Friday, 17 May 2013






A selection of recent media reports

Half Foreign People Hold UK Passports
At least 46% of foreign-born residents in England and Wales are British citizens, according to the latest set of 2011 Cens
Security Oracle (17-May-2013)
Immigration fine could see Mosque Kitchen closed
THE manager of an Indian restaurant facing a fine of up to £70,000 for employing illegal immigrants today s
Scotsman.com (17-May-2013)
Mass migration or myths and stereotypes?
The tabloids are smearing Roma - but we've heard these myths before.
NewStatesman (17-May-2013)
The government is building a network of spies to make immigrants' lives impossible
Just try renting a house on a valid student visa after the latest proposals go
NewStatesman (17-May-2013)
'People in Lincolnshire are not closet racists' - MP
REGIONAL MP Edward Leigh MP used the debate on the Queen's Speech to highlight the concerns of Lincolnshire p
This Is Grimsby (17-May-2013)
Half of UK's migrants arrived in just one decade, says census
NEARLY four million people came to England and Wales in the ten years between 2001 and 2011, according to
City A.M. (17-May-2013)
Council wrongly classed asylum seeker children as adults
Croyden in south London pays out almost £1.2m in legal costs over wrong decisions about age-disputed
The Guardian (17-May-2013)
The legacy of Labour's migrant search parties
Earlier this week, Lord Mandelson made the astonishing claim that Labour had been so keen on mass immigration that i
Mail Online (17-May-2013)
How Labour's open door to migrants changed UK
MORE European immigrants arrived in Britain in the past decade than the previous 40 years, Census figures revealed ye
Express.co.uk (17-May-2013)
Everyone thinks David Cameron has screwed up over the EU - except for the voting public
The main story this week for journalists has been the Conservative decisio
The Independent (16-May-2013)
Police call up 'specials' to help keep order at Wisbech anti-immigration rally
A GROUP of UKIP councillors from Lincolnshire are due in Wisbech on Saturday to spea
Wisbech Standard (16-May-2013)
Christianity declining 50pc faster than thought - as one in 10 under-25s is a Muslim
Christianity could be facing a catastrophic collapse in Britain accord
Telegraph.co.uk (16-May-2013)
Map shows world's most racist countries (and the answers may surprise you)
An international poll has revealed the world's most and least racist countries - an
The Mail On Sunday (16-May-2013)
Neil Wallis: Why can't the police tackle the barbarity of FGM?
This country must show that it is treating FGM as the vile crime epidemic that it really is
London Evening Standard (16-May-2013)
International students backed by OUSU
OUSU passed a motion this week which resolved to state its opposition to any increased monitoring of international stu
The Oxford Student (16-May-2013)
Workers face being deported after raids on restaurants on takeaways in Bath area
Eighteen workers are facing removal from the country after a series of immigra
This is Bath (16-May-2013)
Sex pest to be deported
A sex pest from Turkey is facing deportation after admitting sexually assaulting a woman at a Theale takeaway. Mevlut Ozturk, 50, thrust
Get Reading (16-May-2013)
Liverpool council deputy leader Paul Brant hails migration boom as positive news for city's economic growth
A MIGRATION boom will help Liverpool's economy to grow
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (16-May-2013)
Private landlords should not be surrogate police or border officers
Plans to make landlords responsible for immigration checks on prospective tenants are
The Guardian (16-May-2013)





New report shows Britain is ‘Open for Business’
16 May, 2013
Britain’s immigration system is remarkably business friendly, contrary to the stories put out by some of the financial press, says a new report by Migration Watch UK published today.
In fact thousands of skilled worker (Tier 2), Exceptional Talent, and Graduate Entrepreneurs visas remained unfilled, despite cries that talented people are being denied access to the UK to work.
‘Instead of thousands of bogus students streaming in to work in low paid job and keeping wages down, as happened under the last government, our report shows that we now have a genuinely business friendly regime with thousands of places available for those skilled workers who are really needed,’ said Migration Watch UK chairman, Sir Andrew Green.
The report examines the seven kinds of visa available, several designed specifically for global business leaders, investors and world-class scientists. The aim is clearly to ensure that Britain remains one of the top business destinations in the world (The World Bank found that in 2012 the UK was the 7th best place for business friendly regulations, the third highest European country, behind Denmark and Norway). 
6.2 million people visited the UK in 2011, of which 1.67 million came as business visitors. There is no limit to the number of Entrepreneurs, Investors, Students and Intra Company Transferees that can come to the UK.
Sir Andrew said: ‘There is plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest that a better service is needed in individual cases but it is time that the financial press examined the facts more carefully before presenting an entirely false picture. 
‘The government are, rightly, responding to overwhelming public pressure to get mass immigration under control.   Exaggerated cries of alarm from parts of the business community send out an unnecessarily negative message which damages their own cause internationally.’
Family Permits for EU Ctizens in Britain
13 May, 2013
A paper issued today by Migration Watch UK reveals that 100,000 dependants of EU nationals resident in Britain entered the UK in the last five years with no conditions attached but with full and immediate access to benefits.
The government’s reform of the Immigration Rules require British citizens to be earning £18,600 before they can bring in a spouse from outside the EU so as to avoid any cost to the taxpayer.   However, under EU law, they are obliged to provide favourable treatment to EU citizens including those who may never have been resident here prior to moving with their non-EU family.
Commenting, Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said “This is a loophole that must be closed and soon.   It is absurd that EU citizens should be in a more favourable position than our own citizens.  Furthermore, 20,000 per year is a very large number to admit unconditionally, especially compared to the government’s target of tens of thousands for annual net migration.
Notes to Editors:
1 More precisely, this applies to EEA nationals.
2 Example: French or Polish citizens living in the UK can marry someone from anywhere in the world and can bring him or her to the UK even if they do not have a job and cannot support their spouse whereas a British citizen must now be earning £18,600 a year.
3 Examples of Abuse – An Indian national from Goa can obtain Portuguese citizenship if their parents were Portuguese citizens prior to 1961. They can then move straight to the UK with their family using an EEA family permit.  On arrival they can avail themselves, immediately, of all the benefits available to UK citizens. There is anecdotal evidence that this has been happening quite extensively. Many settle in Swindon, where around 9,000 Goans now live.

Briefing Papers

Changing Minds – The Financing of the Pro-Mass Immigration Lobby
7 May, 2013
Summary
1 The Daily Mail recently reported on the Diana Memorial Fund’s financing of a campaign supporting large scale immigration. We have now looked into this issue and found a systematic attempt by a small group of charities to influence public opinion on immigration by a campaign entitled “Changing Minds”. They are, of course, free to act in this way but the “Migration Observatory” which claims to be impartial is in fact a key vehicle in this campaign but, while naming its funders on its website, does not mention its connection with this “Changing Minds” project. There must be some question as to whether such activity is appropriate to a university.
To see the full Briefing Paper No 1.35 click here.

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