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FWD.us (that's "Forward Us") may not be a household name but its founder is. Mark Zuckerberg who is also one of the founders of Facebook started the immigration reform lobby group in 2013 along with a team of tech company insiders which includes a veritable who's who of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Dropbox.
What do they stand for?FWD.us advocates:
The response by the international community to the worst refugee crisis since WWII has been labelled a 'shameful failure' by Amnesty International in a scathing report released today. It's been estimated that more than 50 million refugee immigrants fleeing conflicts in places such as war-torn Syria, Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa have been left stateless and living in "unbearable conditions".
British peer Lord Andrew Green - head of anti-immigration think tank MigrationWatch UK - has called for ministers to limit immigration to the UK, in order to reduce pressure on the housing market. Lord Green was made a life peer by the last Government most likely in a cynical attempt to gain votes from anti-immigration voters in the recent General Election.
Police and immigration enforcement officers arrested 13 Indian nationals during a dawn raid at a factory in Leicester on June 4th.
Cash and documents seized11 of the migrants remain in custody, while the other 2 have been released on the condition that they report regularly to Home Office officials. An additional arrest on suspicion of possessing false documents was made against one of the men. Officials also stated that they seized cash - presumably wages - under the Proceeds of Crime Act, as well as employment documents during the 6am raid.
The Tier 1 Investor Visa is worth considering if you are one of the very small number of people who have £2 million to invest in the UK. This is double the previous investment requirement of £1 million. On 5 November 2014, the Home Office increased the minimum investment requirement from £1 million to £2 million and on 6 April 2015, the Home Office introduced further changes to the Tier 1 Investor requirements.
On June 1st British Prime Minister David Cameron announced his intention to lead a new 'immigration taskforce' in an apparent attempt to bring immigration down to 'the tens of thousands'.
Ten new 'implementation units' have been created to deliver policy changes in areas from housing to 'extremism'. All are headed by senior cabinet figures, with the prime minister leading the unit for immigration.