Brussels rules let 11,000 migrants a year slip into the UK by the back door

December 29th, 2011

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Many would normally be barred – but are allowed in after obtaining citizenship from another EU country

By
Jason Groves

Last updated at 11:30 PM on 28th December 2011

Brussels rules are letting thousands of migrants into Britain ‘by the back door’.

Nearly 11,000 moved here this year on the basis of having been given citizenship in another EU country.

The total, revealed in figures from the Office for National Statistics, is up more than a third on the 8,000 cases recorded in 2006. Many of the migrants would normally have been barred from taking up residence in Britain.

Crowded island: Net immigration to Britain hit 252,000 last year

But under EU rules they are automatically entitled to come here once they have EU citizenship and start working – or claiming benefits. The data, compiled from passenger surveys, shows that 47,000 non-EU immigrants have found their way to the UK using this method over the past five years.

Priti Patel, the Tory MP who uncovered the information, said the loophole completely undermined Government efforts to curb the surge in immigration that took place under Labour. She urged ministers to raise the issue in Brussels and take action to wrest back control of Britain’s borders.

Call for action: Tory MP Priti Patel

Miss Patel took up the issue herself after a BBC documentary in October highlighted the case of an Ecuadorean family who moved to London after gaining citizenship in Spain.

The family of six were receiving £2,300 a month in housing benefit to rent a flat in Islington, as well as tax credits and child benefit.

Miss Patel said she was ‘astonished’ by the number of people entering the UK by this route.

She added: ‘The Government has made a commitment to cut immigration from outside the EU into Britain. But those efforts are being completely undermined by this astonishing loophole which has already allowed 10,000 non-Europeans to sneak in through the backdoor each year.

‘The British public are living with the consequences of a decade of Labour’s open door policy on immigration which is why this Government must take on these EU laws that let non-Europeans come into Britain and access jobs and benefits.

‘It is in the British interest to reject these laws and on this issue, just say no to Europe.

‘This also raises the question of why these people are choosing to come here. They have entered the EU elsewhere and chosen to become citizens of other EU countries, yet they are still coming here.

‘Is it down to a benefits system which encourages people to come here and live off the state?’

The revelation raises fresh questions about the Coalition’s pledge to cut net immigration to under 100,000 a year. Last month official figures revealed that the figure had soared to a record 252,000 in 2010.

Popular destination: Officials argue that there is little they can do to stem immigration from the EU

EU countries all have different requirements for migrants wanting to become a citizen, and there are fears that some could be a soft touch for those whose ultimate aim is to come to the UK.

EU rules mean that asylum seekers are meant to be dealt with in the country of their arrival. But in cases where a migrant or asylum seeker has been granted citizenship they are free to travel anywhere in the EU.

Critics claim that Britain’s generous benefits system acts as a magnet for migrants.

Ministers have introduced a range of measures designed to curb immigration, including a cap on the number of non-EU economic migrants coming here and a crackdown on bogus colleges providing a route into Britain for migrants posing as students.

But officials admit there is little they can do to curb immigration from the EU, because free movement of labour is a fundamental principle of the single market.

A landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice last week stripped Britain of its power to return asylum seekers to Greece.

Under EU rules, British officials can return asylum seekers to the first European country they set foot in.

But the ECJ last week said no one should be returned to a country if it did not uphold their ‘fundamental rights’. This would rule out Greece because its asylum system is in such a mess.

Around 90 per cent of illegal migrants enter Europe through the country.

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Err, what’s the problem here? So a naturalised Spanish national seeks work. What do you think the rest of Europe thinks when we permit naturalisation of our thousands of bogus asylum seekers? Last year 195,000 foreign nationals were granted British citizenship through naturalisation.
Everyone knows British welfare laws are the cushiest in the world but why anyone would think the EU is to blame is beyond me.
This report is really quite poor journalism and the MP spouting ill informed gibberish is quite shameful but then this is Britain and the calibre of politician is just a measure of the stupidity of the electorate.

– Deus ex machina, bangkok thailand, 29/12/2011 03:45

The EU can only work if all the countries have basically the same cost of living, no drastic difference in wage earned.If they do allow lower cost of living countries in the amount of Migrants should be capped and only allowed in when the need arises. If there is an unemployment problem it makes no sense to bring in more people, high unemployment the amount coming in should be lowered or non exsitent. If the EU wants to exist this must be addressed. I read other EU papers and this is not solely the UK’s problem, it’s the policies of the EU. The benefits are a huge issue too, only adding fuel to the fire.

– Ed, Bristol, 29/12/2011 03:42

There will be no standing up to Europe on this issue, it doesn’t affect the City of London’s Ponzi scheme. Don’t forget the EU has also ruled that no migrant who made first base in Greece can be returned to Greece. You think London is diverse, just hang on to your hats, the whole countryside is going to be built over and filled with happy new faces. Enjoy.

– tom bowden, perth australia, 29/12/2011 03:41

sea levels are not rising, our little island is packed to the gunnells and is sinking…………

– sbr, essex, 29/12/2011 03:35

I don’t get it, so maybe someone could enlighten me…Why on earth are we still on the sinking ship that is the EU?

– Not old enough to vote, Old enough to know the difference between right and wrong, 29/12/2011 03:27

As someone mentioned previously, former governments along with the present government have let this nation’s immigration policies (if one can call them policies) farcical. It doesn’t matter a toss, whether they are right or left of the political spectrum.
This nation’s ruination stems from our inept ‘keepers’ who suffer from an all too common malady, political-correctness. It is not solely England suffering from this inanity. All western nations suffer the same dilemma; especially when it comes to illegal immigrations, interlopers or propping up the shiftless.

– Ziggy, Toronto, Canada, 29/12/2011 03:23

Stop paying benefits to people until they have lived here and contributed to the system for at least ten years – no matter where they come from.

– Anne, Manchester, 29/12/2011 03:20

labour voters every last one,the uk gvts have just rolled over and let the people of this nation down,ie no border control,no nothing but a continuous wave after wave of people entering the uk with no valid reason to be here except the poverty in their own country,theres not enough cash and services to support them,why has this been allowed,the nation demands answers about our inability to remain a soveriegn nation,all this agenda was hidden and kept secret by ted heath and all the traitors that followed in his wake,the uk public had to be kept in the dark and they succeeded

– george, cornwall, 29/12/2011 03:19

It all goverments we had has been happy to let this happen it just hot air from them for votes but average people suffer from not having school/doctor/hospetals/paying more tax not get housing /benefit so big company can get cheap labour and they do not pay the proper tax they should

– David elvin, Bristol, 29/12/2011 03:11

It’s the Benefits system we have here in the UK that is so attractive to these immigrants because it sure as hell isn’t the weather or employment prospects!

– Flight Squadron Leader, Red Arrows Display Team, 29/12/2011 02:54

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