A selection of recent media reports

Geert Wilders denounces Australian Muslim leader's call for beheading
Geert Wilders, the maverick Dutch politician, denounced a Australian Muslim leaders call for his beheading for denig...
Telegraph.co.uk (03-Sep-2010)
Murderer dubbed 'The Beast' died from heart disease
A serial rapist dubbed "The Beast" died from heart failure while serving a life term for murdering a 12-year-old girl in...
BBC News England (03-Sep-2010)
Border officials find 15 stowaways in lorries
BORDER officials have stopped 15 stowaways from illegally entering the country in lorries bound for Yorkshire, including...
Yorkshire Post (03-Sep-2010)
Restaurant booze ban as raid nets illegal workers
A Chinese restaurant has been banned from selling alcohol for six months after a raid by immigration officials, gang-bus...
Evening Times (03-Sep-2010)
Tony Blair has rewritten history without modesty or shame
If he wasn't in charge of the country when it all started to go wrong, then who was, asks Jeff Randall.
Daily Telegraph (03-Sep-2010)
1,000 are paid £800 a week housing benefit
MORE than a THOUSAND families rake in a whopping £800 a week or MORE in housing benefit, The Sun can...
The Scottish Sun (03-Sep-2010)
COLONEL GADDAFI MAY BE PAID BY EU TO STOP IMMIGRATION
SENIOR Eurocrats are considering a demand from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for billions of pounds of taxpayers cash to...
Scottish Daily Express (03-Sep-2010)
BBC had "massive bias to left:" director general
The director general of the BBC admitted Thursday that his organisation had been guilty of a "massive bias to the left" ...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (03-Sep-2010)
RECORD INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION AS POPULATION SOARS
IMMIGRATION sent the population of England and Wales soaring by a record amount last...
Daily Star (03-Sep-2010)
Why do Finland's schools get the best results?
Last year more than 100 foreign delegations and governments visited Helsinki, hoping to learn the secret of their school...
BBC News Southern Counties (02-Sep-2010)
Illegal migrants caught after restaurant raid in Ely
Immigration officers have found three illegal workers and another two illegal migrants during a raid on a Chinese restau...
BBC News England (02-Sep-2010)
Indian student visas fall by half in Australia
The number of Indians granted student visas in Australia during the last financial year has fallen to 29,721, less than ...
Irish Sun (02-Sep-2010)
Illegal immigrants caught at V
THREE men were arrested in the UK Border Agencys first operation at V Festivals Chelmsford site. Officers arrested two ...
Chelmsford Weekly News (02-Sep-2010)
There was massive left-wing bias at the BBC
In his first major interview since giving the MacTaggart Lecture in Edinburgh, Mark Thompson talks about political press...
New Statesman (02-Sep-2010)
Cannabis factory at industrial unit was UK's biggest
The largest cannabis factory found in the UK last year was in an industrial unit in Haddenham, Cambridgeshire. More tha...
Lynn News (02-Sep-2010)
Outraged' MEPs attack France over Roma policy
Political groups in the Parliament ready to recommend a formal condemnation of Nicolas...
European Voice (02-Sep-2010)
BBC 'HAD MASSIVE BIAS TO THE LEFT'
The BBC was guilty of a "massive bias to the left" in the past, director general Mark Thompson has...
Daily Star (02-Sep-2010)
POLICE FURY AS PATROLS ARE CUT AT SCOTS PORTS
SCOTLAND will become a soft target for illegal immigrants after police patrols were cut at one of the country s busiest ...
Express.co.uk (02-Sep-2010)
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Tony Blair and a wasted journey
In one respect, Tony Blair's long awaited memoir cannot be faulted - it's a true reflection of its author. Beguiling, un...
Mail Online (02-Sep-2010)
I was seconds away from ordering RAF to blast passenger jet
TONY Blair came within seconds of ordering the RAF to shoot down an airliner over...
The Scottish Sun (02-Sep-2010)
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Briefing Papers

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1. Economic (Missing numbers are archived)
1.17
Response to TUC report on the economics of immigration (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
1.18
Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs on ‘The Economic Impact of Immigration’ (Oct 2007) [View PDF]
1.20
Further Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
1.20a
House of Lords Select Committee Report (Jan 2008)
1.21
Will a recession solve the immigration problem? (Oct 2008) [View PDF]
1.22
The Impact of Immigration on low paid British workers (Mar 2009) [View PDF]
1.23
The Invisible Cost of Immigration (May 2009) [View PDF]
1.24
Immigration and Pensions (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
1.25
Will an immigration cap raise taxes and cut growth? (Jul 2010) [View PDF]


2. Education (Missing numbers are archived)
2.2
Student Visa Extensions (Dec 2004) [View PDF]
2.3
Students and the Points Based System (Dec 2009) [View PDF]


3. Employment (Missing numbers are archived)
3.2
Incentives for work (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
3.3
Assessment of the Points Based System (May 2008) [View PDF]
3.5
Toughening the points based system (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
3.6
The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
3.7
Impact of immigration on employment of British born (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
3.8
The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths (Jul 2009) [View PDF] (Previously 11.14)
3.9
The Points Based System
Why it will not stop our population hitting 70 million (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
3.10
Immigration and Unemployment (Aug 2010) [View PDF]
3.11
Immigration and youth unemployment (Aug 2010) [View PDF]


4. European Union (Missing numbers are archived)
4.8
Future Migration Flows from Eastern Europe (Aug 2008) [View PDF]
4.9
Economic Migration within the EU (Feb 2009) [View PDF]
4.10
The Lisbon European Reform Treaty Impact on Asylum and Immigration Policy (Mar 2008) [View PDF] (Previously 8.23)
4.11
A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislation (May 2009) [View PDF]
4.12
European Policy and Legislation on Immigration (May 2009) [View PDF]


5. Health (Missing numbers are archived)
5.2
The case for HIV screening (Jun 2004) [View PDF]
5.3
Access to the NHS (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
5.4
Immigration: The need for foreign nurses (Nov 2004) [View PDF]
5.5
HIV infection from overseas (Dec 2004) [View PDF]
5.6
Overseas Medical Professionals: The Case for Testing for Communicable Diseases (Jan 2005) [View PDF]
5.7
NHS Treatment for Failed Asylum Seekers (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
5.8
Over Half a Million Newly Arrived Foreign Migrants
Registered with GPs Last Year (Dec 2009) [View PDF]


6. History (Missing numbers are archived)
6.1
History of Immigration (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
6.2
Emigration from the UK (Aug 2001) [View PDF]


7. Housing (Missing numbers are archived)
7.5
Household projections and immigration (Mar 2006) [View PDF]
7.6
Why do we need nearly 5 million new homes? (Mar 2006) [View PDF]
7.7
The impact of immigration on housing demand (Jun 2006) [View PDF]
7.8
The impact of asylum and possible amnesty on social housing (Jul 2006) [View PDF]
7.9
The impact of immigration on housing in England (Mar 2007) [View PDF]
7.10
The impact of asylum on social housing (May 2007) [View PDF]
7.11
Sir Andrew Green's Presentation to the National Housing Federation on 23 September, 2009 (Sep 2009) [View PDF]


8. Legal (Missing numbers are archived)
8.0
Glossary of the Main Legal Words and Expressions used in the Context of Asylum and Immigration (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.2
Deleted
8.4
Deleted
8.8
Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006 (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
8.9
Immigration and Marriage - an outline of the legal position (Jul 2005) [View PDF]
8.10
An Information and Guidance paper - 'Asylum Seekers and Destitution' (Nov 2005) [View PDF]
8.12
House of commons select committee on constitutional affairs (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
8.13
Sham Marriages - Time for a Correction (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.14
The refugee or person in need of international protection (qualification) regulations 2006 (Dec 2006) [View PDF]
8.17
Revision of the Human Rights Act (Jul 2007) [View PDF]
8.18
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
8.20
The Chindamo Case (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
8.21
UK Borders Act 2007 (Dec 2007) [View PDF]
8.24
Independent Asylum Commission Interim Report (Apr 2008) [View PDF]
8.25
Recent Case Law on Asylum and Immigration (Apr 2008) [View PDF]
8.26
Access of Foreign Doctors to Specialist Training in the UK (May 2008) [View PDF]
8.27
Recent case law involving consideration of the European convention on human rights (Aug 2008) [View PDF]
8.28
Deleted
8.29
Deleted
8.30
The Immigration Appeals System Revised - 2010 Version (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
8.32
Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
8.33
Deleted
8.34
Freedom of Movement in the EU: The Metock Case (Feb 2009) [View PDF]
8.35
Reform of the Immigration Appeals System (Aug 2009) [View PDF]
8.36
Draft Immigration Bill 2009
Migration Watch Comments (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
8.37
Asylum - The Supreme Court Allows Repetitious Appeals (Dec 2009) [View PDF]
8.38
Sham Marriages – The Legal Position (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.39
Deportation and Human Rights (Jun 2010) [View PDF]
8.40
Homosexuals and Asylum (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.41
Homosexuals, Asylum and the Supreme Court (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.42
Deportation and Administrative Removal (Oct 2006) [View PDF]
8.43
The Court of Appeal Pronounces on the Immigration Rules (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.44
Removal and Right of Access to the Courts (Jul 2010) [View PDF]
8.45
Deportation and Administrative Removal (Aug 2010) [View PDF]


9. Migration Trends (Missing numbers are archived)
9
GUIDE TO MIGRATION (Nov 2006) [View PDF]
9.1
How immigration is measured (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
9.2
Projecting immigration (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
9.10
The Effect of Immigration on the Regions (Feb 2005) [View PDF]
9.11
The social impact of immigration (Mar 2005) [View PDF]
9.12
Immigration: Will it increase or decrease? (Mar 2003) [View PDF]
9.13
The impact of chain migration on English cities (Apr 2005) [View PDF]
9.14
The number of failed asylum seekers remaining in the UK (Apr 2004) [View PDF]
9.16
Summary of National Audit Office Report - Returning Failed Asylum Applicants (Jul 2005) [View PDF]
9.17
UK population increase through migration (Aug 2005) [View PDF]
9.18
IPPR Report Beyond Black and White (Sep 2005) [View PDF]
9.20
International Migration Statistics (Dec 2006) [View PDF]
9.21
Population out of control (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
9.22
How did immigration get out of control? (Mar 2009) [View PDF]
9.23
The Impact of World Population Trends on UK Immigration [1] (Aug 2009) [View PDF]
9.24
How Immigration Affects the Size of Our Population (Sep 2009) [View PDF]
9.25
70 MILLION : MYTH OR NOT? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
9.26
Immigration Figures Due for Release 26 November 2009
Background Briefing (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
9.27
Population Growth – Migration or Birth rate? (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
9.28
Executive Summary of joint research study by the Home Office & Cabinet Office: Migration: An Economic & Social Analysis (Oct 2000) [View PDF]


10. Cohesion, Marriage, Scotland and Other Papers (Missing numbers are archived)
10.7
Report of the community cohesion panel (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
10.8
Immigration and Marriage (Sep 2004) [View PDF]
10.10
The outlook for Scotlands population: Does Scotland need its own immigration policy? (Jun 2005) [View PDF]
10.12
Transnational marriage and the formation of Ghettoes (Sep 2005) [View PDF]
10.14
Deportation of foreign criminals a case for urgent action (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
10.16
Oldham Five Years On (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
10.20
Does Scotland Need Immigration? (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
10.21
Balanced Migration Survey - Migration Levels (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
10.22
The effect of immigration on the integration of communities in Britain (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
10.23
Now it’s the BBC that Blunder over Immigration Statistics (May 2010) [View PDF]


11. Policy, Amnesty & Voting (Missing numbers are archived)
11.6
The illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Jul 2005) [View PDF] (Previously 9.15)
11.7
An amnesty for illegal immigrants? (May 2006) [View PDF] (Previously 10.15)
11.8
The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain (Feb 2008) [View PDF]
11.9
The Financial case against an amnesty for illegal immigrants (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
11.10
Immigration and the UK Voting System (Apr 2007) [View PDF]
11.11
The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants (Sep 2007) [View PDF]
11.12
Immigration and the EU elections (May 2009) [View PDF]
11.13
Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m (Jul 2009) [View PDF]
11.15
The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
11.16
Illegal Immigration From Pakistan (Jun 2009) [View PDF]
11.17
An Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants?
Migrationwatch Response to the GLA Paper (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.18
Did Labour conceal a change in immigration policy? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.19
Family Visitor Appeals (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
11.20
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION POLICY (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
11.21
Can We Limit Immigration? (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
11.22
The Illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Apr 2010) [View PDF]
11.23
Lifetime Unit Cost of an Illegal Immigrant if an Amnesty Were Granted (Apr 2010) [View PDF]


12. Key Facts (Missing numbers are archived)
12.1
A dozen key facts on immigration (Apr 2009) [View PDF]


13. Achievements (Missing numbers are archived)
13.2
Ten MigrationWatch achievements (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
13.3
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2006 (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
13.4
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2007 (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
13.5
Home Affairs Committee Supplementary Memorandum By MigrationWatch (Jul 2008) [View PDF]
13.6
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2008 (Jan 2008)


14. Environment (Missing numbers are archived)
14.1
Immigration Policy and the Inter-Related Issues of World Climate Change and Polution Explosion (Jan 2008) [View PDF]