Labour MP's immigration plan brings claims of xenophobia
Labour MP Frank Field was yesterday accused of pandering to xenophobia by the leftwing thinktank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), after he backed plans for all skilled immigrants from outside the EU to be sent home when their work visas expire after four years.
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian, Monday September 8 2008
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/08/immigrationpolicy.immigration

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Use of  Control and Restraint in IRC's

Numbers of occasions on which approved Control and Restraint (C&R) techniques were used in Campsfield House, Colnbrook, Dover, Dungavel, Harmondsworth, Haslar, Lindholme, Oakington, Tinsley, Yarl's Wood IRC's, Short Term Holdings Centres':

The total for 2005/06 was 545, for 2006/07 was 554 and for 2007/08 was 370.

Information from request under 'Freedom of Information Act 2000'
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UK Border Force: The Front Line
A new programme starts on Tuesday at 9:00pm - called UK Border Force.
Which takes you behind the scenes at Heathrow Terminal 3, Calais, Dover and out and about with diligent enforcement teams - all cracking down on illegal immigrants.

With immigration one of the hottest topics in Britain today, UK Border Force's unprecedented access reveals the work of the men and women who police immigration and highlights the tragic stories and challenges they face every day.

For the first time, the cameras show exactly how our UK borders are protected and how immigrants and visitors to Britain are dealt with on the front line. It has been funded by the Home Office to the tune of £40,000!
 http://sky1.sky.com/uk-border-force-exciting-new-series-takes-you-behind-the-scenes

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Are you a Somali, Tamil or Kurd in the UK?
The BBC news website would like to hear from Somalis, Kurds and Sri Lankan Tamils living in the UK. We want to look at how these communities keep their political aspirations and cultural traditions alive - and their relationship with their troubled homelands.How long have you lived here and under what circumstances did you first come to the UK? How do you keep in touch with your country of origin?
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7591834.stm

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Asylum-seeker 'assaulted by British security guards'
Penda Youdjeu and the abrasions he claims were inflicted by guards working for the UK Border Agency A science graduate from Cameroon, who came to Britain to enlist in the Royal Navy, is facing deportation while the Home Office investigates claims that he was assaulted by seven guards at an immigration detention centre.

Penda Youdjeu, 28, described by his British doctor as a "gentle, intellectual young man", fled his homeland after he and his father were persecuted for campaigning for greater political freedom. He moved to Britain in 2005 and applied to join the Navy.
By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, The Independent, Saturday, 6 September 2008
 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/asylumseeker-assaulted-by-british-security-guards-920817.html



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