The Bulgarian census finished on 28th Feb and already preliminary number crunching as been completed. The website, by the way, is rather good. Clear, easy to navigate, and full of interesting facts if you like that sort of thing. One rather interesting statistic, though, is that an astonishing 600,000 Bulgarians […]

Just try reading this article from Sweden’s The Local and put “London” in at the appropriate points instead of “Malmö”, and our very own Jack Straw’s Department of Injustice in place of the refreshingly open-minded Swedish Ombudsman.   The Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman (Justitieombudsmannen) has ruled that there is no case […]

So, who agrees with the author of this article that illegal immigrants to the UK should be allowed to stay?. The argument proposed has four elements; 1/ They are here to stay so we may as well accept them. 2/It is mostly a London problem and London tends to welcome […]

From the Surely It’ll Never Happen Over Here Department comes news that all is not well in the state of Germany. Not only are its immigrants not integrating, but they are actively refusing to do so and are complaining that Germans aren’t laying out the red carpet enough. From The […]

We all know the joke: an immigrant makes it in to the UK and finds a magic lamp. As is the tradition with these things, a quick buffing gets him three wishes. He wishes for a million pounds, and behold, it is there for him. He wishes for perfect health, […]

Fresh in from the Guilty Conscience Department comes news that in the US, illegal aliens don’t like being reminded that they are illegal aliens. Neither, as it happens, does Obama like being reminded that his aunt is an illegal alien, but hey, he’s got a Peace Prize so that’s okay. […]

“There are dodgy employers out there who are trying to undercut their competitors and drive down British wages by employing people illegally, so we’ve come up with this new way of taking much faster on-the-spot action.  It’s quite clear that this new regime, which is part of a big shake-up […]

So there you are, minding your own business and trying not to get deported. Tesfaldet Tesloy went to Sweden six years ago to live with his brother who has lived in the country for 20 years. But in 2006, Tesloy received word that his application for a residence permit had been […]