Jobless immigrants in the UK to be deported

United Kingdom, 8th April: Under a new scheme launched by the UK Border Agency, all homeless and jobless immigrants living in the UK will have to face deportation.

The new scheme of the UKBA (UK Border Agency) is aimed to bring down the number of migrants from the East Europe leading a rough and hard life in the countryside of the UK, especially in the city of Peterborough.

As part of the initial trial operation, the officials of the UKBA, Peterborough City Council and Cambridgeshire Constabulary have warned nearly 27 immigrants living in deplorable conditions in wild camps in the city of Peterborough.

Under the Eastern European rules, migrants who have been jobless for more than 3 months and cannot fend for themselves are likely to be moved out of Britain as part of the latest crackdown by the UK Home Office. The EU rules do not offer any protection for free movement to such immigrants in the UK.

Eastern Europeans can put their stay in any member state for a maximum period extending up to 3 months with the condition that they must either be studying, or self-sufficient or be able to support for themselves by working. Inability to do so can lead to their deportation to save the state and the taxpayer from becoming overburdened.

Confirming this latest UKBA move, UK immigration minister Phil Woolas stated that the law permits all economic migrants living rough to be returned to their respective native countries since the UK can not afford to support such migrants. 

The trial pilot program is aimed to curb tough living conditions for such immigrants in the UK which lead them to take to anti-social behavior and destitution, admitted Woolas. 

Officials are already informing various economic migrants by issuing pamphlets in different languages asking squatters to provide details to the police about their ability to self-support.

Under the UKBA pilot program, Peterborough was chosen first after several complaints were filed by the homeowners about gangs moving into their neighborhood garden sheds and occupying their private property by making tree houses just like slums. And this is not acceptable, stated Sarah Hebblethwaite, Peterborough’s rough sleeper outreach official, who admitted that the trial scheme is a step towards improving the life of such migrants.