Monday, 15 July 2013




A selection of recent media reports

Convicted foreign rapist still living in Scotland
A PAKISTANI national who was convicted of rape 14 years ago is still living and working in Scotland, despite au
Herald Scotland (15-Jul-2013)
Rape beast beats bid to deport him
A PAKISTANI rapist who has twice been ordered to be deported is still living in Scotland.
Express.co.uk (15-Jul-2013)
Immigration lesson for the liberal Left
Those on the liberal Left who welcome large-scale immigration must wake up to the 'major impact' it is having on the poorer peo
Telegraph.co.uk (13-Jul-2013)
Immigration backlog 'tops 500,000'
The backlog of unresolved immigration cases has grown to more than 500,000, a group of influential MPs has said. The Home Af
BBC News (13-Jul-2013)
UK Immigration Backlog '37 Years Long'
The backlog of immigration cases hits 500,000 and the number of foreign offenders waiting to be deported is rising, MPs wa
Sky News (13-Jul-2013)
Resources needed to deal with immigration backlog
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) was famously denounced as not fit for purpose by the former Home Secretary John Reid.
Herald Scotland (13-Jul-2013)
Immigration Minister backs new government visa service
Immigration Minister Mark Harper has backed the Government's new UK Visas and Immigration Servic
ITV.com (13-Jul-2013)
IT WILL TAKE 40 YEARS TO SORT OUR IMMIGRATION MESS
BRITAIN\u0092S troubled border service is facing a backlog of immigration cases that could take almost 40 years to clear
Daily Star (13-Jul-2013)
Immigration backlog tops 500,000 and will take 37 years to clear, warn MPs
The Home Office's immigration backlog has topped 500,000 for the first time and will ta
Telegraph.co.uk (13-Jul-2013)
Migrant backlog soars to 500,000... and it will take 37 years to clear, say MPs
It will take nearly four decades to clear up the mess left by Labour's 'open-door' immig
Mail Online (13-Jul-2013)
IMMIGRATION BACKLOG '37 YEARS LONG'
The backlog of immigration cases at Britain's troubled border service has hit a "staggering" half a million people and at t
Daily Star (13-Jul-2013)
Border backlog will take 40 years to clear
BRITAIN'S chaotic border controls have created a backlog of cases which will take almost 40 years to clear.
Express.co.uk (13-Jul-2013)
Former Lib Dem MP attacks coalition's plans for immigration reform
Ex-minister Sarah Teather condemns coalition's 'politically naked' plans to reform im
The Guardian (12-Jul-2013)
UK immigration: MP calls for British 'green card' visa for migrant workers
Right wing Conservative MP Liam Fox has called for radical reform of the UK's immigration
UK Immigration (12-Jul-2013)
Fenland leading way in tackling rogue landlords who exploit migrant workers
GOVERNMENT Ministers have been briefed on the action being taken to combat rogue
Wisbech Standard (12-Jul-2013)
Lord Ashcroft's 'Immigration on Trial'
Keep your eyes peeled for Lord Ashcroft's latest major poll offering, due to be released in the next few weeks. It's not one t
PoliticsHome (12-Jul-2013)
BRITISH BABY BOOM
MIGRANT mums are fuelling Britain\u0092s biggest baby boom in 40 years.
Daily Star (12-Jul-2013)
Judge hits out at asylum lawyers
LAWYERS for asylum seekers have been attacked by one of Britain's most senior judges for making \u00AD'hopeless' attempts to block d
Express.co.uk (12-Jul-2013)





Press Releases

Immigration undercounted by ½ million
Statisticians refuse to publish new figures
Revised figures would show 4 million immigrants under Labour
11th July, 2013
A study issued today by Migrationwatch UK (attached) has examined how the number of EU immigrants has been undercounted by half a million over a ten year period – a difference the size of Manchester. The mistake was discovered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) when they compared the results of the recent census with the population that they had expected to find on the basis of births, deaths and the official immigration figures.
This discovery means that net foreign immigration between mid 1997 and mid 2010 now totals very nearly 4 million. Allowing for the 1 million British citizens who emigrated in that period, net immigration comes to 3 million. That is its direct effect on the population of the UK although it takes no account of illegal immigration.
Amazingly, the ONS have refused to revise the official immigration numbers for the period despite having regularly done so in the past when much smaller errors were discovered.
The revised numbers would show that net immigration reached a peak of 325,000 in 2005 – six times the level of 1997. By 2010 it had fallen to 260,000.
Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migrationwatch UK said “4 million immigrants in 13 years is an astonishing figure – the highest in our history, including the Norman conquest in 1066. This new information underlines the scale of the task faced by the present government in getting the numbers down”.
Migrationwatch has called on the Statistics Authority, the watchdog in these matters, to insist that the official figures be revised. Said Sir Andrew, “There is no point in burying bad news in obscure documents. That simply destroys trust. It is hard to think of set of statistics that is more important to the public. For the sake of public confidence in government statistics there must be a thorough revision of the immigration statistics and the new figures must be published without delay”.
Note to Editors: Four million is the equivalent of Birmingham (1,019,200), Leeds (779,300), Bristol (426,100), Manchester (473,200), Edinburgh (471,700), Cardiff (330,500)Belfast (268,300), and Newcastle (277,800)

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