MPs' Fury Over Bogus Student Border Blunders

[joebloggs]

More blunders by the beleaguered UK Border Agency allowed up to 50,000 bogus students to enter Britain illegally, a damning report has revealed.


http://www.lbc.co.uk/mps-fury-over-b...blunders-52817

also here ..

http://www.politicshome.com/uk/story/25678/

http://www.channel4.com/news/up-to-5...nt-visa-scheme

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...sa-system.html

[Dedworth]

An absolute disgrace - I'm not surprised to read the system was brought in under Labour in 2009

[Arthur Little]

Revealing the scale of the student visa chaos, Amyas Morse, head of the NAO, said the flaws in the system for people applying from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) were "both predictable and avoidable".

Mr Morse said: "The agency regards students who do not comply with their visa conditions as a low priority compared with illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers, and is slow to take action to deal with such students.

"Action planned by the agency to ensure that those with no right to remain in the UK are identified and required to leave must now be pursued more vigorously."

Inspector Morse?? ...

[Arthur Little]

Inspector Morse?? ...

... and why NOT? I mean ... after all, the immediately preceding paragraph (see below) refers to a report by UKBA 'Independent Watchdog', John Vine ... a former Chief Constable of Tayside Police. Let's keep it "in the family"!

A report by an independent watchdog, John Vine, found up to 500,000 Europeans arriving by Eurostar had not been checked, fingerprint checks were axed 482 times in under 18 months and machines to check biometric chips on passports were turned off nearly 15,000 times in under six months.

[Arthur Little]

I know these earlier posts of mine might be considered ridiculous - given the gravity of the topic. But so WHAT? To fun at the 'Establishment' [wax satitrical] is hardly a new phenomenon ... yet works wonders in "lifting the spirits" at times of laughable political incompetence.

[joebloggs]

dedworth, cameron has been PM for near 2yrs and he can't even deport a terrorist , thou he did manage to deport someone for sharing links to tv programs and the hacker guy. says it all

time cameron and may went. get someone to do the job right first time

[stevie c]

This goverment needs to get a grip it makes a mockery of all the genuine applicants who want to come here & join their loved ones

[hawk]

uk goverment couldnt get a takerway without getting it wrong so cant see them doing this simple task

[andy222]

Why dont they just ban the student visa? Surley we have enough of our own in this country?

[joebloggs]

students are suppose to bring billions to the economy, i don't know how they work it out, since i would have thought 100'000s must work part time and those that are dodgy full time, taking jobs that Brits could do instead of being paid all kinds of benefits costing billions of £'s

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/ju...theresa-may-eu

i dont believe it