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Illigal immigrants scare leads to new immigration measures

By Liz Fekete

1 April 1995

Following the resignation of a former immigration minister from the Conservative government, the government has announced a review of the immigration service and new measures to cut down on appeals and speed up asylum application processes.

Home secretary Michael Howard has promised a budget of £37million for the immigration service to increase case workers and asylum adjudicators and has claimed that the new measures will lead to a saving of £100m over 3 years in social security benefit payment. A new immigration and asylum bill will also be presented before the next parliament.

Conservative MP Charles Wardle, resigned because he said Britain's controls on immigration were at risk from Europe and that 'The British people have never been asked if they want to leave the back door open to uncontrolled number of immigrants'. Later, home secretary Howard told Wantage Conservative Association that most asylum-seekers were bogus applicants, seeking a better quality of life in Britain. 'With the best will in the world, we cannot offer such people a home and we must be robust in denying them settlement'

Daily Express 13.2.95, Independent 16.2.95, Guardian 18.2.95

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