Immigration news

The UK's prime minister, David Cameron, has announced changes to the UK's immigration system which, he says, are 'a vital part' of his 'long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain'.

Mr Cameron wrote a piece in The Daily Telegraph, a UK newspaper, on 28th July 2014, in which he explained to readers the changes to the immigration system already made in the four years since he became prime minister and also provided some details of changes that will be introduced over the next six months.

Mr Cameron said that his government's policies had three main objectives

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, has been criticised by civil rights groups and political opponents for using a raid by immigration officers on a house containing suspected illegal immigrants as a photo opportunity.

Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, said that the decision to pose for the photo shoot was in 'bad taste' and said that it was 'constitutionally inappropriate for elected politicians to intervene in law enforcement'.

James Brokenshire, the UK's immigration minister, has announced two improvements to the UK's visa system in China. Mr Brokenshire says that the changes should make it easier for Chinese applicants to apply for and obtain UK visas.

The changes are

Following a lengthy trial a Greek court has acquitted two of the men who shot and injured 28 Bangladeshi migrant fruit pickers.

On Wednesday 30th July, the court in the city of Patras acquitted two of four defendants in the case which had lasted for over a month. The other two defendants were convicted of firearms offences and given lengthy prison sentences. However, because of the Greek system, the two convicted men were also released pending an appeal.

Ken Clarke, one of the "towering figures" of UK politics over the last forty years has warned his party, the Conservatives, not to become 'hysterical' over the issues of immigration and the UK's membership of the European Union. If they do, he warns, they will lose popularity.

In an interview given shortly after resigning from the Coalition government, Mr Clarke warned Prime Minister David Cameron that attempting to look tough on immigration could alienate voters and cost the Conservative Party seats at the next election to be held in May 2015.

It seems increasingly likely that Republican members of Congress will attempt to impeach President Obama in a battle over immigration reform.

The President is set to use his executive powers to reform the US immigration system. This will, almost inevitably, lead to impeachment proceedings being launched by Republicans who say that the President is using his powers unconstitutionally.