14 Year Long Stay Immigration Concession to be closed

[joebloggs]

good news for dedworth :D, if you were an illegal immigrant and managed not to get caught for 14yrs you could apply for ILR :crazy:

Ministers plan to shut down what many see as an immigration loophole which grants illegal immigrants a permanent stay in the UK after 14 years whether they entered the UK legally or not, the Telegraph reports.

Under a controversial concession, those who elude the authorities for 14 years can apply for indefinite leave to stay in the UK.

Almost 9,000 illegal immigrants have been granted such a right since the policy was introduce by Labour in 2003.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8643483/Immigration-loophole-set-to-be-closed.html

[Terpe]

I hope we've got some good EU law specialists /lawyers lined up. :Erm:

[Dedworth]

Better late than never - I wonder how many months before it happens

[Terpe]

Dedworth, do you really believe anything will EVER happen?
We will be bullied into submission yet again by 'Euro-Bluff'

No Cojones

[Arthur Little]

I wonder how many months before it happens

:cwm24: ... MONTHS? Years, more like! :rolleyes:

[grahamw48]

What a marvellous idea.

The longer your criminal record, the greater the rewards. :Erm:

[Dedworth]

What a marvellous idea.

The longer your criminal record, the greater the rewards. :Erm:

Different attitude in Australia -

Prime Minister Julia Gillard warned that detainees guilty of causing disturbances were harming their chances of resettlement in Australia.

"If you commit a criminal offence it will count against you," she said.