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Immigration Information     Foreign born worker employment soars by 300,000 in second quarter but while UK born workers lose 50,000 jobsUK Immigration figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals that the number of foreign born workers with jobs in the UK was 4.08 Million in the three months to June this year, a rise of 278,000 from last year. Employers are increasingly turning to EU workers from Bulgaria and Romania to fill hundreds of vacancies sectors such as the care industry. Claims over Polish immigrant exodus ‘not true’A Polish expert on migration said on the BBC’s ‘Today’ programme this morning that claims that half of all Polish immigrants to Britain have returned home are not true. Immigration News Weekly Round-up 06 September 2009Round-up of immigration news to 06 September 2009 Top doctor attacks Home OfficeLeading cardiologist at the Erne hospital in Enniskillen claims that immigration regulations which “border on racism” have led to problems recruiting junior doctors. Immigration rules blamed for starving hospitals of staff say NHSHealth services across South Wales are under threat because of a critical shortage of doctors. UK Ministers criticised for locking up immigrant childrenThe Guardian reports that British Ministers are facing accusations that hundreds of children are being held unnecessarily in immigration detention centres as official figures revealed. UK Visas notice for Tier 4 Student applicantsUK Visas or VFS Global has posted the following notice for Tier 4 students: UK enjoying biggest baby boom in history statistics showThe main ‘immigration’ story reported in the media last week was the so called “immigrant baby boom”, which the Daily Mail says is “fuelling Britain’s fastest population growth in half a century”. Net UK immigration up in 2007Net immigration to the UK rose to 237,000 in 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics. Share                                                 |