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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Ethnic Minorities will make up 30% of UK population by 2050
Cynthia Barker writes...Good morning, I'm off to Trafalgar Square in central London to visit the Philippine Embassy! Always a pleasure to meet the dedicated staff who do so much to help the Filipino community in Britain.
I read today that that black and minority ethnic (BME) communities will make up to 30% of the UK's population by 2050, according to research by the Policy Exchange - A Portrait Of Modern Britain.
If you need advice on any immigration matter, including overstaying your visa, EU or UK immigration law, or want to appeal against a refusal, call Cynthia Barker on 07850 307687 or 0208 731 5972 or email her your details to immigration@londonccs.com. Cynthia Barker is a qualified OISC Registered Immigration Adviser, with 15 years experience in immigration matters, with a team of Level 3 Immigration Law Practitioners, Concept Care Solutions, Middlesex House, 29-45 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7UU.
I read today that that black and minority ethnic (BME) communities will make up to 30% of the UK's population by 2050, according to research by the Policy Exchange - A Portrait Of Modern Britain.
The UK would not run without immigrants, who work extremely hard and also do many of the jobs the locals do not want to do -care work for instance.
Speaking of care, the BBC reports today that care agencies must ensure that care
worker recruits speak English before placing them in vulnerable people's homes,
a government adviser has warned.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 today, Dr Shereen Hussein,
scientific adviser to the Department of Health, said that poor language skills
could lead to bad care and abuse.
According to King's College London, 20% of carers are
migrant workers, which in my experience is probably a conservative estimate - care homes and domiciliary care providers are run by migrant workers from countries such as The Philippines, Romania and Africa
Care minister Norman Lamb said communication skills would be
required for the new Care Certificate which is being introduced to improve standards
of professionalism in the care industry.
Care agencies, such as Concept Care Solutions and Dolphin Care cannot recruit enough workers to fill vacancies and are always advertising for staff.
Right now they need health care assistants for NHS jobs paying up to £18 per hour, care workers for learning disability homes, RGN nurses and allied health professionals - email your CV to info@londonccs.com.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Happy Easter from Multi Cultural Britain
Cynthia Barker writes...Good morning from London!
Last working day of the week for most offices in the UK. Tomorrow is Good Friday, one of the most holy days in the Christian calender, and the start of the Easter weekend. Monday is also a public holiday in Britain so no work until Tuesday...yippee!
Did you know that the word holiday derives from Old English word hāligdæg -
Migrants from Eastern European countries, like Romania, observe Easter in their own Orthodox Christian calender, and this is also the time of the 'Passover' celebrated in the Jewish faith.
Britain is now a multi-cultural country and there are many other non-Christian religious festivals held throughout the year, for instance: Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), Eid (Muslim), Nirvana (Buddhist), Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu), Vaisakhi (Sikh) to name but a few.
Millions of Britons also enjoy the festivities on Chinese New Year, St Patrick's Day and, of course, St Valentines Day!
The Migrants Rights Network in Britain are trying to build support ' International Migrants Day', normally observed on 18 December.
On the streets of big cities in the UK you will see Churches alongside Mosques, Synagogues and Hindu Temples.
Britain has on the whole been an extremely tolerant place for immigrants, who have been coming to the UK for hundreds of years. As I said in the book "How 2 Come to the UK to Live, Work, Study or Visit", most immigrants came here with 'nothing to declare' except their brains, talent and a burning ambition to succeed.
And do they succeed! You bet they do! Migrants and their descendants make up a disproportionate percentage of millionaires and even billionaires in the UK (when you take into account their percentage of the overall population).
The children of first generation migrant families do better on average than locally born students, despite the fact that English is not their first language.
Migrants not only bring their skills and labour to the UK, they also have the energy and drive to go the extra mile. This 'energy' also helped build America, Canada, Hong Kong and Australia, where millions of British immigrants helped play their part too. I salute them all!
Wherever you are, and whatever your beliefs, I wish you a very happy Easter, Passover or just a good weekend ahead!
If you need advice on any immigration matter, EU or UK immigration law, or want to appeal against a refusal, call Cynthia Barker on 020 8731 5972 or email her your details to immigration@londonccs.com. Cynthia Barker is an OISC registered Immigration Adviser with a team of Level 3 Immigration Law Practitioners, Concept Care Solutions, Middlesex House, 29-45 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7UU.
Last working day of the week for most offices in the UK. Tomorrow is Good Friday, one of the most holy days in the Christian calender, and the start of the Easter weekend. Monday is also a public holiday in Britain so no work until Tuesday...yippee!
Did you know that the word holiday derives from Old English word hāligdæg -
Britain is now a multi-cultural country and there are many other non-Christian religious festivals held throughout the year, for instance: Diwali (Hindu, Jain, Sikh), Eid (Muslim), Nirvana (Buddhist), Swaminarayan Jayanti (Hindu), Vaisakhi (Sikh) to name but a few.
Millions of Britons also enjoy the festivities on Chinese New Year, St Patrick's Day and, of course, St Valentines Day!
The Migrants Rights Network in Britain are trying to build support ' International Migrants Day', normally observed on 18 December.
On the streets of big cities in the UK you will see Churches alongside Mosques, Synagogues and Hindu Temples.
Britain has on the whole been an extremely tolerant place for immigrants, who have been coming to the UK for hundreds of years. As I said in the book "How 2 Come to the UK to Live, Work, Study or Visit", most immigrants came here with 'nothing to declare' except their brains, talent and a burning ambition to succeed.
And do they succeed! You bet they do! Migrants and their descendants make up a disproportionate percentage of millionaires and even billionaires in the UK (when you take into account their percentage of the overall population).
The children of first generation migrant families do better on average than locally born students, despite the fact that English is not their first language.
Migrants not only bring their skills and labour to the UK, they also have the energy and drive to go the extra mile. This 'energy' also helped build America, Canada, Hong Kong and Australia, where millions of British immigrants helped play their part too. I salute them all!
Wherever you are, and whatever your beliefs, I wish you a very happy Easter, Passover or just a good weekend ahead!
If you need advice on any immigration matter, EU or UK immigration law, or want to appeal against a refusal, call Cynthia Barker on 020 8731 5972 or email her your details to immigration@londonccs.com. Cynthia Barker is an OISC registered Immigration Adviser with a team of Level 3 Immigration Law Practitioners, Concept Care Solutions, Middlesex House, 29-45 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7UU.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Deportations, overstaying students and the mystery of the Home Office website
Cynthia Barker writes...So sad to read about the death of Peaches Geldof yesterday, another tragedy for Sir Bob. My condolences and prayers go out to Peaches and her young family.
Last week, Mauritian student, Yashika Bageerathi, was deported from the UK by the Home Office despite widespread protests and the fact she was about to take her A Level exams. So sad for her family who live here, however, she came here on a visitor visa and her subsequent asylum claim had been rejected.
What I don;t understand is why her parents brought her in on a tourist visa, when she was under 18, when she could have come in as a dependent or even on a student visa to study in the UK. Had she had proper immigration advice, she would have entered the UK under the correct visa and would most likely still be here.
Although in this case, the decision to remove the gifted student was technically correct, the fact is, the British government seems to put so much effort into deporting foreign students who are paying billions in course fees to study in the UK, not to mention taxes when they work in the UK.
Wow, busy day ahead! Full diary...another consultation for my team with n overstayer student who, thank God, happens to have an EEA partner.
So many overseas students have been branded as overstayers due to the fact that their student visas had expired during the time their applications for further leave to remain were being processed and later refused - in some cases after almost a year!
Talking about the Home Office, what have they done to the immigration website? Finding forms and guidance is now a nightmare!
Last week, Mauritian student, Yashika Bageerathi, was deported from the UK by the Home Office despite widespread protests and the fact she was about to take her A Level exams. So sad for her family who live here, however, she came here on a visitor visa and her subsequent asylum claim had been rejected.
What I don;t understand is why her parents brought her in on a tourist visa, when she was under 18, when she could have come in as a dependent or even on a student visa to study in the UK. Had she had proper immigration advice, she would have entered the UK under the correct visa and would most likely still be here.
Although in this case, the decision to remove the gifted student was technically correct, the fact is, the British government seems to put so much effort into deporting foreign students who are paying billions in course fees to study in the UK, not to mention taxes when they work in the UK.
Wow, busy day ahead! Full diary...another consultation for my team with n overstayer student who, thank God, happens to have an EEA partner.
So many overseas students have been branded as overstayers due to the fact that their student visas had expired during the time their applications for further leave to remain were being processed and later refused - in some cases after almost a year!
Talking about the Home Office, what have they done to the immigration website? Finding forms and guidance is now a nightmare!
For advice on EU or UK immigration law, phone Cynthia Barker on 020 8731 5972 or email her your details and number – Immigration@londonccs.com. Cynthia Barker is an OISC registered Immigration Adviser with a team of Level 3 Immigration Law Practitioners, Concept Care Solutions, Middlesex House, 29-45 High Street, Edgware, HA8 7UU.
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