A selection of recent media reports

How Britain's migrants sewed the fabric of the nation
History shows it's hard to pick out which migrants will be good for the UK. It is risky for the state to try
Guardian.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
French interior minister claims some civilisations 'superior'
France's conservative interior minister in charge of immigration policy has spark
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
BOMB PLOTTERS ARE MY STUDENTS, ADMITS CHOUDARY
HARDLINE Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary taught six of the nine fanatics jailed last week for plotting to bomb Londo
Daily Star (05-Feb-2012)
Man accused of involvment in war crimes wins human rights claim
A man accused of being complicit in war crimes in the former Yugoslavia has been allowed to stay in Brit
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
Twisted concept of honour shames any civilised society
Forget cultural sensitivities, there are no excuses for domestic terrorism, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards You probably saw...
Independent.ie (05-Feb-2012)
TIME FOR SOFT-TOUCH BRITAIN TO GET TOUGH ON IMMIGRATION
BRITAIN has a proud and honourable history when it comes to immigration.
Scottish Daily Express (05-Feb-2012)
Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sham marriage conspiracy spanning three churches...
Hucknall Dispatch (05-Feb-2012)
WHY UK CANNOT DEPORT THOUSANDS OF CRIMINALS
THOUSANDS of European criminals in British jails will not be sent home despite the introduction of a new prisone
Express.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
AT LAST, ACTION TO PUT BRITONS FIRST ON HOUSING LIST
NEW rules have been introduced to stop immigrants jumping the queue ahead of British families on the housing wa
Express.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
Romania's population falls by 12% as three million flock to richer European countries including Britain
Population has fallen to 19million as workers leave
The Daily Mail (04-Feb-2012)
Baby boom takes schools to breaking point
A council in east London is drawing up plans to convert an empty Woolworths store into a classroom and teach children in...
The Guardian (04-Feb-2012)
Illegal immigrant hid during raid on Mablethorpe takeaway
FOUR illegal immigrants have been caught following a UK Border Agency (UKBA) crackdown on busine
This is Lincolnshire (04-Feb-2012)
Theresa May Immigration Decision Triggers 'Secret Justice' Fight
The Home Secretary's refusal to tell scores of immigrants and refugees why they have been
The Huffington Post (04-Feb-2012)
Derelict working men's pub could soon reopen its doors \u2013 as a home for destitute asylum seekers
This article, by Joshua Carroll, won him this year's Wyn Harness Prize f
The Independent (04-Feb-2012)
Man raped two girls in Glasgow flats
A man from Afghanistan has been found guilty of raping two young girls at flats in Glasgow.
BBC News UK (03-Feb-2012)
Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Published on Thursday 2 February 2012 18:01 Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sha...
Ilkeston Advertiser (03-Feb-2012)
IMMIGRATION CLAMPDOWN
IMMIGRANTS will only be allowed into Britain if they can \u201Cmake the country better\u201D.
Daily Star (03-Feb-2012)
Immigration: dubious means to an uncertain end
The truth is that politicians worry about immigration more than the rest of the population do, not less
Guardian.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
Immigration is not just a numbers game \u2013 it's about culture, too
The debate about what constitutes Britishness has barely begun.
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
A traitor's tale
Leaving the Labour party is uniquely traumatic, as Luke Bozier has just discovered \u2013 and I know all too well
The Spectator (02-Feb-2012)

Media Reports Archive

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Man accused of involvment in war crimes wins human rights claim
A man accused of being complicit in war crimes in the former Yugoslavia has been allowed to stay in Brit
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)

Twisted concept of honour shames any civilised society
Forget cultural sensitivities, there are no excuses for domestic terrorism, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards You probably saw last week the terrible story of the Shafias.
Independent.ie (05-Feb-2012)

TIME FOR SOFT-TOUCH BRITAIN TO GET TOUGH ON IMMIGRATION
BRITAIN has a proud and honourable history when it comes to immigration.
Scottish Daily Express (05-Feb-2012)

Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sham marriage conspiracy spanning three churches in N
Hucknall Dispatch (05-Feb-2012)

WHY UK CANNOT DEPORT THOUSANDS OF CRIMINALS
THOUSANDS of European criminals in British jails will not be sent home despite the introduction of a new prisone
Express.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)

AT LAST, ACTION TO PUT BRITONS FIRST ON HOUSING LIST
NEW rules have been introduced to stop immigrants jumping the queue ahead of British families on the housing wa
Express.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)

How Britain's migrants sewed the fabric of the nation
History shows it's hard to pick out which migrants will be good for the UK. It is risky for the state to try
Guardian.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)

French interior minister claims some civilisations 'superior’
France's conservative interior minister in charge of immigration policy has spark
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)

BOMB PLOTTERS ARE MY STUDENTS, ADMITS CHOUDARY
HARDLINE Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary taught six of the nine fanatics jailed last week for plotting to bomb Londo
Daily Star (05-Feb-2012)

Romania's population falls by 12% as three million flock to richer European countries including Britain
Population has fallen to 19million as workers leave
The Daily Mail (04-Feb-2012)

Baby boom takes schools to breaking point
A council in east London is drawing up plans to convert an empty Woolworths store into a classroom and teach children in two shifts, in emergency measures across Britain to cope with a dramatic increase in primary school age children.
The Guardian (04-Feb-2012)

Illegal immigrant hid during raid on Mablethorpe takeaway
FOUR illegal immigrants have been caught following a UK Border Agency (UKBA) crackdown on busine
This is Lincolnshire (04-Feb-2012)

Theresa May Immigration Decision Triggers 'Secret Justice' Fight
The Home Secretary's refusal to tell scores of immigrants and refugees why they have been
The Huffington Post (04-Feb-2012)

Derelict working men's pub could soon reopen its doors – as a home for destitute asylum seekers
This article, by Joshua Carroll, won him this year's Wyn Harness Prize f
The Independent (04-Feb-2012)

Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Published on Thursday 2 February 2012 18:01 Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sham mar
Ilkeston Advertiser (03-Feb-2012)

IMMIGRATION CLAMPDOWN
IMMIGRANTS will only be allowed into Britain if they can \u201Cmake the country better\u201D.
Daily Star (03-Feb-2012)

Man raped two girls in Glasgow flats
A man from Afghanistan has been found guilty of raping two young girls at flats in Glasgow.
BBC News UK (03-Feb-2012)

Migrants must add to quality of life in Britain – minister
Migrants must "add to the quality of life in Britain" if they want to live here, the Immigration Ministe
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)

Tougher migration rules
Immigrants must prove they will "add to the quality of life in Britain" before they're allowed into Britain, the Government warns. Im
ITV.com (02-Feb-2012)

Immigration focus turns to 'quality'
Helen Warrell By Helen Warrell Britain does not need more immigrants who will be "middle managers" but should inst
Financial Times Print Edition (UK) (02-Feb-2012)

Immigrants 'must benefit Britain'
Immigrants must "add to the quality of life in Britain" to be let in, the immigration minister is to say.
London Evening Standard (02-Feb-2012)

UK Border Agency admit 57 of its own staff have committed immigration offences
THE UK Border Agency has been forced to admit 57 of its staff have been guilty of immi
Mirror.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)

New immigration policy favours the wealthy, say critics
Immigration minister to signal more selective policy under which only the right kind of migrants are all
Guardian.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)

Damian Green: 'we only want the brightest immigrants'
The Immigration Minister says the Government will meet its target of reducing net migration into the U
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)

A traitor’s tale
Leaving the Labour party is uniquely traumatic, as Luke Bozier has just discovered \u2013 and I know all too well
The Spectator (02-Feb-2012)

Immigration minister wants more scrutiny of ‘value’ of foreign students
Expanding the number of international students in the UK is not necessarily a good t
Times Higher Education (02-Feb-2012)

Human rights decisions led to 'ridiculous and damaging' situation, warns minister
The way courts interpret the human right to family life has led to a "ridiculo
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)

Immigration minister Damian Green on who can come to UK
Britain does not need more "middle managers" or unskilled Labour and those coming in should be able to command a
BBC News - UK Politics (02-Feb-2012)

Conservatives put politics before policy on immigration
Damian Green's speech on immigration was thin, and contained nothing new.
New Statesman (02-Feb-2012)

Too little too late. Why quality control at the border will not solve our terrifying and intractable demographic problems
I have always been a fan of Immigra
Mail Online (02-Feb-2012)

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