Immigration

  • Portugal seeks tougher rules for citizenship

    The issue of granting citizenship is coming up across the world as being of increasing concern because of the hazardous movement of people across the world at random, and often for criminal reasons.

    The issue is not of race but of safety and in particular the many implications that such arrivals have on the security services of respective nations, and also on the integrity of public services.

    By example, Portugal is in the process of reviewing its nationality law to make the requirements for citizenship more stringent to protect the nation’s culture and also the country’s social fabric.

    There’s more at play than arguing where people are coming from and what they look like. It’s important for people to fulfil basic and advanced requirements so they can relocate their lives and integrate themselves into new societies.

    In Portugal, studies have been undertaken to analyse the impact of imperfect arrivals and events that occur later on. It’s been found there are implications if individuals are not aware of where they’re living and what they need to do.

    It’s not a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s the problem of having to verify and also back up somebody’s identity at many stages in their life. It’s even been found that it’s not possible to confirm who somebody is because of their type of entry.

    It’s in the Portuguese culture that documentation is extremely important and it doesn’t make sense to the average citizen that the most important type should be open to abuse such as this. It’s believed to safeguard the future if it’s kept safe from manipulation.

  • US lawmakers need to realise the urgency of their situation

    The US state of affairs is now commonly documented around the world, but learning lessons isn’t as quick to come through our social media feeds as reactions to statements by lawmakers.

    President Trump isn’t presiding as a supreme leader, but his daily spin cycle online might make the less aware to think so.

    US AG Pam Bondi speaking about controversial immigration law enforcement activity in America.

    The grounded reality of the issues that are highlighted by ordinary Americans should make for more work for lawmakers. The causes are not slim majorities for party’s or more money in the bank to spend at weekends.

    The issue of community safety, of reliable transport systems, or fair pay at work do deserve attention but a lack of respect is shown in the system if these are overlooked for partisan, point-scoring games.

    The noble endeavour to restore order and bring control is lost if the nuances of pleas for help and the nudges of requests for support are not picked up keenly enough.

  • Is the government forcing errors?

    The immigration system is still a subject of debate, showing that the UK is bad at enforcement and even worse at sticking to its own rules.

    The constant remarks about changes to it can be seen as a forcing of errors, a last resort approach that’s the best of the worst ideas.

    The push for more regulation – and ideas – isn’t the same as keeping our interests squarely in view. It won’t work if we keep changing our minds on it after every election.

  • The end of the Crossings isn’t the end of the matter

    The Dover Crossings has been a significant crime event on our landscape now for seven years. It’s taken far too long to make progress, and the country feels it.

    The sluggishness of our central administrative supports such as Whitehall is a scandal of their making in our times. It’s a simple course in management theory that would solve this.

    The end of it however is not the end of the whole matter. This Government – and many others – will still have to handle workloads. The fear is that it hasn’t got what it takes to really do it.

  • UK gov. to penalise fake immigration advice

    The UK government have said the proceeds of law-related immigration crime – or those posing as lawyers to give false advice – will now be taken to fund border security and help alleviate the pressures of the illegal movement of persons.

    “Under proposals set out by the Home Office today, new powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act will be extended to the Immigration Advice Authority, enabling them to seize the criminal profits of unscrupulous advisers.”

    This is the result of enormous abuse of the UK’s system, and the breakdown of essential services. The relentless force felt by many has led to staff suicides, and early retirement in many firms.

  • Caught: UK immigration scammer

    In an exclusive for Conservative News Site, an immigration scammer believed to be active in the UK Civil Service and in private administration realms has been spotted in central London.

    A suspect alleged of immigration crimes as part of a criminal network operating in London.

    He’s alleged to be part of a thousands strong network of criminal activists that work alongside fake law practices to undermine immigration policy at source.

  • Long Report: Hacking immigration

    The immigration debate isn’t settled in the context of views alone. It’s done in a vast and complex network – or web – of interests. It keeps human movement safe.

    It makes sure everyone else can move around too. This enables holidays. It helps with business travels. It supports government work and other types besides.

    The trouble is that criminals are finding ways through. They scope out neighbourhoods. The looks for signs of activity to disrupt. They send reports back to other gang members to keep it going.

    London business

    The scale of the crisis stretches the globe. There are hubs everywhere. In London offices have opened up to collect information from criminals. It’s used to get travel documents, or at least seek permissions.

    It’s been believed that Home Office staff have been contacted by false immigration lawyers. They’ve tried to disrupt Civil Service processes by making claims for citizenship.

    It isn’t happening on a large scale in London, but criminals have proved more disruptive in small numbers than before. It may be the public debate is highlighting a problem that they can take advantage of.

    Small worlds

    The work involved in monitoring human activity isn’t straightforward. There’s litigation since it involves tracking people. It also needs data to make meaningful conclusions. This has to be protected.

    The work to keep it safe is equally precarious. The trouble is the chaos that spreads makes it complicated to unpick situations. The need for order – and calm – is really important for those working on it.

    In the microcosm of this employment the issues of the day are brought into focus. The details are laid out, and all the decisions are consequential. The stress is real, and it can lead to people getting other work because it bears heavily on them.

    Activist criminals

    The infiltration of some networks has happened under the auspices of seeking new roles. However, the individuals are working for criminals that need help. They pass out any data that they can get.

    The hacking of this is done in person due to the nature of it. The conferences, meetings, and tribunals may offer chances to get involved, but it’s difficult to insinuate yourself in.

    Such people carefully learn how to do it over time. They scope it out for weeks if not months to make their attempt. It’s likely no disturbance will be caused if sufficient security measures are in place.

  • Exclusive: “BS Immigration”

    In an exclusive for Conservative News Site, a London-based front company facilitating a majority of illegal crossings and entries to the UK can now be revealed for the first time on a UK-based news site.

    Reassuring decals on BS Immigration’s site

    Alleged in research for this site, a large team set up BS Immigration in years prior to its launch in 2017. It opened for business just before records of the Dover Crossings started later in 2018.

    It’s also believed culprit Sarah Kaplan’s accomplice, nicknamed “Sarah” in London, played a large role in supporting its initial presence in the city.

  • PM puts up the dial on immigration

    The government is aiming to reduce the overall number of migrants settling in the UK. It’s a problem no government has so far been able to resolve.

    In fact, five former Conservative Prime Minister’s, and a few of Labour’s own, have failed at the task. There’s no reason yet to believe it’s possible.

    It’s also due to the issue being so complex. Charities argue for a sanctuary system that allows victims of warfare and other disasters to remain here.

    However, voters in general prefer it to focus on citizenship, which fits into a broader scheme of things that is more profitable for the economy.

    The answer is not going to come from a society that berates or rebukes itself as often as people try to live here. It requires more than such sentiments.

  • Farage puts conditions on immigration

    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has suggested conditions on immigration would save the system and benefit the wider UK. In an interview for a Bloomberg UK podcast episode, he noted crypto trading as being one example of a draw for talent in particular.

    “What we’re talking about is not to have overall population explosion due to immigration. So there’s still plenty of room for people to come on either work visas or, in some cases, come to settle … We are not putting up the barriers entirely. What we are saying is that low skilled migration and those people bringing dependants has – net – been a negative for the UK economy.”

    Farage also said higher skilled immigration results in better levels of integration in the country than among the lower skilled immigrant population. He also claimed that 22% out of 3 million non-EU citizens are still out of work after moving to the UK.

  • A war of words over immigration

  • The PR of human migration

    The irony of leaving the EU is that, a few years later, the UK’s borders came under pressure from thousands of migrants sailing in by boat. It’s a sight those who voted Leave probably didn’t think they’d ever see.

    Indeed, in a poster campaign launched by UKIP and seen before the referendum, the words “BREAKING POINT” were superimposed over a picture of people traveling as a caravan.

    In 2024 the sight of it is now a regular feature of news and debate, and even in America where Reform UK leader Nigel Farage MP (Clacton/Reform UK) regularly travels to speak with Trump.

    Today, the American daily New York Post carried a similar image with the headline, “LAND OF THE FREE LUNCH”. It suggests a dystopian picture of society in which losers become winners by welfare.

  • Mohindra asks after hotel stays

    In a debate today, Gagan Mohindra MP (South West Hertfordshire/Conservatives) questioned the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP (Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley/Labour), on the issue of hotels for those caught crossing the English Channel illegally.

    He asked if she can provide a methodology for choosing hotels ahead of time, so that his constituents can stay informed. Many hotels have been used in the past. Cooper said it’s important to do, and claimed her department is also busy clearing the backlog of claims.

  • Can we protect ourselves?

    The subject of immigration is a hot topic for charitable groups, who see it as connected to global poverty, and inequality. It’s actually not a humanitarian issue but a matter of statehood.

    The fact is every state has to keep its borders secure. They’re integral to national wellbeing. It’s because everyday threats exist, and such nefarious activity disrupts governance and causes chaos.

    The average person is not ordinarily able to secure themselves against a criminal gang, and negative attitudes toward self-defense means such intervention is more necessary than ever.

  • Immigration and control

    A picture of breezing through arrivals at an airport and only just missing customs is outdated. It doesn’t suit our current picture of international travel or even immigration arrivals.

    The fact is the UK suffers with a lack of joined-up thinking in our current approach to dealing with basic state matters that further novel innovations are pipe dreams waiting to burst and leak all over the place.

    If it’s taken into account in the long view we see there’s a problem.

    The fact of illegal immigration at scale makes it clear already a job isn’t a job in hand. It’s a discussion, or a disagreement, or a debate for a later date.

    The truth that people want it to work anyway is not included in this reality.

    The ‘anyway’ sort of people shouldn’t have to make up an argument as to why. They’ve voted for it before or said it before in so many words. It’s just part of the deal that illegal means illegal for a reason.

    In 2005 Michael Howard MP made an assertion the UK lacks a single figure responsible for control at the heart of our borders. These aren’t regional borders but maritime borders on our coastlines.

    He said;

    “We will have one face at the border. One police force. With one chief constable. With just one job: securing Britain’s borders.”

    In other words he promised what we needed but allegedly didn’t have.

    The trouble is you’d think we’d have it already.

    Yvette Cooper (the new Home Secretary under Sir Keir Starmer) has announced a new ‘Border Security Command’ with a single figurehead called a ‘Border Security Commander’ to report back to her in future.

    It isn’t as much an innovation as mentioned before as a delayed response.

    We’ve had successive leaders – and Prime Minister’s – try to rejig a system that should’ve had these roles already. The trouble is we’ve put up with a lot of them and with few measurable results.