A selection of recent media reports

Visa checks 'inadequate' - Tories
Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Torie...
Guardian.co.uk (04-Jul-2009)
VISA CHECKS 'INADEQUATE' - TORIES
Officials are spending an average of just 11 minutes checking visa applications from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Torie...
Daily Express (04-Jul-2009)
BNP attacks MP's bid to help Indian widow return to Scotland
POLITICAL EDITOR AN SNP MP has come under attack from the British National Party, after calling for the UK's immigration...
News.Scotsman.com (04-Jul-2009)
Despite the risk, site is a lure for the desperate
In 1999, at the request of the French government, the Red Cross opened the Sangatte camp, close to the Eurotunnel comple...
Guardian.co.uk (03-Jul-2009)
The answer to admissions cheats
Until we address the problems caused by different intakes, parents will keep attempting school admissions...
Guardian.co.uk (03-Jul-2009)
'Illegal immigrant' found inside naval base
A suspected illegal immigrant was arrested as he tried to escape from a lorry inside a naval base in Portsmouth.
The News (Portsmouth) (03-Jul-2009)
Brown in summit over Calais 'shanty town' migrants
Gordon Brown is to hold talks with the French over a huge shanty town near Calais used by migrants trying to slip into B...
Evening Standard (03-Jul-2009)
Fewer British Jobs for British Workers
The video about the impact of immigration on British Workers starts at 18:50/59:26
BBCTV The Politics Show 28 June, 2009 (03-Jul-2009)
Italy adopts law to curb migrants
Italy's parliament has given final approval to a law criminalising illegal immigration and allowing citizens' patrols to...
BBC News (03-Jul-2009)
Writers attack new Italian 'race laws'
Italy's parliament yesterday gave final approval to a controversial law which criminalises illegal immigration and legal...
The Independent (03-Jul-2009)
HOW MIGRANTS EXPLOIT OUR LAX VISA CONTROLS
IMMIGRATION officials are not carrying out proper checks on thousands of visa applications by visitors from high-risk co...
Daily Express (03-Jul-2009)
Migrant squalor in Calais 'jungle'
BBC Paris Correspondent On a slip road close to the port of Calais in northern France, a group of dusty Afghan men are h...
BBC News (02-Jul-2009)
Calais advice centre for asylum seekers gets just FOUR inquiries a day
A United Nations mission offering asylum advice to British-bound migrants in Calais has had only four inquiries a day si...
Daily Mail (02-Jul-2009)
The Big Question: Why is the UN setting up in Calais and can it resolve the refugee problem?
Why are we asking this now? The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is formally establishing a full-ti...
The Independent (02-Jul-2009)
Farm raid nets 12 suspect workers
About 50 UK Border Agency officials and police officers raided Merryfield Farm, near Crediton, just before 0700 BST. It ...
BBC News UK (01-Jul-2009)
People protectionism
Rich countries respond to the economic downturn by trying to limit the flow of...
Economist (01-Jul-2009)
Thinking local: social housing changes
What's on offer? Ministers say they want to give local people greater priority on social lists that includes council an...
Guardian.co.uk (01-Jul-2009)
Vicar is arrested for 'organising 180 sham weddings for illegal immigrants'
A vicar has been arrested on suspicion of organising 180 sham weddings for illegal immigrants from Eastern Europe, it em...
Daily Mail (01-Jul-2009)
Immigrants take 70% of UK jobs
More than seven in 10 jobs created under the Labour government have been taken by foreign workers, according to a new re...
Personneltoday.com (01-Jul-2009)
Labours U-turn on social housing for non-immigrants is welcome but too late
Rod Liddle says that metropolitan liberal ideology is too deeply ingrained in local councils, social services and the ju...
The Spectator (01-Jul-2009)
We are a think-tank, rather than a membership organisation. We do not organise petitions or events but there are four ways in which you can help this very important cause:

Write to your Member of Parliament (MP)

It would be helpful if you could underline your concern about immigration and your disappointment that the government appear to have a "no limits" policy on immigration while the opposition appear to be silent on the subject.

The name of your MP can be found on the following link: http://www.parliament.uk/directories/directories.cfm?sa=X

There are two other useful web addresses for MPs: www.theyworkforyou.com where you can check your MPs Parliamentary record and send him/her an e-mail.

The second site enables you to be added to a list of others from your constituency with similar concerns. When 25 have signed up an automatic e-mail is sent to your MP advising him/her that a group of constituents would like to discuss what is being done to address their concerns. More detailed information about how this new site will operate can be found at www.HearFromYourMP.com.

Write to the BBC

The BBC have quite a sophisticated system for registering complaints. They also notice if the public are sufficiently concerned to contact them. If you think that a programme is biased or that it treats the subject inadequately, you can complain to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/

There is also a Code of Practice which explains the process at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/complaints_process.shtml

Write to your local paper

These newspapers have a wide readership and will usually only publish letters from local people. They are also read by MPs. Contact details of major local papers can be found at: http://www.wrx.zen.co.uk/britnews.htm

You could donate to Migrationwatch

We receive no funds from the government, nor from the lottery, and have no intention of seeking them. We intend to remain entirely independent but this means that we rely on public donations to support our work. We are the only body making an effective case against the present massive levels of immigration. If you feel that this is an important issue and would like to help you can send us a donation in the following ways:

You could call 01869 337007 and donate by credit card or send a cheque to MWUK, PO Box 765, Guildford, GU2 4XN. If you prefer internet banking our account number is 01442587, sort code 30-90-42. A standing order form can be found at: http://www.migrationwatchuk.com/pdfs/Standing_order_Jun04.doc