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Theme : immigration
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Immigration Minister slams his own Government
More coverage of Phil Woolas' comments at Demos' event.
from : peterharrington
21st October 2008
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Immigration: Phil Woolas admits Labour responsible for string of failures
Coverage of Demos' event on immigration with Phil Woolas and Nebahat Albayrak.
from : peterharrington
21st October 2008
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A new race Cold War?
You would be forgiven for thinking that I'm talking about the fallout from the Beijing Olympics torch relay, but in fact I am referring to a speech being delivered today by Trevor Philips to mark the 40th anniversary of Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech. Philips argues that Powell was wrong to predict a 'hot war' between races, but that the UK instead now faces the emergence of a 'cold war', with relations between different races and ethnic groups at a low.Two points come to mind:First,...
from : rachelbriggs
20th April 2008
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Smith seeks to restore trust in immigration system
In a speech to the thinktank Demos today, Byrne will argue that Britain "is not a nation of Alf Garnetts", but that the electorate "want a deal on the table that is not unconditional. The rules should be unambiguous: 'Speak the language, obey the law and make sure you're paying your taxes like the rest of us'. It is a very British, tough-minded fairness. The sooner newcomers start on the type of journey we have in mind, the better."
from : williamhigham
6th December 2007
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'Putting values centre stage in immigration reform'
Liam Byrne MP, Minister of State for Immigration, will give a major speech at Demos on Thursday 6th December.
from : peterharrington
5th December 2007
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Employers should bear cost of immigration
Writes:
'Immigration creates winners and losers...Any sensible policy, whether it is to control pollution, traffic or immigration, must make those who create costs for society bear those costs. In the case of immigration, employers - what the Home Office identifies as "those who benefit from immigration" - should be required to reimburse society for the costs their decisions impose on it.'
Concludes with plan for 'market-based' system where employers pay for work permits.
from : duncanoleary
15th August 2007
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2004 based national population projections (pdf)
Population predictions from the government's actuary dept.
from : duncanoleary
31st July 2007
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Immigrants: Your country needs them
Demos is hosting a discussion around Philippe LeGrain’s new book Immigrants: Your country needs them.
from : peterharrington
30th March 2007
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Inside and Out
It's easy to say that providing English language teaching to newcomers to the UK is important - but the how is less easy, and the why more contentious.One of the reasons is the massive increases in demand for ESOL courses. For example, the number of Polish people looking to enrol in ESOL courses rose from 151 in 2000-01 to 21,313 in 2004-05. You don't need a screaming headline to note that that is a big increase.But it is important, in the face of these statistics, to reassert why it is so...
from : petebradwell
24th October 2006
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REC Reveals Illegal Working Chaos
Survey showing that that '77 per cent of [recruitment] agencies have seen identity papers and work permits they suspect to be false. Around three in 10 agencies found the Immigration Service’s reporting system unhelpful and nearly half (47%) felt that decisive action was not taken on the matter'
from : duncanoleary
18th August 2006
