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A selection of recent media reports

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Illegal Housing Still Creating Massive Fire Risk
...tenant welfare, just a little digging seems to reveal a greater interest in illegal immigration. So things may not be as they seem. UK is not... 
Info4 Security (08-Aug-2013)

Eurostar loophole 'may still being used to sneak into UK'
...public from seeing the sections of the report by Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, John Vine, on the "Lille Loophole". It reveals Border... 
ITV.com (08-Aug-2013)

May accused of borders 'cover-up'
...own failings" exposed in the report by chief inspector of borders and immigration John Vine. Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister, said: "Yet... 
London Evening Standard (08-Aug-2013)

Theresa May criticised over UK borders inspection 'cover-up'
...own failings" exposed in the report by chief inspector of borders and immigration John Vine. Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister, said: "Yet... 
London Evening Standard (08-Aug-2013)

Theresa May accused of 'covering up' UK borders report
...own failings exposed in the report by chief inspector of borders and immigration John Vine. Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister, said :
The Independent (08-Aug-2013)

Immigration Coverage Dominated By The Word 'Illegal', Major Study Of Newspapers Finds
Immigration Coverage Dominated By The Word 'Illegal', Major Study Of Newspapers Finds An overwhelmingly negative image of immigrants is portrayed ... 
The Huffington Post (United Kingdom) (08-Aug-2013)

Theresa May Accused Of UK Border 'Cover Up'
...own failings" exposed in the report by chief inspector of borders and immigration John Vine. Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister, said: "Yet... 
The Huffington Post (United Kingdom) (08-Aug-2013)

Labour: Theresa May is 'hiding her own failings'
...prevented 15 sections of a report by Chief Inspector of Borders and immigration John Vine from being published by claiming it was in the interest... 
ITV.com (08-Aug-2013)

Theresa May accused of cover up over devastating border security report: 15 passages are redacted 'for reasons of national security'
...in front of MPs The Home Office was last night accused of an immigration cover-up after parts of a highly critical border security report were ... 
Mail Online (08-Aug-2013)

Theresa May accused of migration warnings 'cover-up'
...system. A raft of sections in an independent report on British immigration controls in France were blacked out by the minister for national security ... 
Express.co.uk (08-Aug-2013)

Report redaction prompts criticism of May
...own failings" exposed in the report by chief inspector of borders and immigration John Vine. Chris Bryant, shadow immigration minister, said: "This... 
Herald Scotland (08-Aug-2013)

Norfolk population grows by more than 5,000, new figures show
...20s and 30s becoming mothers, along with an increase in the number of migrant families. The number of non-UK born mothers was recorded at 25.9%, 
Eastern Daily Press (08-Aug-2013)

Now we are 63.7m: UK had biggest population growth in Europe over past year
3.1 million in Wales and 1.8 million in Northern Ireland. Many of the migrants to the UK are from China, India, Germany, USA, Pakistan, Poland ... 
The Independent (08-Aug-2013)

UK population soars - but Wales still home to regions of emptiness
...births than deaths in Wales and the nation become home to 1,100 international migrants and 4,500 people from within the UK. Across the UK, the.. .
Wales Online (08-Aug-2013)

More UK births than any year since 1972, says ONS
...growth. There has been a lot of political debate about whether our immigration figures are good enough, but we're pretty good at counting births... 
UK Wired News (08-Aug-2013)

Biggest Baby Boom For 40 Years In The UK
...migrants arriving than emigrants leaving. Across the 12 months, 517 ,600 migrants arrived in the UK compared to 351,100 who left - putting net... 
Sky News (08-Aug-2013)

Scotland's population at its highest ever
...increased because 6,000 more people were born than died, and because immigration exceeded emigration by 15,200 between Census Day and 30 June 2012 .
Wired-Gov (08-Aug-2013)

UK population growth highest in EU, ONS says
...growth. There has been a lot of political debate about whether our immigration figures are good enough, but we're pretty good at counting births... 
BBC News (08-Aug-2013)

Number of births hits 40-year high as UK population rises faster than any other EU country
...months, the largest number seen since 1972 165,600 more international migrants arrived than emigrants left The number of births in the UK has surged... 
Mail Online (08-Aug-2013)

Britain has biggest population boom in Europe as half a million migrants enter in ONE year
...country, putting net migration at 165,600 for the year. Many of the migrants to the UK are from China, India, Germany, USA, Pakistan, Poland... 
Express.co.uk (08-Aug-2013)

Press Releases

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.