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Minister unable to give answer to central question… | Migration Watch UK
In evidence today to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Beverley Hughes, the Minister in charge of asylum and immigration, was unable to say how many asylum seekers remained in Britain after being refused permission to stay here over the past five years. ‘Our estimate is that they number approaching 250,000,’
Formation of Advisory Council… | Migration Watch UK
MigrationwatchUK today announced the formation of an Advisory Council.Its members are listed in the Personal Profiles section together with short biographical notes. The Council will have no legal or financial responsibilities. Nor will its members be responsible for the material produced by Migrationwatch.The purpose of the Council is to provide advice on
Advertisement launches fund raising push for migration watchdog… | Migration Watch UK
Think tank Migrationwatch has launched a public appeal for funds to improve its ability to continue making the case for a rational UK asylum and immigration policy. Formed a year ago the voluntary organisation, led by a former British Ambassador, has stimulated a public debate and robustly challenged the views
Appeal outcome could be ‘tip of iceberg’ | Migration Watch UK
Think-tank Migrationwatch has warned that the outcome of the appeal on ‘late asylum claims’ is only the tip of an iceberg that could seriously damage the Government’s new Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 – seen as crucial to reducing soaring asylum numbers. A legal opinion, available in full in
Implications of the Government’s appeal on asylum benefits 2003
Section 55 of the Nationality, Immigration & Asylum Act 2002 The practical consequences of Mr Justice Collins’s decision last week in the cases of asylum seekers who were refused benefits could be very serious indeed. This paper relies on the report of the case which appeared in “The Times” law
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