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Asylum ‘amnesty’ looks set to be repeated | Migration Watch UK
The ‘one-off’ amnesty announced by the Government last week to some 15,000 families of asylum seekers – totaling perhaps 50,000 people – may well happen again. The Government have admitted to only half the likely numbers. There could well be a similar number who are already ‘in the pipeline’ and
Report Proposes Payment for ID cards… | Migration Watch UK
People could be paid to have an ID card under proposals put forward in a paper published today by think-tank Migrationwatch. The paper, written by an IT expert with experience of designing and implementing complex computer systems, proposes a ‘virtual card’, in that there would be no need to carry it, nor
Immigration Appeal System now ‘A Soft Touch’… | Migration Watch UK
Fears that the appeal system has become a ‘soft touch’ have been expressed after an analysis of Government figures on asylum appeals showed a four-fold increase in six years. ‘This is a huge rise in a short time for which no Government explanation has been forthcoming,’ said Sir Andrew Green,
Assuring Identity – a new approach
Summary This paper describes an approach to identity cards which has the following key features: • No compulsion to acquire a card • No compulsion to carry a card • Payment made to those Registering • Disincentives for those not Registering This approach maintains all the benefits associated with having identity
Asylum Removals a ‘Miserable Failure’ – despite £5M a day bill… | Migration Watch UK
Less than one in five failed asylum seekers is being removed from Britain – even though the whole asylum process is costing taxpayers £5million a day. The figures come from independent think tank Migrationwatch which is analysing the detail of last week’s asylum figures and has issued its interim findings.
Asylum Removals a ‘Miserable Failure’ – despite £5M a day bill… | Migration Watch UK
Less than one in five failed asylum seekers is being removed from Britain – even though the whole asylum process is costing taxpayers £5million a day. The figures come from independent think tank Migrationwatch which is analysing the detail of last week’s asylum figures and has issued its interim findings.
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