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| UK deporting one person every eight minutes |
| 2008-02-27 |
| BritainÂ’s Home Office says it is deporting at least one person after every eight minutes, one of the highest numbers of deportations from any European country, according to Dawn News. According to the channel, the data released by the British Home Office on Tuesday shows that the British border and immigration agencies deported 63,140 illegal immigrants from the United Kingdom (UK) last year. The deported illegal immigrants also include a number of South Asians and Africans which means that at lease one person is being deported after every eight minutes. In addition, the British government also deported 12,525 asylum seekers, the channel said. It reported that the British authorities were reviewing their immigration policy after the July 7 London bombings, and the Sept 11 attacks in view of increasing threat from such attacks. The channel said the newly enacted stern immigration laws were particularly affecting the Pakistanis and other South Asians seeking jobs in the UK and other European countries. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Send them to Sangatte, Frogistan, merci beaucoup, you can 'ave them back. Zoot alors. |
| Posted by: rhodesiafever 2008-02-27 17:23 |
| #6 Faster, please. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-02-27 14:37 |
| #5 At that rate the UK would be deporting: 60x24x365 = 525,600 per year. At that rate in the U.S., $14 million illegal immigrants would require about 27 years to deport providing the borders could be controlled and not new illegals came in. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-02-27 11:17 |
| #4 713,450 NINo registrations from overseas nationals were recorded during 2006-07, a 7.7% increase in non-UK registrations during the previous year. NINo = National insurance numbers from overseas nationals, needed for those entering employment. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-02-27 11:11 |
| #3 This story tells me they're wasting 7/8 of the minutes in every hour, as deportatios go... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-02-27 10:49 |
| #2 one every 7 minutes ... |
| Posted by: Enver Huputer9321 2008-02-27 08:34 |
| #1 sounds great. How many immigrants did they let in? |
| Posted by: Crease Poodle1618 2008-02-27 00:36 |