Friday, September 24, 2010

UK Immigration

Legal challenge to immigration cap

By Wesley Johnson, PA
Friday, 24 September 2010
Immigration Minister Damian Green has expressed his confidence in the policy
PA
Immigration Minister Damian Green has expressed his confidence in the policy


The Government faces a legal challenge over its temporary immigration cap, lawyers said today.
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) claims the Government side-stepped the proper parliamentary process when it brought in the interim cap in June and has launched a judicial review, asking judges to declare the cap unlawful.

The cap was brought in to prevent a "surge in applications" from skilled migrants from outside Europe while the Government considers the level for its permanent cap, which will be introduced next year...link

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