A selection of recent media reports

Why has Abu Qatada not stood trial in the UK?
Lawyers say the government was determined to pursue deportation, which was thought to be the easy option
Guardian.co.uk (06-Feb-2012)
Radical cleric Qatada granted bail
A radical Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain's national security will be released on bail within ...
London Evening Standard (06-Feb-2012)
Greece starts building border fence with Turkey
\u2014 filed under: Greece, immigration (ATHENS) - Greece on Monday started building a fence on its border with Turkey
EUbusiness.com (06-Feb-2012)
Latvian man wanted for gunpoint rape deported after being found living in Gainsborough
A Latvian man wanted for raping a teenager at gunpoint in his home countr
This is Lincolnshire (06-Feb-2012)
Abu Qatada in court seeking bail
London hearing to decide whether radical cleric should be freed after extradition to Jordan was blocked by Europe court
Guardian.co.uk (06-Feb-2012)
FURY AS WAR CRIMES SUSPECT IS ALLOWED TO STAY IN BRITAIN
CAMPAIGNERS have condemned a legal ruling that a war crimes suspect should stay in Britain because he has
Express.co.uk (06-Feb-2012)
England 'border controls' fear
Published on 6 February 2012
Herald Scotland (06-Feb-2012)
How Britain's migrants sewed the fabric of the nation
History shows it's hard to pick out which migrants will be good for the UK. It is risky for the state to try
Guardian.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
French interior minister claims some civilisations 'superior'
France's conservative interior minister in charge of immigration policy has spark
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
BOMB PLOTTERS ARE MY STUDENTS, ADMITS CHOUDARY
HARDLINE Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary taught six of the nine fanatics jailed last week for plotting to bomb Londo
Daily Star (05-Feb-2012)
Man accused of involvment in war crimes wins human rights claim
A man accused of being complicit in war crimes in the former Yugoslavia has been allowed to stay in Brit
Telegraph.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
Twisted concept of honour shames any civilised society
Forget cultural sensitivities, there are no excuses for domestic terrorism, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards You probably saw...
Independent.ie (05-Feb-2012)
TIME FOR SOFT-TOUCH BRITAIN TO GET TOUGH ON IMMIGRATION
BRITAIN has a proud and honourable history when it comes to immigration.
Scottish Daily Express (05-Feb-2012)
Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sham marriage conspiracy spanning three churches...
Hucknall Dispatch (05-Feb-2012)
Ten jailed over sham marriage plot
Ten people have been jailed for attempting to organise an international sham marriage conspiracy spanning three churches...
Sleaford Standard (05-Feb-2012)
WHY UK CANNOT DEPORT THOUSANDS OF CRIMINALS
THOUSANDS of European criminals in British jails will not be sent home despite the introduction of a new prisone
Express.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
AT LAST, ACTION TO PUT BRITONS FIRST ON HOUSING LIST
NEW rules have been introduced to stop immigrants jumping the queue ahead of British families on the housing wa
Express.co.uk (05-Feb-2012)
Romania's population falls by 12% as three million flock to richer European countries including Britain
Population has fallen to 19million as workers leave
The Daily Mail (04-Feb-2012)
Baby boom takes schools to breaking point
A council in east London is drawing up plans to convert an empty Woolworths store into a classroom and teach children in...
The Guardian (04-Feb-2012)

Press Articles

What do the public really think about immigration?
By Sir Andrew Green
09-Jan-2012

Letter to The Sunday Times
Unpalatable truth about benefits of immigration
The Sunday Times - 13-Nov-2011

Commentary
By Sir Andrew Green
The Daily Mail, London - 01-Nov-2011

Social Housing: Rebuttal
http://fullfact.org/ have not published Migrationwatch’s rebuttal on the £1bn cost of social housing as promised so we are publishing it on our own web site.
22-Aug-2011

Why is the BBC STILL so hideously biased on immigration?
By Sir Andrew Green
The Daily Mail, London - 15-Apr-2011

We must control and limit immigration
By Matthew Pollard
11-Apr-2011

Immigration: What to do about Labour’s Enduring Legacy to Britain
By Alp Mehmet, Advisory Council Migration Watch
eGovMonitor - 04-Mar-2011

Comment: Tightening immigration benefits all legitimate students
Universities should show more interest in the UK graduates they're sending to the dole queue, rather than foreign applicants.
Politics, London - 25-Feb-2011

Was Mass Immigration a Conspiracy?
Official figures to be published on Thursday will confirm that foreign immigration under Labour added more than three million to our population.
The Daily Mail - 22-Feb-2011

In 2011 more of our politicians must become better informed about the impact on us all of unchecked immigration
By Alp Mehmet
ConservativeHome, London - 30-Dec-2010

Theresa May's announcement was the first serious attempt to check unprecedented immigration for decades.
Comment: May Day for Immigration
Politics, London - 27-Nov-2010

Migrationwatch Comment
Independent Chief Inspector of the Border Agency’s report on entry clearance in Abu Dhabi and Islamabad, published 4 November 2010
08-Nov-2010

Letter to the Times
Letter sent to The Times
The Times - 21-Oct-2010

The poorest do not migrate
Michael McGuffie (letter, 6 September) links immigration controls with people being kept in poverty in the third world. This is not the case.
The Independent - 08-Sep-2010

Immigration Curbs Are Vital For Britain's Future
By Sir Andrew Green
The Sunday Times - 05-Sep-2010

Migration Patterns
By Sir Andrew Green
The Sunday Times - 08-Aug-2010

Traffickers will seek to exploit the judgment
By Alp Mehmet
The Scotsman - 08-Jul-2010

We need a radical immigration policy
Despite debate about population growth figures, the problem of immigration in the UK is clear. The government must take action

By Sir Andrew Green
The Guardian, London - 21-Apr-2010

Immigration is a real problem
By Sir Andrew Green
The Guardian, London - 29-Mar-2010

Commentry
Paying the price for a decade of deception

By Sir Andrew Green
The Daily Mail, London - 10-Feb-2010

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