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A report by Vedior, a world-wide staffing company that covers nearly all of Europe, states that Eastern Europe is the best source of skilled migrants for companies in the United Kingdom.

24% of human resource managers and 38% of manufacturers interviewed felt that Eastern Europe provided the best source of foreign talent.

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An amendment to the UK Borders Bill will place a legal obligation on Britain's Border and Immigration Agency (BIA) "to keep children safe from harm."

The United Kingdom's Immigration Minister, Liam Byrne, believes that keeping the country safe is the most important factor in the new legislation, but he is staking out a position that officials must not forget the vulnerability of children who get caught up in the system.

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The Home Office announced last week that the British government will review current restrictions on migrant workers from the new EU Member States, Bulgaria and Romania.

When Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU on 01 January 2007, the United Kingdom was one of the majority of EU nations to impose restrictions on workers entering the local labor force.