, "cynical cost-cutting measure."
Evening Times (19-Mar-2013)

Illegal immigrant who had fake ID is spared jail
AN ILLEGAL immigrant who was caught with two forged passports has been jailed for nine months. But Yusuf Malik has
Swindon Advertiser (19-Mar-2013)

ANGER AT EU MIGRANTS CLAIM
ROMANIAN experts have been slammed by Brit critics after they claimed just 20,000 migrants want to come to the UK.
Daily Star (19-Mar-2013)

Petition against Romanians and Bulgarians is creating a buzz
'More than 120,000 Britons have signed an online petition asking Prime Minister David Cameron to do s
Expatica Uk (18-Mar-2013)

Primary school places problem 'to worsen'
THE growing shortage of primary school places, highlighted in a report by the National Audit Office last week, has bee
The Press (18-Mar-2013)

Al-Qaeda terror suspect can't be deported from Britain
The alleged plotter has used the Human Rights Act to stay in the UK
Mirror.co.uk (18-Mar-2013)

Only 20,000 Romanians want to work in Britain, says study by Romania
Twenty thousand Romanians want to come to Britain ahead of the borders being opened at the end of this year, independent research seen by The Telegraph has found.
Daily Telegraph (18-Mar-2013)

Northampton based Romanian shoplifting gang jailed
A gang of Romanian shoplifters based in Northampton who operated all over Britain have been jailed and recommen
Northampton Chronicle & Echo (18-Mar-2013)

Sponsored by TB screening assessed
'TB screening misses 70% of latent cases,' reported The Guardian. The newspaper says that experts have called for a cha
Buckingham Advertiser (18-Mar-2013)

Expert: Citizens test is 'unfit for purpose'
THE new test for foreign nationals hoping to become British citizens is 'unfit for purpose' as it concentrates too hea
Scotsman.com (18-Mar-2013)