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Immigration Information     Are Bulgarian and Romanian migrants more likely to claim UK unemployment benefits?Owen Spottiswoode, writing for fullfacts.org, looks at the real facts behind a report in the The Daily Express, 29 September 2011, that Bulgarian and Romanian (A2) migrants were more likely to be claiming UK state benefits than A8 EU migrants and British Citizens UK Border Agency ‘family migration’ consultation one week left to have your sayThe 12 week UK government public consultation on reforms to family migration closes Thursday 6 October 2011. Labour government got it right on EU immigration and Free Movement of Labour says Jonathan PortesFollowing this week’s admission by party leader Ed Miliband that the Labour Government’s ‘open-door’ immigration policy drove down wages and living standards in Britain, Jonathan Portes, Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, puts forward an alternative view. EctHR Judgment Bah v UKBah v UK (App. no 56328/07) [2011] ECHR 1448 Labour admit EU immigration mistakesMigrants from the Bulgaria and Romania were, the report also said, more likely to have four or more children than those coming to Britain from elsewhere, placing a significant strain on the education system. Meeting of the Migration Advisory Committee with representatives of Romanian professional associations in the UKRomanian Embassy in London – On September 16th 2011, in the presence of HE Dr Ion Jinga, Ambassador of Romania in London, took place a meeting of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) with representatives of several Romanian professional associations. It was for the first time that the Migration Advisory Committee was participating in a meeting of such nature, organized by an embassy. Immigration News weekly round up 25 September 2011Immigration News weekly round up 25 September 2011 Bulgaria and Romania Schengen visa bid blocked by Netherlands and FinlandThe European Union this week gave its two newest members, Romania and Bulgaria, a ’slap in the face’ denying the right to join the Schengen bloc’s passport-free travel zone. Romania and Bulgaria, which joined the European Union in 2007 and are also blocked from working without permission in many EU states including the UK (where they are also required to take out Comprehensive Sickness Insurance when applying for student yellow cards), say they have met the technical standards for joining the Schengen zone but Finland and the Netherlands… Illegal workers arrested at building site – agency fined £40000The agency employing the construction site workers will be issued with a civil penalty notice for employing illegal workers. If they are unable to prove they conducted the correct pre-employment checks on staff they may be liable for a fine of up to £10,000 per worker – a total of £40,000. Some workers are exploited by agencies or employers who use the fact that they are illegal to control them and deny them basic employment rights. Immigration Minister says ‘reforming family migration will promote better integration’Immigration Minister Damian Green confirmed the importance of ‘tackling abuse of the family migration route’, and promoting better community integration for those who come to live permanently in the UK, the UK Border Agency reports. The Immigration Minister has outlined the proposals on a YouTube question and answer video. Share                                                 |