TITLE

HEAVY HAND OF THE STATE

AUTHOR(S)

Stevens, Simon

PUB. DATE

July 2007

SOURCE

Community Care;7/12/2007, Issue 1681, p10

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Editorial

ABSTRACT

The author comments on the restrictions of the British government on immigrants working as personal assistants (PAs). He denounces the rule of the Home Office requiring immigrant PAs to sell their properties and move into a special accommodation to speed up their citizenship application. He notes that the government policy on asylum and immigration resembles that of Germany's in the 1930s. He urges the government to create positive immigration policy to promote good personal assistance in which social care depends on.

ACCESSION #

26099013

Tags: EDITORIALS;  FOREIGN workers;  PERSONAL assistants;  PUBLIC welfare;  EMIGRATION & immigration law

 

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