Wednesday 21 August 2013




A selection of recent media reports


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European Union ruling aided fake marriages
European Union ruling aided fake marriages IMMIGRATION officials are probing a huge rise in sham marriages after a ruling by EU human rights ... 
Express.co.uk (20-Aug-2013)
East Lancashire people warned to expect longer waits to see GPs
but they don t have enough money, or resources. He said relaxed immigration rules, due to European Union laws, have also placed extra strain on ... 
Lancashire Telegraph (20-Aug-2013)
Birmingham academic reveals the future of diversity
...Steven Vertovec at Oxford University. He defined it as "immigration at a level and complexity surpassing anything that this country has previously... 
The Voice (20-Aug-2013)
French top cop's immigration comments spark outrage
French top cop's immigration comments spark outrage France s outspoken Interior Minister Manuel Valls is once again at the centre of controversy ... 
France 24 [EN] (20-Aug-2013)
UK reports surge in Romanian/Bulgarian immigration
UK reports surge in Romanian/Bulgarian immigration The UK's Office for National Statistics has released figures which show that the number of ... 
UK Immigration (20-Aug-2013)
Evening Standard Comment: Without more houses we risk a new bubble
...for homes outstrips supply. One reason for increased demand is high immigration to London from abroad and from other parts of the country ; it... 
London Evening Standard (20-Aug-2013)
u039Dumber of Romanians and Bulgarians who will arrive in the UK next year could be as few as 20,000
...working there from 2014. August saw the hysteria level over potential immigration from those countries reach a crescendo, as data from the Office... 
Balkans.com (20-Aug-2013)
Nail bars: modern-day slavery in plain sight
...estimate that there are 100,000 Vietnamese manicurists working in the UK, despite only 29,000 Vietnamese-born migrants officially being registered... 
The Guardian (20-Aug-2013)
Cannabis grower jailed after factory worth more than £600,000 was found in Willenhall
...police swooped on an address in Willenhall, a court heard. Illegal immigrant Quang Vo was found hiding in the property where there were more... 
Express & Star (20-Aug-2013)
Frank Field: Labour has a "policy vacuum" and is trailing Tories on welfare
...has failed to find a "clear message" on welfare, the economy and immigration , a senior MP has warned. Frank Field, a former Labour minister ,
Telegraph.co.uk (20-Aug-2013)
Dutch minister warns about free movement of people within EU
...interest of every EU citizen,' the article concludes. Dutch anti- immigration politician Geert Wilders used the microblogging service Twitter to call... 
Expatica.com (19-Aug-2013)