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Nov 15, 2011
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Pressure on the home secretary continues today, as Brodie Clark and Rob Whiteman take the hotseat in Parliament. So how can the coalition government build public confidence in immigration management after this?
As ex-head of the UK border force Brodie Clark & CEO of the UKBA Rob Whiteman undergo interviews by the Home Affairs Select Committee today which threaten further embarrassment to the Home Secretary about the relaxing of immigration checks at the UK borders, the President of YouGov Peter Kellner has offered up a pointed analysis of the connundrum that the government now finds itself in. According to YouGov polling for the Sunday Times this week, most voters think that Theresa May should resign as Home Secretary. The polling data that YouGov has been gathering indicates that public opinion remains skeptical about this government's performance on immigration – whilst 78% of those polled recently state that they support the aim of cutting net immigration, only 16% believe the coalition government will actually deliver on this.
As ex-head of the UK border force Brodie Clark & CEO of the UKBA Rob Whiteman undergo interviews by the Home Affairs Select Committee today which threaten further embarrassment to the Home Secretary about the relaxing of immigration checks at the UK borders, the President of YouGov Peter Kellner has offered up a pointed analysis of the connundrum that the government now finds itself in. According to YouGov polling for the Sunday Times this week, most voters think that Theresa May should resign as Home Secretary. The polling data that YouGov has been gathering indicates that public opinion remains skeptical about this government's performance on immigration – whilst 78% of those polled recently state that they support the aim of cutting net immigration, only 16% believe the coalition government will actually deliver on this.
Sep 19, 2011
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Keith Vaz MP, the Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC), launched an inquiry into the European Asylum and Migration system at a meeting on Monday (12 September) in the House of Commons.
This was an important meeting, which showcased the power and influence of his committee. However, the meeting's focus on asylum and refugees and victims of trafficking left me asking how the wider migration agenda would be taken up by the HASC in the coming period.
This was an important meeting, which showcased the power and influence of his committee. However, the meeting's focus on asylum and refugees and victims of trafficking left me asking how the wider migration agenda would be taken up by the HASC in the coming period.
Jun 6, 2011
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In last week's report the Home Affairs Select Committee concluded that “in practice an amnesty has taken place”, referring to clearing the backlog of up to 450,000 unresolved asylum applications. Ruth argues why calling it an "amnesty" is distorting the facts and why we should look beyond this conclusion.
Last week's explosive media coverage about an apparent ongoing ‘amnesty’ of asylum seekers with long-standing applications is largely missing the point.
Last week's explosive media coverage about an apparent ongoing ‘amnesty’ of asylum seekers with long-standing applications is largely missing the point.
May 13, 2011
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Subsequent government ministers have asked the general public to play a key role in busting immigration crime. But the latest reports from John Vine show that, instead of joining in, we should be asking serious questions about the outcomes of immigration enforcement.
The two reports released by the UK Border Agency Chief Inspector John Vine this week - Preventing and detecting immigration and customs offences: A thematic inspection of how the UK Border Agency receives and uses intelligence and A Short-Notice Inspection of a UK Border Agency Arrest Team (Croydon) - give a great deal of useful information about the current operation of immigration enforcement in the UK.
The two reports released by the UK Border Agency Chief Inspector John Vine this week - Preventing and detecting immigration and customs offences: A thematic inspection of how the UK Border Agency receives and uses intelligence and A Short-Notice Inspection of a UK Border Agency Arrest Team (Croydon) - give a great deal of useful information about the current operation of immigration enforcement in the UK.
Apr 28, 2011
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Recent reports of UKBA enforcement officers roaming the streets of Britain, under the orders of top secret Home Office “intelligence”, stopping and searching people from ethnic minorities, has caused concern among communities in different regions of the UK.
A number of highly visible enforcement officers are reported to have stopped and searched black and Asian people randomly, requiring that they produce documents proving their identities and immigration status. Further reports of arrests of Pakistanisand raids on Asian restaurants in West Londonhave surfaced on blogs and newspapers. Damian Green MP, the minister responsible for immigration, said: “The UK Border Agency officers across the country have carried out a major enforcement crackdown which has generated a large number of arrests, cash seizures and prosecutions."
A number of highly visible enforcement officers are reported to have stopped and searched black and Asian people randomly, requiring that they produce documents proving their identities and immigration status. Further reports of arrests of Pakistanisand raids on Asian restaurants in West Londonhave surfaced on blogs and newspapers. Damian Green MP, the minister responsible for immigration, said: “The UK Border Agency officers across the country have carried out a major enforcement crackdown which has generated a large number of arrests, cash seizures and prosecutions."
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