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A selection of recent media reports

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Labour's immigration speech overshadowed by Tesco/Next row
Labour's immigration speech overshadowed by Tesco/Next row Labour s shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant was forced to defend his criticisms ... 
City AM Blog (12-Aug-2013)

Chris Bryant forced to back down over Tesco and Next cheap migrant claims
...for using foreign workers instead of local workers. The shadow immigration minister insisted he had never intended to suggest the firms were... 
The Independent (12-Aug-2013)

Labour's 'half-baked' ploy to join immigration debate backfires
Labour's 'half-baked' ploy to join immigration debate backfires Shadow minister Chris Bryant forced to backtrack on Radio 4 as Tesco speech gets... 
The Week UK (12-Aug-2013)

Labour's woes deepen after Chris Bryant's car crash performance on Today
...after Chris Bryant's car crash performance on Today Shadow immigration minister forced to backtrack on criticisms of Tesco and Next over use ... 
NewStatesman (12-Aug-2013)

Bryant: UK facing an 'epidemic' of sham marriages
Bryant: UK facing an 'epidemic' of sham marriages Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant is expected to propose new measures to enable the ... 
ITV.com (12-Aug-2013)

Next: Immigration accusations 'deeply disappointing'
Next: Immigration accusations 'deeply disappointing' Next do not hire Polish workers to work around regulations and are "deeply disappointed "
ITV.com (12-Aug-2013)

Labour clashes with Next and Tesco over jobs for foreign workers
...recruit locally. The front bench MP is responsible for strengthening Labour s immigration policy, an area that has been seen as a weakness in the... 
Telegraph.co.uk (12-Aug-2013)

Tesco denies cheap migrant claim
...with Tesco over an allegation that the company deliberately recruits cheap immigrant workers over local people. Labour is on a collision course... 
The Independent (12-Aug-2013)

u2018Tesco wants cheaper EU workers over UK staffu2019
...made by a senior MP about recruiting foreign workers. Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant is set to highlight the activities of Tesco in ... 
The Scotsman (12-Aug-2013)

Tesco and Next defend themselves over Labour accusations of recruiting cheap migrant workers
...over Labour accusations of recruiting cheap migrant workers Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant will pinpoint Tesco in a speech tomorrow ... 
London Evening Standard (11-Aug-2013)

Nigerians plan retaliation against visa deposit plans
...the controversial move as a desperate ploy to appear tough on immigration to appease and attract voters. Prime Minister David Cameron pledged.. .
The Voice (11-Aug-2013)

Tesco criticised over cheap labour
...made by a senior MP about recruiting foreign workers. Shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant is set to highlight the activities of Tesco in ... 
Express.co.uk (11-Aug-2013)

Migrants leaving Southern Europe to work in Brighton and Hove's bars
...arriving than emigrants leaving. Across the 12 months, 517,600 migrants arrived in the UK compared to 351,100 who left putting net migration ... 
The Argus (11-Aug-2013)

Driver jailed after being found with illegal immigrants including a 14-year-old Albanian boy by A14
...nonetheless. He said there was great public concern in the country over illegal immigration and it was too easy for those running these operations to get... 
Cambridge News (11-Aug-2013)

Hamish McRae: UK must meet challenge of a rising population for the economy's sake
...this upward climb mostly from a higher birth rate, partly from net immigration seems to be climbing. There were more babies born in the UK last... 
The Independent (11-Aug-2013)

u00A320m wasted by disgraced UK Border Agency
...wasted cash was £2.5million paid for flights booked to remove ineligible asylum seekers, only for them to be granted the right to appeal. A further... 
Express.co.uk (11-Aug-2013)

'Bogus brides cry rape to get British visa,' says MP
...of society s most vulnerable women was being exploited as an immigration loophole. He said the UK Border Agency s Domestic Violence Concession ... 
Express.co.uk (11-Aug-2013)

Watchdog probing 'go home' ad vans
...vans The Home Office is facing further woe over its immigration policies after the advertising watchdog launched a fresh investigation into its... 
South Yorkshire Times (09-Aug-2013)

Northern Ireland's rate of immigrant arrivals is lowest in UK
Northern Ireland's rate of immigrant arrivals is lowest in UK Northern Ireland had the lowest immigration rate in the UK in the year up to the... 
Belfast Telegraph (09-Aug-2013)

Migrants fueld UK baby boom: One in four now born to foreign mums
Migrants fueld UK baby boom: One in four now born to foreign mums A MIGRANT baby boom is driving Britain's population to grow faster than any... 
Express.co.uk (09-Aug-2013)

Press Releases

Chris Bryant’s Speech
12th August, 2013

Commenting on Chris Bryant’s Immigration speech, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK said:

"Chris Bryant's speech ducks the main issue.  It says little about the level of immigration or how Labour intends to bring it down after allowing the total to reach four million on their watch. We can all agree about young unemployed local workers being given a fairer crack of the whip but he failed to say how he will do it."

Comment on ONS Mid-Year 2012 Population Estimate
8th August, 2013

Commenting on the figures Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chairman of Migration Watch UK said:

"The ONS figures clearly show that immigration is the main driver of population growth in the UK. Net immigration to the UK in the year to June 2012 was 165,000, 40% of the total figure.

The figures also show a rapid increase in the babies born to foreign born mothers which now account for over a quarter of the total while births to UK born mothers are remaining static. These figures have a significant bearing on future needs like school places and housing as well as services.

This is why the government has to stay the course in its efforts to bring immigration under control."

Chief Inspector of Immigration: Report on Juxtaposed Controls
8th August, 2013

Commenting on the report, Mr Alp Mehmet, Vice Chariman of Migration Watch UK said:

"The Chief Inspector is right to point to inadequate Border Force resources, especially at Calais. It is time the government accepted that an effective border control can't be had on the cheap and allocate sufficient resources to address an issue of significant public concern.? Security concerns may have led to some of the redactions in the report but it is difficult to see this as the reason for all of them. Transparency has to be the best policy, if only to show that the Home Office has nothing to hide."

Briefing Paper

Forged Documents - Refugee Convention Article 31 
8th August, 2013

The 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees (the Refugee Convention) is the United Nations treaty regulating the acceptance by Contracting States of persons claiming asylum on account of their fleeing persecution in their countries of origin for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion. Various aspects of the law relating to asylum are discussed in several legal briefing papers on this website. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a recent decision of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal relating to the application of Article 31 of the Refugee Convention and the related section 31 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Article 31 is headed “Refugees unlawfully in the country of refuge” …

To see the full Briefing Paper No 8.73 click here.