A selection of recent media reports

Hundreds of Olympic athletes will have to use Stansted because Heathrow cannot cope with Games rush
Hundreds of Olympic athletes and coaches will be force
London Evening Standard (16-May-2012)
Bid to hear passengers' border queue views blocked
Ministers are blocking plans to publish passengers' views on nightmare border queues and other delays, the Sta
London Evening Standard (16-May-2012)
Minister blames wrong type of wind for chaos at Heathrow
Emergency plans to hire 70 more staff at troubled Heathrow were announced by the Immigration Ministe
The Independent (16-May-2012)
Almost 4,000 foreign criminals living free in UK after dodging deportation
Almost 4,000 foreign criminals are living free in Britain as they dodg
Metro (15-May-2012)
MP concerned at 80 percent illegl immigrant hike
DUMFRIES and Galloway MP Russell Brown has expressed his dismay at shock figures which reveal an 80 percent hike i
The Galloway Gazette (15-May-2012)
Does Miliband's reshuffle signal a lurch to the left?
Labour leader Ed Miliband's surprise appointment tonight of radical left-winger Jon Cruddas to head up Labou
The Mail On Sunday (15-May-2012)
Joan tweets in fury at Theresa May over Heathrow hold-up... And look out Mrs May, she has 68,000 followers
Joan Collins yesterday joined the attack on Britain's s
Mail Online (15-May-2012)
Long queues at Heathrow Airport? That's just the wind, says Immigration Minister
Long waits for passengers at the UK's airports will depend on the wind, the Immig
London Evening Standard (15-May-2012)
Extra border staff to be hired for post-Olympics student influx
Seventy extra border staff are to be urgently recruited from within Whitehall to av
Guardian.co.uk (15-May-2012)
Visa appeals to be scrapped for many visiting family in UK
Most foreign nationals will no longer be allowed to appeal if they are refused a visa to visit family member
BBC News - UK Politics (15-May-2012)
'Forced labour' of migrants in UK food industry
Some migrant workers face threatening and inhumane conditions in parts of the UK food industry, a report claims.
BBC News (15-May-2012)
Council houses are homes for the poor, not assets for the rich
Abuse of the council housing system is rife in London. Hammersmith's bid to tackle it is to be applaude
London Evening Standard (15-May-2012)
Students ''should be in immigration stats''
The government has been accused of cooking the figures by including overseas students in immigration totals so
Publicservice.co.uk (15-May-2012)
Student visa 'chaos' led to rush of illegal immigrants
Immigration chiefs were accused yesterday of presiding over "complete chaos" when the bungled introduct
The Independent (15-May-2012)
Ministers 'playing immigration numbers game' by including students
Ministers have included overseas in the government's net migration count becau
Guardian.co.uk (14-May-2012)
Grant Shapps: £1.8m to tackle scandal of 'beds in sheds'
Department for Communities and Local Government - 14 May 2012 10:05
Wired-Gov (14-May-2012)
UK Border Agency 'detaining children in degrading conditions' at Heathrow
The UK Border Agency is detaining in "degrading and disgraceful" conditions at , accor
Guardian.co.uk (14-May-2012)
Hammond in warning on Lords reform
The coalition must not become bogged down in a complex war of attrition over House of Lords reform, a Conservative Cabin...
Daily Post (13-May-2012)
Norway immigration sees high East European numbers
Recent results from Statistics Norway (SSB) also show that Oslo, Hordaland, Rogaland and Akeshus are the places many cho...
The Foreigner (13-May-2012)
FAILED BY THE REAL RACISTS
THIS COUNTRY reached a new and sickening low last week with what is believed to be the first successful investigation in...
Express.co.uk (13-May-2012)
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Press Articles

Unwelcome immigration policy that adds nothing but numbers
© Copyright of Sir Andrew Green
The Scotsman - 09-May-2006

Jobs still vacant
By Andrew Green
The Daily Mail - 02-May-2006

So what do the French and Germans know that we don’t?
COMMENTARY
The Daily Mail - 02-May-2006

Growing Pains
Further EU expansion leads Sir Andrew to predict a substantial flow of East Europeans to the UK’s shores, meaning that Bulgarian builders could soon be as prevalent as Polish plumbers.
The Parliamentary Monitor - 01-May-2006

OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IS IN CHAOS
Sir Andrew Green, Chairman Migrationwatch UK.
Yorkshire Post Today - 27-Apr-2006

The BNP and how Labour sacrificed the working class
By Sir Andrew Green
The Daily Mail - 19-Apr-2006

"Commons Committee slams asylum removal process"
Thirty-fourth report : Returning failed asylum applicants (HC 620)
15-Mar-2006

Yes, we do need some immigration. And of course we should offer asylum. But there is only so much any society can take
By Andrew Green
The Daily Mail, London - 15-Mar-2006

BETRAYAL OF BRICK LANE
An important new book, analysing the effect of mass immigration on Londons East End, finds rage and resentment among ALL communities and asks deeply disturbing questions.
The Daily Mail, London - 04-Mar-2006

Yes, we love Polish plumbers, but how many MORE does Britain need?
By Sir Andrew Green, Chairman, MigrationwatchUK
The Daily Mail, London - 10-Feb-2006

Why we’ll never win the war on terror
After figures reveal 1 in 4 terror suspects are asylum seekers
The Daily Mail, London - 23-Dec-2005

Speak for yourself
An extract from an article entitled
The Guardian - 05-Dec-2005

BBC Today / Populus Survey December 2005
The BBC Today Programme Opinion Survey, conducted in early December 2005, contained two questions on immigration which were not mentioned on the programme. The following is an extract together with our comment. The full report can be found at:
The BBC Today Programme - 01-Dec-2005

The Guardian today offered an apology for the headline for their profile of the Chairman of MigrationWatch and also printed a letter of rebuttal.
The following is the (slightly edited) exchange of e-mails:
08-Nov-2005

Crisis looms in the ghetto
September 25, 2005, The Sunday Times.Letter by David Coleman
The Sunday Times, London - 25-Sep-2005

It's not racist to say the numbers matter
Letter by Sir Andrew Green
The Independent, London - 13-Sep-2005

Tracking the migration figures
Letter by Sir Andrew Green
The Sunday Times, London - 11-Sep-2005

Today Programme: Illegal immigrants
On the Today programme on 1 August, Keith Best (Chief Executive of the largely government funded Immigration Advisory Service) challenged Sir Andrew Green’s inclusion of failed asylum seekers among illegal immigrants. He described it as “naughty”.
01-Aug-2005

What About Our Human Rights?
For years, Sir Andrew Green says, Britain has allowed dangerous men to stay here as asylum seekers. There is only one way to end this madness – to withdraw from the Convention on Human Rights.
The Daily Mail, London - 27-Jul-2005

COMMENTARY: It’s not science, Mr Blair. Here’s the answer you should have given Paxman.
By Sir Andrew Green, Chairman, MigrationwatchUK
The Daily Mail, London - 22-Apr-2005

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