Britain cannot find and deport all illegal immigrants
Thousands of asylum seekers in Britain who have been refused nonetheless remain in the country because they know the chance of being caught and deported is very small. This was stated by the Shadow Home Secretary David Davis. According to official data, the number of “political” illegal immigrants ranges from 155,000 to 283,000 people.
Davis presented a Labour Party report on the problem of deporting failed political refugees who are living illegally in the country. According to Labour’s estimates, it would take at least 10 to 18 years to find and deport the majority of illegal immigrants.
Since September 2005, 1,350 refused “political refugees” have left Britain, but Labour notes that the total number of migrants who have been refused is much larger.
At the same time, members of the shadow cabinet are not at all reassured by the fact that the current British government acknowledges the problem of the growing number of illegal immigrants who remain in the country despite being refused political asylum. Representatives of the Conservative Party have already said they intend to solve the problem by deploying more people and resources, but in Labour’s view, simply increasing the staff of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate will not help deport people, most of whose whereabouts are simply unknown to the authorities.
Foreigners in the Czech Republic will receive permanent residence after 5 years of residence
The Senate, the upper house of the Czech parliament, has adopted amendments to the law on the residence of foreigners in the country. According to the new version of the law, foreigners will be able to obtain permanent residence after five years of residence in the country. Previously, the law set a period of 10 years. Long-term visas for entrepreneurs will also now be processed in a shorter time.
This is the first amendment to the law that relaxes the conditions for the stay of foreigners in the Czech Republic. After the country joined the European Union, it turned out that Czech legislation is stricter than in other EU countries, and it was decided to simplify the obtaining of long-term visas, as well as permanent residence (PR). The law still has to be signed by President Václav Klaus.