The US government's much-touted E-Verify programme for detecting whether workers are authorised to work in the US detects fewer than half of illegal workers, while initially rejecting some legal workers. Technology is not a quick fix for the political problem of what to do with 12 million undocumented immigrants in the US.
In response to a "life-swap" television programme made by Today presenter Evan Davis that will be shown on BBC 1 tonight, I debated how immigrant workers are affecting the UK with Frank Field MP on BBC Radio 4's flagship news programme, Today. Listen to it here
Posted 24 Feb 2010 in BBC Online, Blog, Britain, Immigration, Media
The Times asked a number of people, including me, whether Britain is full. The country's supposed overpopulation is now the argument of choice for opponents of immigration, many of whose real objection to having more foreigners around is cultural. After all, Manhattan, Paris and Kensington & Chelsea are the most densely populated areas of the [...]
Posted 17 Feb 2010 in Blog, Britain, Immigration, Population, The Times
