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Ex-Gurkhas win High Court review
2,000 Gurkhas, who claim that they have been racially discriminated against by the UK government have won the right to challenge in the High Court the refusal of settlement by the government.
16 July 2008 (external article)
bbc news Immigration 'harming communities' in parts of England
A new report by a Commons Committee has found that many migrants make a significant contribution to local communities. However, the report has said that there is public anxiety about pressure on public services.
16 July 2008 (external article)
eu business African human rights groups slam EU immigration plans
Planned EU agreements on immigration have faced condemnation in Africa for criminalising immigrants and building an impenetrable fortress around Europe.
11 July 2008 (external article)
hereford times Two Polish migrant workers found dead
Two Polish migrant workers have been found dead at two separate sites at Brook Farm in Herefordshire. Police have described the deaths as unexplained.
1 July 2008 (external article)
guardian Lithuanian builders working for pittance
A group of builders, mainly Lithuanian, have been paid as little as £8.80 for a 39-hour week.
1 July 2008 (external article)
guardian British man sues for wrongful deportation
A 30-year-old British man of Bangladeshi origin, who suffers from schizophrenia who was arrested and deported to Pakistan, is suing the government for false imprisonment and trespass to the person.
10 June 2008 (external article)
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Discrimination in the name of integration
By Liz Fekete
The UK government should heed the lessons from a recent report criticising the Netherlands for discriminatory pre-immigration tests for migrants.
5 June 2008 (611 words)
northampton chronicle & echo Prison van for migrants to be launched in Northampton
A mobile prison van designed specifically to hold 'illegal' migrants will be launched for use in the area in Autumn.
21 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Increase in immigration detention proposed
The Border Agency has announced plans to increase places in immigration detention centres by 60 per cent, with new places planned at Bicester and Yarl's Wood.
20 May 2008 (external article)
independent Farmers face fruit losses
Farmers across the UK are facing huge losses as their fruit is left to rot in their fields because of new restrictions on migrant workers.
13 May 2008 (external article)
independent Widowed Filipino man loses fight to stay in UK
Arnel Cabrera, 38, has lost his fight to stay in the UK after his wife died, because of hospital negligence, during childbirth. He lost his right to stay as he had been allowed into the country on the basis that she, a nurse, was working here.
13 May 2008 (external article)
independent Non-EU football stars will have to take English test
Footballers and managers from outside the EU will have to pass an English test before they are allowed to work in the UK under new immigration rules. They will have to demonstrate a basic knowledge of English before they are granted work visas.
8 May 2008 (external article)
bbc news Brown rejects cap on immigration
Gordon Brown has said that immigration is good for the UK and has rejected calls for an annual limit of numbers.
6 May 2008 (external article)
independent Foreigners 'cut inflation and avert skills shortage'
A report from the think tank the Work Foundation has concluded that high immigration levels over the past decade have provided an invaluable boost for the British economy.
24 April 2008 (external article)
scotsman Scottish fruit growers 'are facing a disaster'
Farmers and politicians in Scotland are calling for the UK government to relax new rules on migrant labour, which farmers fear might ruin their fruit-picking season.
24 April 2008 (external article)
guardian 400 missing children trafficked
Over 400 foreign children have been trafficked into the sex or drug trade in the UK and gone missing from local authority care; including at least 87 Chinese and 68 from countries including Afghanistan, Albania and India.
23 April 2008 (external article)
guardian Restaurant workers protest to demand changes
Restaurant workers and owners from the Chinese, Indian, Pakistani and Turkish communities have protested in central London against immigration raids and new laws restricting entry to non-EU migrant workers.
22 April 2008 (external article)
bbc news Agricultural gangmasters accused of 'shocking abuse'
ELS Recruitment in Peterborough has had its licence revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority after there were allegations of 'shocking abuse' against its farm workers.
17 April 2008 (external article)
guardian Migrant crime wave - a myth
A new report by the Association of Chief Police Offices (Acpo) has found that migrants from European countries have not contributed to a rise in crime, contrary to popular myth.
16 April 2008 (external article)
edinburgh evening news Anger as Edinburgh refugee centre closes
A refugee support centre in St George's West Church, Shandwick Place, has been forced to close, after the city council slashed its funding from £30,000 to £7,627.
15 April 2008 (external article)
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