Media Reports Archive : August 2016


Poland overtakes India as country of origin, UK migration statistics show

Poland has overtaken India as the most common non-UK country of birth for people living in the UK, Office for National Statistics figures show.

26 Aug 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
PM urged to get a grip as fugures reveal nearly 130,000 migrants have come to the UK in search of jobs

More than 127,000 jobless migrants have flocked to Britain to look for work in the past year in shock figures that sparked fresh calls for action.

26 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
18,000 illegal immigrants caught working in Britain in just three years… but only A THIRD are kicked out

Nearly 18,000 illegal immigrants have been caught working in Britain over the past three years – equivalent to 16 every day.

24 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
Worldwide concern is growing over immigration levels which are higher than any time since the Second World War

Britons are most likely out of any of the countries included to say that priority should be given to people with high levels of qualifications.

24 Aug 2016 - Media Report: AFP
Human Rights Act will be scrapped in favour of British Bill of Rights

The Human Rights Act will be scrapped in favour of a British Bill of Rights by the new Government, the Justice Secretary has pledged.

23 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
‘We want you back!’ Eastern Europe launches mass campaign for migrants to return from UK

The ‘brain drain’ costs Eastern European countries an average of seven per cent of their gross domestic product every year.

22 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Express
Judge who rejects most claims despairs at how only a tiny few actually leave Britain

You must believe me when I say this: our immigration controls are broken and and the country cannot cope.

22 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Mail on Sunday
Eastern European workers in UK pass one million

The number of UK workers from eight eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 has passed one million for the first time.

18 Aug 2016 - Media Report: BBC News
Patients at risk from EU doctors who can barely speak English

Patients are put at risk by EU rules that prevent officials properly testing the language skills of doctors, dentists and nurses, experts warn.

18 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
MIGRATION CAUSES LOWER PAY: Soaring rise in immigration ‘has cost blue collar Brits £450’

Left-leaning think tank says number of migrants has forced workers to tighten belts.

17 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
Asylum seeker system must be overhauled by Home Office, says Migration Watch chief Alanna Thomas

Migration Watch's Alanna Thomas has called for the Home Office to overhaul its system to deal with asylum claims.

17 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Talk Radio
Tens of thousands of illegal migrants exploit flaws to remain in Britain

More than a third of asylum applications are being made by migrants who are illegally in the country or have overstayed their visas.

15 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Times
The EU’s cherished free-movement rights are less secure than they seem

A recent IMF report found that post-communist emigration from eastern European countries has stunted their growth and strained public finances.

15 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Economist
Six in ten say migration puts pressure on NHS, schools and housing

Six in ten British voters think immigration is piling too much pressure on schools, hospitals and housing – well above the worldwide average.

12 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Daily Mail
NHS at breaking point from overuse and budget cuts as 175 GPs across England REFUSE to take new patients

The number of GP practices trying to stop taking on new patients has more than doubled in the last year.

12 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
Blow for migrant deal as Turkey rejects EU terror law demands

Minister deals a fresh blow to the fragile deal between the EU and Ankara that has helped stem the flow of refugees and migrants to European shores.

9 Aug 2016 - Media Report: FT
The crisis is so grave that we need a minister for migration

Think-tank Policy Exchange offers some practical proposals for curbing Britain’s soaring population.

9 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
PM 'needs bureau' to monitor new arrivals to UK and beat border bungles, says Policy Exchange

Theresa May should set up a new Immigration Ministry to cut massive inflows into Britain, a think tank argues today.

8 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Sun
Bring in Australian points-based immigration system by 2020, ex-cabinet ministers say

Theresa May must adopt an Australian points-based immigration system by 2020 or face a backlash from Brexit voters, two former cabinet ministers say.

8 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Telegraph
It'll be hard enough to limit legal migrants - but what about the million-plus ILLEGAL ones?

We can’t overlook the fact that while the number of people entering the UK rose by 10% between 2010 and 2015, the Border Force’s budget was cut.

5 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
‘One million’ migrants in UK illegally

Up to one million illegal immigrants may be living in Britain and many will never be deported, a former head of the UK Border Agency claims.

3 Aug 2016 - Media Report: The Times
Stephen Glover - Mass migration, the betrayal of a generation and how we CAN solve the housing crisis

Unless we succeed in getting net migration down, immigration will necessitate millions of new homes over the next few decades.

3 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
Home Office pilots more generous visa scheme for international postgraduate students

Some international students at prestigious universities will automatically be allowed to stay on in the UK for six months after their courses end.

2 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Politics Home
Four ways to curb migration post-Brexit

The FT examines the benefits and drawbacks of the options open to the UK’s negotiators.

2 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Financial Times
Wealthy foreigners face visa bans if they are caught bringing people into Britain for a life of servitude

Wealthy foreigners caught employing domestic slaves in the UK face a visa ban under a determined crackdown on 'modern slavery'.

1 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Mail Online
Immigration is TOP concern for EU residents

An EU-wide survey of 32,000 people on behalf of the European Commission has found immigration remains at the top of the most frequently cited issues.

1 Aug 2016 - Media Report: Express

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