19 July 2005
 http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2005/Jul05/relea0705_3.htm
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Immigration
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality (Mr. Tony McNulty): In February 2005, the Government published "Controlling our Borders: Making migration work for Britain", a five-year strategy for immigration and asylum. I would like to update the House today on progress in three key areas: the development of a points-based scheme
for managed migration; the introduction of new policies on limited leave, active review, and settlement for refugees; and the commencement of citizenship tests for new UK citizens.
 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050719/wmstext/50719m05.htm#50719m05.html_sbhd1

This is why we're writing to MPs today asking them to support an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to think again Briefing to MP's

- Reversal of policy introduced in 1998
- It will mean years of uncertainty for refugees
- It runs counter to the Government’s integration policy
- It will uproot families
- It will mean different treatment for different categories of refugees
- It will add to the system another level of decision and administration
- It runs counter to the spirit of the 1951 Refugee Convention
- Many refugees return home anyway
Many of the recent conflicts which have produced a lot of refugees – Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka – have been long running, often lasting decades.
So the five-year review does not make a lot of sense.
4 page PDF document
 http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/briefings/ILR_briefing-to-MPs_July05.pdf

Early Day Motion
...urges the Government to abandon this unnecessary change.
 http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=28818

Home Secretary drives coach and horses through refugee integration strategy  http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/PressOffice/display.asp?ID=250&Type=2

Refugees face five-year 'limbo'
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,15729,1422916,00.html