Category - amnesty for immigrants

Amnesty for migrants could raise £3 billion in UK

staff writers — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:06:00 +0100

Campaigners, including many church groups, have been encouraged by a study that an amnesty for many of the 600,000 illegal migrants in Britain could provide a £3 million boost to the economy.

The migration ‘debate’ has lost its humanity

Vaughan Jones — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:07:30 +0000

It is far too easy to dismiss as ‘naïve’ the latest calls to consider an amnesty for unregistered migrants, says Vaughan Jones. It is current policies which are avoiding the facts, lacking humanity and missing the point.

Churches back Mayor's call for migrant amnesty discussion

staff writers — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:36:23 +0000

Long-term unregistered migrants to Britain should be given citizenship, says the most senior figure in the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The comments came after the Mayor of London mooted an amnesty for 'illegals'.

Cardinal suggests UK amnesty for illegal immigrants

staff writers — Wed, 03 May 2006 12:00:00 +0100

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, has called for the government to consider an amnesty for illegal immigrants in the UK.