Jonathan Portes, with self-effacement presumably intended to disarm critics, says his article in the New Statesman on immigration yesterday has "no definite conclusion". By this he means that he is unable to put his usual positive spin on the topic of immigration. But he does perhaps unintentionally draw attention to some alarming developments at the Home Office.
Take for instance the line: "...while the flow of asylum seekers has remained fairly stable at much lower levels, a major regularisation programme, beginning in 2007 – amnesty in all but name for well over 100,000 applicants, especially those with children – has dealt with much of this issue. Indeed, as a result of this programme (begun by the previous government but mostly implemented by this one), in 2010 more immigrants were granted permanent residence in the UK than ever before. "
Who at the Home Office is signing-off this "amnesty in all but name"? Can we have some names please, both the politicians and the civil servants who are operating this covert amnesty. It goes without saying that this amnesty does not have any democratic mandate and any settled status (and subsequent naturalisation) gained by these individuals has no long-term validity, whatever the small print being finessed by civil servants.
What is the point of voting Conservative in general elections if the result is that Labour policies continue?
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/04/illegal-immigration-really-getting-worse
Take for instance the line: "...while the flow of asylum seekers has remained fairly stable at much lower levels, a major regularisation programme, beginning in 2007 – amnesty in all but name for well over 100,000 applicants, especially those with children – has dealt with much of this issue. Indeed, as a result of this programme (begun by the previous government but mostly implemented by this one), in 2010 more immigrants were granted permanent residence in the UK than ever before. "
Who at the Home Office is signing-off this "amnesty in all but name"? Can we have some names please, both the politicians and the civil servants who are operating this covert amnesty. It goes without saying that this amnesty does not have any democratic mandate and any settled status (and subsequent naturalisation) gained by these individuals has no long-term validity, whatever the small print being finessed by civil servants.
What is the point of voting Conservative in general elections if the result is that Labour policies continue?
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2014/04/illegal-immigration-really-getting-worse
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