Immigration

MARTIN SAMUEL: Racism may not be inside Burnley FC, but it is building up all around it

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Steven Smith runs a dry stone-wall business out of Cliviger in Lancashire. He once chained himself to the railings at Burnley town hall in protest at a twinning project with a location in Pakistan, and took to walking the streets in a wooden sandwich board displaying his views on immigration, Islam and political correctness. Sometimes … Read more

MARTIN SAMUEL: Racism may not be inside Burnley FC, but it is building up all around it

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Steven Smith runs a dry stone-wall business out of Cliviger in Lancashire. He once chained himself to the railings at Burnley town hall in protest at a twinning project with a location in Pakistan, and took to walking the streets in a wooden sandwich board displaying his views on immigration, Islam and political correctness. Sometimes … Read more

Afghan refugees sue over immigration removal centre conditions

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Three Afghan refugees who claim to have been locked in UK immigration removal centre ‘cells’ for 11 hours every night are suing the Home Office. The men believe they were detained in ‘unlawful’ conditions during their time at Brooke House IRC, West Sussex, which was then run by private security firm G4S.   A ‘lock-in regime’, … Read more

Afghan refugees sue over immigration removal centre conditions

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Three Afghan refugees who claim to have been locked in UK immigration removal centre ‘cells’ for 11 hours every night are suing the Home Office. The men believe they were detained in ‘unlawful’ conditions during their time at Brooke House IRC, West Sussex, which was then run by private security firm G4S.   A ‘lock-in regime’, … Read more

Supreme Court rules Donald Trump CANNOT end DACA program

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President Donald Trump erupted in fury Thursday after the Supreme Court dealt yet another blow to his efforts to undo Obama administration policies through regulation – comparing the rulings to ‘shotgun blasts’ at conservatives. The president used the charged language after the court ruled 5-4 that his administration’s justification for ending the DACA program for … Read more

Home Office has no idea how many illegal immigrants are in Britain, damning new report reveals 

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Home Office has no idea how many illegal immigrants are in Britain, damning new report reveals An NAO report said we do not know how many illegal immigrants are in the UK It revealed illegal immigrants who evade detection for two years are disregarded This is despite the £392million annual budget set for Immigration Enforcement By … Read more

Foreign health and care workers are STILL being charged £400 to use the NHS

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Foreign health and care workers are STILL being charged £400 to use the NHS despite Boris Johnson’s pledge to remove the unfair fee for lifesavers Doctors Association found that the Immigration Surcharge still being paid Comes almost a month after Prime Minister U-turned and agreed to lift the levy  Senior Conservatives complained it was ‘immoral’ … Read more

Are the Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean with dreamy beaches, the most beautiful in the world?

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Brightly illuminated orange letters at Rarotonga airport cry: ‘Kia orana!’ You’ll hear those words a lot if you’re lucky enough to visit this tiny, lushly forested extinct volcano rearing from the Pacific bed. They mean ‘may you live long’ in Maori, and the etiquette is to reply ‘kia orana’. Make sure you do: bleary-eyed after … Read more

Are the Cook Islands, in the Pacific Ocean with dreamy beaches, the most beautiful in the world?

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Brightly illuminated orange letters at Rarotonga airport cry: ‘Kia orana!’ You’ll hear those words a lot if you’re lucky enough to visit this tiny, lushly forested extinct volcano rearing from the Pacific bed. They mean ‘may you live long’ in Maori, and the etiquette is to reply ‘kia orana’. Make sure you do: bleary-eyed after … Read more