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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)
Migrants must be 'the right people'
Immigration policies must ensure "the right people are coming here", the Immigration Minister said. Damian Green said i
Belfast Telegraph (02-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 – it’s about culture, too
The debate about what constitutes Britishness has barely begun.
Telegraph.co.uk (02-Feb-2012)
Select migrants 'helped by reforms'
High-earning migrants and promising student entrepreneurs will find it easier to work in Britain as the Government aims to ensu
The Oxford Times (02-Feb-2012)
Adult asylum seekers are 'coached' to act like children in order to exploit Britain's benefit system
Human traffickers are coaching adult asylum seekers to a
Mail Online (01-Feb-2012)
Ten Border Agency staff caught harbouring illegal immigrants, shocking Home Office figures reveal
Border control staff have been caught harbouring ille
The Mail On Sunday (01-Feb-2012)
Nottingham sham marriages 'made thousands'
Help Members of a gang who used Dutch nationals to marry strangers from Nigeria to get around UK immigration rules h
BBC News - England (01-Feb-2012)
Phillips Onikoyi jailed for Nottingham sham marriages
A gang used "day return" flights from the Netherlands to carry out up to 20 sham marriages, a court had heard.
BBC News England (01-Feb-2012)
Migrants seeking a life in Britain will be asked: Can you make the country better?
Migrants seeking permission to enter Britain must prove they will 'add to the q
The Mail On Sunday (01-Feb-2012)
Plastic wedding rings used in Nottingham sham marriages
Couples involved in fake marriages in Nottingham did not speak the same language and wore plastic wed
BBC News - England (01-Feb-2012)
Unemployed Brits: UK bosses recruit thousands in Romania
More than 2,400 vacancies for nurses, engineers and chefs are being advertised in Bucharest Meanwhil
Thisismoney.co.uk (31-Jan-2012)
ROMANIANS GET JOBS AS 2.7M CLAIM DOLE
BRITISH bosses are offering thousands of jobs to Romanian workers as UK unemployment soars to a record high.
Daily Star (31-Jan-2012)
BRITISH BOSSES SNUB 2.7M JOBLESS TO OFFER WORK TO ROMANIANS
BRITSH bosses are offering thousands of jobs to Romanian workers despite UK unemployment hitting a 17-y
Express.co.uk (31-Jan-2012)
Turkey: Changes to tourist visas for British nationals
From 1 February you will only be able to stay in Turkey for a total of 90 days in a 180 day period. Since
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (31-Jan-2012)