UK MPs say asylum system is 'under strain'
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14:52 18/10/2013
A committee of MPs has warned that the UK's asylum system is 'overburdened and under severe pressure'. The Home Affairs Committee scrutinises the work of the Home Office which employs immigration...
Senior Republican says no to US illegal immigration reform
18:42 27/08/2013
A senior Republican Congressman has said that he is opposed to the creation of a 'pathway to citizenship' for all illegal immigrants in the US. This may signal a hardening of attitudes of Republicans...
Business leader slams UK immigration policy
16:32 05/08/2013
Baroness Valentine, the chief executive of London business association London First, has criticised the UK government's 'ill-considered' immigration policy. Baroness Valentine wrote a piece for the...
Suspected war criminals applied for Indefinite leave to remain in UK
10:06 05/08/2013
The BBC has revealed that the UK's Home Office has identified 115 suspected war criminals who have been present in the UK in the last two years in various visa categories including indefinite leave...
Immigration to take centre stage at next UK election
15:01 01/08/2013
Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps made a speech on 31st July 2013 which signals that the Conservatives intend to fight the next election as a party that is tough on immigration. The UK now has...
MPs say UK immigration figures are 'a guess'
18:12 30/07/2013
A committee of MPs has issued a report claiming that the UK's immigration statistics are 'not fit for purpose'. It has called for the 'e-borders' system which was first proposed by Tony Blair in 2005...
