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New UK human rights laws needed to counter new threat | Migration Watch UK
The terrorist suspects arrested this week will be able to remain in Britain indefinitely and at public expense whether or not they are found guilty. That is the conclusion of a report issued today by think-tank Migrationwatch which also recommends that we pull out of the ECHR and write our own human
Government were warned over security weaknesses of visa system | Migration Watch UK
It emerged today that the Government were warned two years ago that the system of visa checks was inadequate for countries where there were particular concerns over terrorism. Think-tank Migrationwatch issued a warning on 23 August, 2005 that pressure on our visa sections could compromise security. The report said that large numbers
Revision of the Human Rights Act
Summary1 The UK’s continued adherence to the ECHR (European Convention on Human Rights) is an attraction for terrorists to operate in and from Britain, secure in the knowledge that, even if convicted, they can never be deported and that, if they come under suspicion, they cannot be effectively detained. We
Legislation
The Border and Immigration Agency of the Home Office (successor to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate) recently published a consultation paper which can be seen on its website at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk and policy/consultation documents. The following Acts of Parliament are directly concerned with asylum and immigration: Immigration Act 1971Immigration Act 1988Asylum and Immigration
Following is comment attributable to Sir Andrew Green, Chairman, MigrationwatchUK | Migration Watch UK
“This Commission has completely missed the wider picture. Our society now faces only two choices – either we integrate or we disintegrate. The present government has encouraged foreign immigration of over 2 million people without thought to the social consequences. Immigrants are now arriving at nearly one a minute and will require
MW59 : The impact of asylum on social housing | Migration Watch UK
Summary1. The unprecedented number of asylum-seekers granted permission to stay in the UK in recent years has exceeded the number of new social houses built in the period by nearly 40,000 and has had a major impact on the availability of social housing for the native population. This is not
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