It now seems that the European commission has been asked to take up the case of an Eritren girl who is facing deportation from the UK. The case of Rima, age 17, was raised in the European Parliament on Tuesday by Scottish MEP Catherina Stihler.
Catherina Stihler said that the teenager had sought to build a [...]

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Failed Asylum Seekers Choosing to End Their Lives

Posted on: March 11th, 2010 Posted by Alex Braham

It now seems that inhumane policies regarding asylum seekers could be driving these people seeking help over the edge. Just last weekend, three members of a family chose to jump to their deaths from a Glasgow tower block. It was said that the Russians had their asylum claims rejected.
Although this kind of story normally does [...]

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Emigrants Key to Economical Success In Britain

Posted on: March 10th, 2010 Posted by Andy Scott

It now seems that Britain will need more economic emigrants to restore its international competitiveness. The secretary general, Angel Gurria, said that labor emigrants would be needed because of Britain’s aging population and the number of people who are unemployed or who say they are too ill to be working.
He also talked about the Western [...]

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UK Border Agency Loses Battle Against Snoop Dogg

Posted on: March 9th, 2010 Posted by Helen Young

One of the most well known controversial rappers in the United States, Snoop Dogg, has just recently won the latest round in a long running battle with the UK Border Agency. This win allows Snoop Dogg to be allowed to enter into the country yet again.
Snoop Dogg is 38 years ol,d and his real name [...]

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Apparently taxpayers are currently paying millions of pounds in extra benefits to Eastern European emigrations because of new changes to the EU regulation. For the past seven years, emigrants from eight countries were unable to collect benefits in the UK until they have worked in the country for 12 months.
However, as of April 2011, emigrants [...]

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Pauline Hanson, Australia’s most famously anti-immigration politician, has announced that she is emigrating to Britain, mainly because as her home country allegedly no longer holds any opportunities for her.
Hanson’s revealed the move in an interview with Australian Woman’s Day magazine, where the often controversial and polarising figure detailed the sale of her house in Queensland [...]

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UK Border Agency Starts Internal Review

Posted on: March 4th, 2010 Posted by Kate Welch

It seems that recently the UK Border Agency has launched an internal review of itself after a former employee revealed how a staff member sang the Um Bongo advertising jingle to a Congolese asylum seeker. The former employee, Louise Perrett, went on to tell the Commons home affairs select committee that one colleague had asked [...]

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Right now it seems that the government thinks that the best new international strategy is to prevent illegal emigration altogether. Westminster sources go on to say that the government is committed to putting emigration at the very heart of international relationships by working even closer with foreign governments. This will allow for the sharing of [...]

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