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01 Mar 13
Minister welcomes UK immigration fall
After the latest round of UK immigration figures were released yesterday, Immigration Minister Mark Harper has welcomed the drop and confirmed the Government is on track to reduce net migration to the 'tens of thousands' by the next election.
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28 Feb 13
BBC criticised over UK immigration debate
Founders of Migration Matters, a bipartisan organisation lobbying for an 'open and honest debate' on UK immigration, has written to the BBC to complain about its portrayal of Migration Watch UK.
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28 Feb 13
UK immigration figures continue to fall
The latest release from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed that net UK immigration has further fallen to 163,000 in the year to June 2012.
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27 Feb 13
Government refuses to budge on UK immigration figures and international students
Despite just returning from a trip to India during which Prime Minister David Cameron urged more Indian students to study in the UK, his Government has confirmed they will not be removing international students from UK immigration figures.
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26 Feb 13
South Africa aims to regain UK visa free travel
The South African government has announced plans to open talks with the British Government in the hopes of reinstating UK visa free travel for its passport holders.
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26 Feb 13
David Cameron talks tough on UK immigration
In a wide ranging interview with the Daily Express, Prime Minister David Cameron has said his Government is already forming solutions to the UK immigration issues which have been propelled to the front of national politics in recent weeks.
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25 Feb 13
Ambassador warns over impact of UK immigration rhetoric
The Romanian Ambassador to the UK Dr Ion Jinga has said the tone of the rhetoric regarding a possible influx of Romanian immigrants at the end of the year leaves Romanians already in the country at risk of segregation, or even attack.
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20 Feb 13
Government pressured over UK visa stance
The Government's UK visa policies have come under pressure in recent days from business bodies who advocate a range of solutions.
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13 Feb 13
UKIP candidate calls for UK immigration halt
The UK Independence Party's candidate in the Eastleigh by-election has called for all UK immigration to be halted while measures can be put in place to prevent Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants moving to the UK.
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12 Feb 13
Romanian anger at UK immigration fears
The Romanian foreign minister has hit back at the tone of the UK immigration debate in Britain, claiming the 'scrounger' stereotype being perpetuated is unfair and inaccurate.
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07 Feb 13
Leading scientists issue warning over UK immigration changes
Proposed changes to UK visa and immigration policy have prompted some of the country's leading scientists to write to Immigration Mark Harper, warning him of the changes' potential damages.
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