Tag Archives: Immigration

Non EEA Immigration Cap The new Conservative / Liberal Democrat Coalition Government plan to introduce an annual cap on Immigration that will cut the number of migrants coming to the UK each year from ‘hundreds of thousands to tens of thousands’. The Government is currently looking at how a suitable system can be introduced without […]

Mr Patel attempted to charge £12,000 for supplying the groom and providing advice; including telling the couple they could ‘pretend they were living together by setting up bank accounts in joint names’. One comment in the testimonials section of the Yana UK website says that “the individual is one the most genuine advisors. Mr. Jayesh […]

The report highlighted that: 33% fewer people attempted to cross external land and sea borders of member states in 2009 Greece accounts for 75% of all illegal border crossing detentions Many migrants move on from Greece to Western Countries with forged documents obtained in the country Turkey is now considered the most important transit country […]

The Director of Communications for the UK Border Agency, Rob Yeldham, said that “My name has been used in several apparent attempts to scam foreign professionals looking for work in the UK. We have referred cases to our security unit, but at this stage it is unclear what the nature of the scam is, or […]

In the report the IPPR and GDN reveal that: Migrants normally improve the standard of living in their home communities significantly by sending remittances back home. More than 50% of respondents sent money back to their homeland 70 to 90% of migrants are reported to have increased their real disposable incomes while abroad In Columbia […]

Following the historic Coalition Agreement the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats released a joint statement on future policies. On the issue of Immigration the two parties said “We have agreed that there should be an annual limit on the number of non European Union economic migrants admitted into the UK to live and work. We will […]

The Conservative / Liberal Democrat Coalition Agreement Following the formation of the new Coalition Government the two parties released a Coalition Agreement statement which set out plans for the future. On Immigration the two parties said that “We have agreed that there should be an annual limit on the number of non European Union economic […]

David Anderson, a Labour Party candidate, has said that the decision to call time on the Identity Card scheme could mean the loss of 160 skilled jobs at De La Rue Systems in Blaydon. The company won a £400 million contract with the Government last year to make biometric passports and immediately announced plans to […]

The debate mainly focused on the economy however it did touch on UK Immigration. When the issue turned to Immigration Nick Clegg found his amnesty policy on illegal immigrants who have been living in the UK for at least 10 years under stinging attack by both David Cameron and Gordon Brown. Liberal Democrat Amnesty Proposals […]

The figures below show UK Employment figures by Country of Birth for; the Accession 8 Countries, the United States of America, Africa as a whole (excluding South Africa), South Africa, Australia & New Zealand, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Accession 8 (A8) Countries The Accession 8 countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and […]