Imigracja

Over the decade, the number of people in England and Wales using more than one passport has doubled, but immigrants from EU countries, including Poles, in the vast majority only have the passport of their home country, reported the British National Statistics Office (ONS).more

"100,000 people can stay in Sweden without a permit. We want to fight the phenomenon of the shadow society, among others, by introducing the obligation for employees of public institutions to notify the police about the presence of illegal immigrants," announced Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.more

More than 20,000 illegal migrants have already entered the UK since the beginning of this year, crossing the English Channel in small boats or dinghies, according to figures released yesterday by the UK Home Office.more

With the capacity to hold illegal migrants waiting to be deported from the UK dwindling, the UK government is considering putting them on electronic GPS bracelets to prevent them from escaping and disappearing without a trace.more

If current trends continue, migration will account for most of France's population growth in the coming years, according to Institut Montaigne expert Bruno Tertrais, whose research is cited by the French daily Le Figaro.more

The current cost of living for asylum seekers in the UK is unacceptable, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said, after the Home Office said the amount had almost doubled to £3.97bn a year over the past year.more

Immigration to the UK, both illegal and legal, consistently ranks among the top three or four most important issues for the country in the eyes of Britons, according to polls. And this is an issue without which Rishi Sunak's government has no chance of winning the next election.more

Nowhere in the EU are so many asylum seekers as in Germany. The number of people crossing the German border illegally is growing rapidly, and crimes committed by people with a migrant background are making headlines. Politicians warn that "the policy of open arms towards refugees will overwhelm our country".more

Residents of the La Isleta district of Palma, the capital of Gran Canaria in the Spanish Canary Islands, protested this week in front of a former military base where illegal immigrants are now housed. They demanded a solution to the problems posed by newcomers, reported the local newspaper "Canarias7".more

It is becoming increasingly common for people who pay thousands or tens of thousands of pounds to intermediaries to help them obtain a work visa in the UK fall victim to scams as the promised job does not exist, Sky News has reported.more

Britain’s post-Brexit immigration system has helped make the country even more attractive to foreign workers than the European Union, according to job site Indeed. Interest in British job postings from international candidates has soared since the post-Brexit immigration overhaul in 2021, Indeed said.more

Germany had reported almost 3,400 foreigners for transfer to Poland by the end of July. So far, 495 people have been sent back, reported Border Guard spokeswoman Lt. Anna Michalska. The repatriated foreigners are, for example, people who were illegally in Germany and had previously been in Poland.more

Even if the plan to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda works, the cost of keeping others in Britain will rise to more than £5 billion a year over the next five years, warned the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank.more

In 2022, almost 218,000 migrants applied for asylum in Germany - more than in France (around 140,000) and Italy (77,000) combined. Nowhere in the EU are so many asylum seekers as in Germany. According to the expert, the level of social benefits is not a decisive factor. Some countries pay more than Germany.more

The number of foreign doctors working in Belgium has doubled over the last decade to more than 10,000. - reported the Politico news portal, citing data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hinted that he may not be able to stop boats with illegal immigrants in the English Channel not only until the end of the year - as he promised - but even until the next House of Commons elections, which will probably take place next year.more

The mayors of cities in regions in northern Italy are protesting against the obligation imposed on them to accommodate more and more migrants in local centres because it is ruining their budgets, the daily newspaper La Stampa reported. This is the result of a massive migrant wave. More than 100,000 migrants have already arrived since the beginning of the year; twice as many as a year ago.more

The percentage of illegal immigrants detained by France before entering the waters of the English Channel since the beginning of the year is 45.2 percent, even lower than in the same period of 2022. - reported the "Daily Telegraph"more

30.3 percent of babies born in England and Wales last year were born to non-British mothers, the highest percentage ever recorded, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Polish women are in fourth place when it comes to the country of origin of foreign mothers.more

Poland, by mobilising troops on the border with Belarus, is setting an example to the UK of how the migration crisis should be tackled, the British 'Daily Express' writes in a commentary today.more

Albanian smuggling gangs are offering a new route for smuggling illegal immigrants to Britain; instead of being put on small boats crossing the English Channel, they are put on trucks carried by ships from ports in northern Spain, the Daily Telegraph reported.more

In factories, hotels and construction sites, where until recently Ukrainian citizens worked most often alongside Poles, the number of immigrants, including those from very distant countries, is increasing month by month, "Rzeczpospolita" reports today.more

The European Union has rejected Britain's bid for a new deal on the readmission of irregular migrants urged by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in hopes it will help curb the massive influx of migrants across the English Channel, The Times reported today.more

Only four days after the detection of legionella bacteria on the barge Bibby Stockholm, illegal immigrants accommodated on it were evacuated, Sky News reported yesterday. The barge, which has been controversial from the beginning, is becoming the reason for an increasing image crisis for the British government.more

British holidaymakers could be denied a new travel pass to go to Spain, Greece and 28 other countries because of strict EU rules - even if they have a valid passport. Tougher security measures on crossing borders into Europe mean that sunshine getaways, city breaks and business trips could be blocked if an application for the ETIAS travel authorisation is rejected.more