A selection of recent media reports

Residents powerless to remove illegal immigrants from their gardens
At first sight, the piles of rubbish and debris strewn across this garden make it look just like a rubbish tip.
Daily Mail (19-Mar-2010)
IMMIGRANT S 16-MILE CHANNEL TUNNEL U-TURN
AN ILLEGAL immigrant walked 16 miles through the Channel Tunnel to the UK before changing his mind and telling police: ...
Daily Express (19-Mar-2010)
MPs debate visa rights for migrant domestic workers
Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West, opened a debate in Westminster Hall to highlight the abuse of migrant domesti...
The United Kingdom Parliament (18-Mar-2010)
Immigrant flees 'racist' Brits
AN exhausted illegal immigrant spent hours trying to cross into the UK before abandoning the attempt because Brits "ar...
Online Sun (18-Mar-2010)
Le Pen's back, and winning again
Fuelled by Nicolas Sarkozy's anti-Muslim 'identity' debate, the Front National is punching above its weight in regional....
Guardian.co.uk (18-Mar-2010)
Heads should be able to fire BNP teachers, says David Cameron
Tory leader's attempt to reach out to black voters continues at event in south-east...
Guardian.co.uk (18-Mar-2010)
£60k sex swap for migrant
A TURKISH transsexual woman granted UK asylum is having at least £60,000-worth of NHS surgery to become a man called...
Online Sun (18-Mar-2010)
Minister announces over £750,000 of Inclusion Grant Funding
Social Justice and Local Government Minister Carl Sargeant has announced £766,190 of funding to support organisations th...
Welsh Assembly Government (17-Mar-2010)
Extra funds as primary pupil numbers rise in Bristol
More than £2m will have to be spent on extra classrooms in Bristol primary schools to cope with more pupils. The demand...
BBC News Bristol (17-Mar-2010)
CONVICTED RAPIST WHO FLED COUNTRY HUNTED IN HOLLAND
A RUNAWAY rapist whose bid to dodge justice sparked an outcry is being hunted in the ­Netherlands, it was revealed...
Daily Express (17-Mar-2010)
Euroworld raided after illegal workers tip-off
Mailing house Euroworld Direct Marketing could face a £90,000 fine for knowingly employing illegal workers following a r...
PrintWeek (17-Mar-2010)
Multiculturalism undermines diversity
Kenan Malik: Cif is four: As a political policy, multiculturalism's desire to put people in boxes has left many minoriti...
U TV (17-Mar-2010)
Factbox - Voters' views on "Broken Britain"
REDDITCH, England (Reuters) - Concern about crime regularly comes top in opinion polls of British voters despite figures...
Reuters UK (17-Mar-2010)
Leeds takeaway raids: Seven more workers held
Fingerprint scanners and spot ID checks uncovered seven suspected illegal workers at two Leeds...
Yorkshire Evening Post (17-Mar-2010)
Crackdown on criminal activity off Welsh coast
A crackdown on organised crime, drug smuggling, illegal immigration and people smuggling on the Welsh coast is being...
BBC (17-Mar-2010)
Vietnamese gardeners are a growing problem
POLICE had brought in the force helicopter to make sure no-one escaped from the former Monica Wholesale Hosiery warehous...
The Sentinel (16-Mar-2010)
Man Jailed For Killing Ex-Girlfriend In London
An illegal immigrant who carried out a "frenzied" attack on his ex-girlfriend in south London has been jailed for life. ...
LBC (16-Mar-2010)
English language schools plan legal challenge on tightening of visa rules
Institutions warn that thousands of jobs and £400m in income will be lost in crackdown on illegal...
Education Guardian (16-Mar-2010)
LET US DEBATE THE REAL ISSUES IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN
INDULGE me for a moment. Imagine an election ­campaign that actually talked about the things that really concern the Bri...
Daily Express (16-Mar-2010)
BBC to air 'Cabinet Contender' debates
The BBC has revealed plans to broadcast a series of debates between the main ministerial candidates to accompany its par...
Digital Spy (16-Mar-2010)
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WHAT IS THE PROBLEM (Apr 2009)  [View PDF]
WHAT CAN BE DONE (Apr 2009)  [View PDF]
BALANCED MIGRATION (Sept 2008) 

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1. Economic (Missing numbers are archived)
1.17
Response to TUC report on the economics of immigration (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
1.18
Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs on ‘The Economic Impact of Immigration’ (Oct 2007) [View PDF]
1.20
Further Submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
1.20a
House of Lords Select Committee Report (Jan 2008)
1.21
Will a recession solve the immigration problem? (Oct 2008) [View PDF]
1.22
The Impact of Immigration on low paid British workers (Mar 2009) [View PDF]
1.23
The Invisible Cost of Immigration (May 2009) [View PDF]
1.24
Immigration and Pensions (Jan 2010) [View PDF]


2. Education (Missing numbers are archived)
2.2
Student Visa Extensions (Dec 2004) [View PDF]
2.3
Students and the Points Based System (Dec 2009) [View PDF]


3. Employment (Missing numbers are archived)
3.2
Incentives for work (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
3.3
Assessment of the Points Based System (May 2008) [View PDF]
3.5
Toughening the points based system (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
3.6
The Business Visitor Scheme under the Points Based System (Nov 2008) [View PDF]
3.7
Impact of immigration on employment of British born (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
3.8
The Points Based System: Dispelling the Myths (Jul 2009) [View PDF] (Previously 11.14)
3.9
The Points Based System
Why it will not stop our population hitting 70 million (Nov 2009) [View PDF]


4. European Union (Missing numbers are archived)
4.8
Future Migration Flows from Eastern Europe (Aug 2008) [View PDF]
4.9
Economic Migration within the EU (Feb 2009) [View PDF]
4.10
The Lisbon European Reform Treaty Impact on Asylum and Immigration Policy (Mar 2008) [View PDF] (Previously 8.23)
4.11
A Survey of European Asylum Policy and Legislation (May 2009) [View PDF]
4.12
European Policy and Legislation on Immigration (May 2009) [View PDF]


5. Health (Missing numbers are archived)
5.2
The case for HIV screening (Jun 2004) [View PDF]
5.3
Access to the NHS (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
5.4
Immigration: The need for foreign nurses (Nov 2004) [View PDF]
5.5
HIV infection from overseas (Dec 2004) [View PDF]
5.6
Overseas Medical Professionals: The Case for Testing for Communicable Diseases (Jan 2005) [View PDF]
5.7
NHS Treatment for Failed Asylum Seekers (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
5.8
Over Half a Million Newly Arrived Foreign Migrants
Registered with GPs Last Year (Dec 2009) [View PDF]


6. History (Missing numbers are archived)
6.1
History of Immigration (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
6.2
Emigration from the UK (Aug 2001) [View PDF]


7. Housing (Missing numbers are archived)
7.5
Household projections and immigration (Mar 2006) [View PDF]
7.6
Why do we need nearly 5 million new homes? (Mar 2006) [View PDF]
7.7
The impact of immigration on housing demand (Jun 2006) [View PDF]
7.8
The impact of asylum and possible amnesty on social housing (Jul 2006) [View PDF]
7.9
The impact of immigration on housing in England (Mar 2007) [View PDF]
7.10
The impact of asylum on social housing (May 2007) [View PDF]
7.11
Sir Andrew Green's Presentation to the National Housing Federation on 23 September, 2009 (Sep 2009) [View PDF]


8. Legal (Missing numbers are archived)
8.0
Glossary of the Main Legal Words and Expressions used in the Context of Asylum and Immigration (Dec 2009) [View PDF]
8.2
Deleted
8.4
Deleted
8.8
Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006 (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
8.9
Immigration and Marriage - an outline of the legal position (Jul 2005) [View PDF]
8.10
An Information and Guidance paper - 'Asylum Seekers and Destitution' (Nov 2005) [View PDF]
8.12
House of commons select committee on constitutional affairs (Apr 2006) [View PDF]
8.13
Sham Marriages (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
8.14
The refugee or person in need of international protection (qualification) regulations 2006 (Dec 2006) [View PDF]
8.17
Revision of the Human Rights Act (Jul 2007) [View PDF]
8.18
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
8.20
The Chindamo Case (Aug 2007) [View PDF]
8.21
UK Borders Act 2007 (Dec 2007) [View PDF]
8.24
Independent Asylum Commission Interim Report (Apr 2008) [View PDF]
8.25
Recent Case Law on Asylum and Immigration (Apr 2008) [View PDF]
8.26
Access of Foreign Doctors to Specialist Training in the UK (May 2008) [View PDF]
8.27
Recent case law involving consideration of the European convention on human rights (Aug 2008) [View PDF]
8.28
Deleted
8.29
Deleted
8.30
The Immigration Appeals System Revised - 2010 Version (Mar 2010) [View PDF]
8.32
Asylum Seekers – A Serious Case of Misunderstanding (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
8.33
Deleted
8.34
Freedom of Movement in the EU: The Metock Case (Feb 2009) [View PDF]
8.35
Reform of the Immigration Appeals System (Aug 2009) [View PDF]
8.36
Draft Immigration Bill 2009
Migration Watch Comments (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
8.37
Asylum - The Supreme Court Allows Repetitious Appeals (Dec 2009) [View PDF]
8.38
Sham Marriages – March 2010 (Mar 2010) [View PDF]


9. Migration Trends (Missing numbers are archived)
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GUIDE TO MIGRATION (Nov 2006) [View PDF]
9.1
How immigration is measured (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
9.2
Projecting immigration (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
9.10
The Effect of Immigration on the Regions (Feb 2005) [View PDF]
9.11
The social impact of immigration (Mar 2005) [View PDF]
9.12
Immigration: Will it increase or decrease? (Mar 2003) [View PDF]
9.13
The impact of chain migration on English cities (Apr 2005) [View PDF]
9.14
The number of failed asylum seekers remaining in the UK (Apr 2004) [View PDF]
9.16
Summary of National Audit Office Report - Returning Failed Asylum Applicants (Jul 2005) [View PDF]
9.17
UK population increase through migration (Aug 2005) [View PDF]
9.18
IPPR Report Beyond Black and White (Sep 2005) [View PDF]
9.20
International Migration Statistics (Dec 2006) [View PDF]
9.21
Population out of control (Jan 2009) [View PDF]
9.22
How did immigration get out of control? (Mar 2009) [View PDF]
9.23
The Impact of World Population Trends on UK Immigration [1] (Aug 2009) [View PDF]
9.24
How Immigration Affects the Size of Our Population (Sep 2009) [View PDF]
9.25
70 MILLION : MYTH OR NOT? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
9.26
Immigration Figures Due for Release 26 November 2009
Background Briefing (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
9.27
Population Growth – Migration or Birth rate? (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
9.28
Executive Summary of joint research study by the Home Office & Cabinet Office: Migration: An Economic & Social Analysis (Oct 2000) [View PDF]


10. Cohesion, Marriage, Scotland and Other Papers (Missing numbers are archived)
10.7
Report of the community cohesion panel (Aug 2004) [View PDF]
10.8
Immigration and Marriage (Sep 2004) [View PDF]
10.10
The outlook for Scotlands population: Does Scotland need its own immigration policy? (Jun 2005) [View PDF]
10.12
Transnational marriage and the formation of Ghettoes (Sep 2005) [View PDF]
10.14
Deportation of foreign criminals a case for urgent action (Jan 2006) [View PDF]
10.16
Oldham Five Years On (Aug 2006) [View PDF]
10.20
Does Scotland Need Immigration? (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
10.21
Balanced Migration Survey - Migration Levels (Sep 2008) [View PDF]
10.22
The effect of immigration on the integration of communities in Britain (Jan 2006) [View PDF]


11. Policy, Amnesty & Voting (Missing numbers are archived)
11.6
The illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Jul 2005) [View PDF] (Previously 9.15)
11.7
An amnesty for illegal immigrants? (May 2006) [View PDF] (Previously 10.15)
11.8
The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain (Feb 2008) [View PDF]
11.9
The Financial case against an amnesty for illegal immigrants (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
11.10
Immigration and the UK Voting System (Apr 2007) [View PDF]
11.11
The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants (Sep 2007) [View PDF]
11.12
Immigration and the EU elections (May 2009) [View PDF]
11.13
Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m (Jul 2009) [View PDF]
11.15
The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
11.16
Illegal Immigration From Pakistan (Jun 2009) [View PDF]
11.17
An Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants?
Migrationwatch Response to the GLA Paper (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.18
Did Labour conceal a change in immigration policy? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.19
Family Visitor Appeals (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
11.20
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION POLICY (Mar 2010) [View PDF]


11. (Missing numbers are archived)
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11. Policy, Amnesty & Voting (Missing numbers are archived)
11.6
The illegal Migrant Population in the UK (Jul 2005) [View PDF] (Previously 9.15)
11.7
An amnesty for illegal immigrants? (May 2006) [View PDF] (Previously 10.15)
11.8
The Right of Non Citizens to Vote in Britain (Feb 2008) [View PDF]
11.9
The Financial case against an amnesty for illegal immigrants (Dec 2008) [View PDF]
11.10
Immigration and the UK Voting System (Apr 2007) [View PDF]
11.11
The True Cost of an Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants (Sep 2007) [View PDF]
11.12
Immigration and the EU elections (May 2009) [View PDF]
11.13
Neither Labour nor Conservatives will stop the population hitting 70m (Jul 2009) [View PDF]
11.15
The Potential Lifetime Costs of an Amnesty (Apr 2009) [View PDF]
11.16
Illegal Immigration From Pakistan (Jun 2009) [View PDF]
11.17
An Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants?
Migrationwatch Response to the GLA Paper (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.18
Did Labour conceal a change in immigration policy? (Nov 2009) [View PDF]
11.19
Family Visitor Appeals (Jan 2010) [View PDF]
11.20
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION POLICY (Mar 2010) [View PDF]


12. Key Facts (Missing numbers are archived)
12.1
A dozen key facts on immigration (Apr 2009) [View PDF]


13. Achievements (Missing numbers are archived)
13.2
Ten MigrationWatch achievements (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
13.3
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2006 (Jan 2007) [View PDF]
13.4
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2007 (Jan 2008) [View PDF]
13.5
Home Affairs Committee Supplementary Memorandum By MigrationWatch (Jul 2008) [View PDF]
13.6
A List of Migrationwatch Research Documents Published in 2008 (Jan 2008)


14. Environment (Missing numbers are archived)
14.1
Immigration Policy and the Inter-Related Issues of World Climate Change and Polution Explosion (Jan 2008) [View PDF]