Sentences with phrase «from immigration minister»

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President Donald Trump threatened to make Mexican immigration control a condition of a new NAFTA trade deal on Monday, even as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico readied a fresh push to finalize a revamped accord this week.

Trump's widely reported comment, which the White House did not deny, came Thursday during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers on immigration in which he used the term to describe Haiti and African countries and instead expressed an interest in accepting immigrants from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he had spoken with the day before.

«We are considering potential changes to the UK passport after the UK has left the European Union,» the immigration minister, Robert Goodwill, said in reply to a parliamentary question about reintroducing Britain's «old blue style passport» from the Conservative MP Julian Knight.

Add to these bureaucratic inefficiencies the curious case of Judy Sgro, the former immigration minister who resigned from cabinet in January following a pair of scandals involving the alleged preferential treatment of immigrants who were associated with her campaign office.

The minister of citizenship and immigration has already picked a fight this year with Amnesty International over his plan to enlist the public's help in identifying and rounding up fugitives suspected of hiding in Canada from their alleged past behaviour as war criminals.

Minister Hancock is a seasoned govern0r who may be the only MLA who can help weave and organize this newly formed portfolio, which includes Children and Youth Services, Employment and Immigration (except for immigration), Homelessness, Alberta Supports (from Seniors and CommunityImmigration (except for immigration), Homelessness, Alberta Supports (from Seniors and Communityimmigration), Homelessness, Alberta Supports (from Seniors and Community Supports).

Alexander, the former immigration minister, said that decision was triggered when an Iranian, whom he described as an «Iranian state representative,» showed up at Toronto's Pearson International Airport with a diplomatic passport from St. Kitts and said he had come to meet then prime minister Stephen Harper.

At Mississauga - based Therapure Biopharma, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister John McCallum revealed that the government is seeking feedback from companies and stakeholders as it builds its Global Skills Strategy.

Labour, which usually attacks from the right when it comes to immigration, also criticised the vans, with shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant branding them «ill - judged».

The prime minister is still pursuing the same agenda as before - there's less talk of a «no deal» Brexit and the net migration target has receded from view, but she is still committed to leaving the single market and customs union and cutting immigration.

So in welcoming Caroline Nokes, the new Immigration Minister, to her post, our message is clear — we need the rhetoric of Global Britain to be matched with actions from her and Number 10.

Might I point out that it was Powell who encouraged immigration from the Commonwealth countries when he was a minister in govt in the 60s?

Shadow immigration minister Phil Woolas faces a five - day fight in court to save his Oldham East and Saddleworth seat from his Liberal Democrat challenger.

Based on a 10,000 - sample poll and focus groups around the country, the project asks what voters hope and expect to get from the Brexit deal, how they balance immigration control and access to the single market, the status of EU nationals already in Britain, people's confidence that the Prime Minister will secure a good deal, and how the Brexit negotiations compare in importance to other priorities.

Whenthe new immigration minister James Brokenshire attacked what he called the «wealthy, metropolitan elite» for benefiting from cheap foreign labour, it's unlikely he meant to point the finger at the Prime Mminister James Brokenshire attacked what he called the «wealthy, metropolitan elite» for benefiting from cheap foreign labour, it's unlikely he meant to point the finger at the Prime MinisterMinister.

The use of dawn raids to forcibly remove failed asylum seekers from their homes will continue in Scotland, the immigration minister has said.

Critics want foreign students removed from the general immigration figures so the sector can continue to try to attract as many as possible, but government ministers have refused to budge.

Today, immigration minister Liam Byrne said migrant workers made a «vital contribution to the UK economy», with workers from accession countries having boosted it by # 4 billion.

The comment comes ahead of a major speech on immigration from the prime minister tomorrow in which he will insist foreign nationals pay for GP appointments and be resident two years before they can access social housing.

A over a hundred MPs from different parties have signed the following Early Day Motion (number 862), calling for a release of a report on the arrest of Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green:

Reminding her audience she was previously home office minister, May added: «You can not control immigration overall when there is free movement from Europe... Brexit must mean control of number of people coming to Britain from Europe.»

As prime minister David Cameron works on the finishing touches of his much - awaited speech on Europe and immigration he is under considerable pressure from his backbenchers and some frontbenchers to signal that he is ready to campaign to leave the European Union.

Hansard has the full report of the Speaker's statement on Shadow Immigration Minister Damian Green and subsequent contributions from MPs here.

We have run a strong campaign from the off and with the Prime Minister, the International Development Secretary and the Immigration Minister in the constituency today, as well as dozens of MPs, councillors and activists, today has been a high visibility day.

As the evidence session took place, immigration minister Damian Green was forced to answer an urgent question on the row in the Commons, prompting accusations of cowardice from the home secretary.

Overall savings of # 40m in the last financial year mean the cost of a standard passport can be cut from # 77.50 to # 72.50 from the autumn, Immigration Minister Damian Green said.

During the debate, Nick Clegg claimed the Prime Minister turned down an offer from Germany to give Britain some form of «emergency brake» over immigration in return for the country adopting a soft Brexit.

And as John Rentoul, from his eagle - eyed perch, summarised at the weekend, forty per cent of voters think likely Cameron will return as Prime Minister, forty three per cent believe him to be better at managing the economy, thirty six per cent prefer him to handle immigration and forty two per cent believe he has «the qualities needed in a leader».

He resigned from his post as immigration minister in February 2014 after he discovered that his cleaner was no longer entitled to work in the UK, but rejoined the government five months later as minister for disabled people.

In March, home affairs ministers from the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland met at the German resort of Heiligendamm, where they discussed the key issues of terrorism, integration and illegal immigration, and drugs and organised crime.

Earlier this week Cable praised Sarah Teather's attack against the coalition's immigration and welfare policies, which the former minister cited as reasons for her decision to stand down from parliament at the next election, as «eloquent».

Falconer goes on to praise the emergency brake as «indicative of a prime minister who is aware that there are significant numbers of communities in this country who feel that immigration from the European Union is making their position worse rather than better», and describes changes to child benefit and exclusion from ever closer union rated as «sensible... I don't attack the deal he's done».

The immigration minister was on the front bench for almost the entire debate, so she will have seen the weight of opinion from MPs from all parties.

Lammy told The House: «I will not rest until the Windrush Generation get a public apology from the Prime Minister, until every single individual affected is happy that their immigration status is settled and the Home Office changes the burden of proof to assume that these people are here legally, not illegally.»

The full statement from shadow immigration minister Damian Green following the decision by the CPS he would not face charges.

Mr Green, the shadow immigration minister was arrested following the questioning of a civil servant, Christopher Galley, over leaks emanating from the Home Office.

An Accra High court will today [Friday] hear a case brought against Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery and the Comptroller General of Immigration, Kwame Sakyi by an Indian national who is contesting his deportation from Ghana.

A letter from a former Home Office minister - obtained by the Guardian - shows ministers knew about the wider impact of the so - called «hostile environment» crackdown on illegal immigration in May 2016.

The Conservatives» new immigration minister James Brokenshire had earlier said that Mr Cable was «incorrect» over the seriousness of the figures and also stated that wealthy Britons are «benefiting from immigration».

In the red corner, immigration minister Phil Woolas: an old hand, a veteran of the terrible Retreat from the Gurkhas of» 09, so much a member of the government his arguments are constantly propped up by the weight of experience (or weighed down, if you disagree with him).

Warsi's remarks, which reinforce criticisms made before the weekend by the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, who chaired the cabinet subcommittee on immigration from 2010 to 2015, undermine Rudd's insistence in her statement to the Commons last week on blaming officials for thinking about policy rather than people.

He is then asked about the AV referendum and a possible election pact to fill the seat that was taken away from former immigration minister Phil Woolas.

Polls have tightened in recent weeks as the leave camp has begun to ramp up its warnings that immigration can only be controlled from outside the EU and has made personal attacks on Cameron's character, a message that may appeal to traditional Labour voters who want to punish the prime minister.

Labour's shadow immigration minister David Hanson said: «Theresa May's immigration system lurches from one gimmick to another with little effect.

However, in a slightly ominous sign for the prime minister, Fox said he would rather be free to speak up from the backbench on the issues of the economy, immigration and Europe as these are what matter most to him and his constituents.

O'Connor was appointed Minister for Employment Participation when the Rudd government was elected, and held a number of middle ranked portfolios until taking over from Chris Bowen as Minister for Immigration and Citizenship after the non-challenge to Julia Gillard's in March 2013.

Immigration minister Mark Harper has written to the prime minister to resign from the government after it emerged his cleaner did not have permission to work in the UK.

Mrs May hit back with a quote of her own, from former Labour immigration minister - and current shadow digital minister - Liam Byrne, talking about «flushing out» illegal immigrants.

The immigration bar is up in arms over Minister of Citizenship Immigration, and MultiCulturalism's Jason Kenney's recent announcement that foreign nationals from the Czech Republic and Mexico will now require visas to enimmigration bar is up in arms over Minister of Citizenship Immigration, and MultiCulturalism's Jason Kenney's recent announcement that foreign nationals from the Czech Republic and Mexico will now require visas to enImmigration, and MultiCulturalism's Jason Kenney's recent announcement that foreign nationals from the Czech Republic and Mexico will now require visas to enter Canada.

The controversial bill, passed under the government of Stephen Harper, gives the minister of immigration powers to strip Canadian citizenship from dual citizens convicted of terrorism and sentenced to at least five years in prison.