BritCits

Southampton MPs urged to help scrap immigration rule splitting low-paid dads from families.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/10503631.Immigration_rules_bar_low_paid_dads_from_families/

 'IT is one of the proudest and emotionally overwhelming moments of any man’s life – the pleasure of welcoming a firstborn child into the world.

'But Inodeel Naizai faces the agonising prospect of being unable to see his new son or daughter for at least two years due, he claims, to strict immigration laws.

'The Afghan national, who lives in Derby Road, Southampton, is making an impassioned plea for politicians to help reunite his family by scrapping controversial immigration regulations restricting non-EU foreign nationals working in this country from inviting their spouses and partners to join them.

 'The 28-year-old said: “Please help us so we can be a family – she is crying every day and I am crying every day here.

'“Surely British people can understand what it’s like.”

'Mr Naizai arrived in Britain as a teenager in 2002 and works as a shop assistant at a convenience store.

'In December last year he returned to his native city Bagram for an arranged marriage to bride Mariam.

 'Soon after he flew back to England last month his 25-year-old partner rang to tell him she is pregnant.

'But under rules introduced last summer, he must earn at least £18,600 a year – plus a further £3,800 to support the child.

'Mr Naizai, who spends at least £50 a week on international telephone calls to his wife, is on a much lower salary and would have to save for at least two years before flying back home.

'He said she is suffering from depression and added: “The rules are too hard. I couldn’t earn that amount of money even if I was working three jobs.

'“The birth of a child is such an important thing – the husband should be there for the wife.'
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https://twitter.com/donflynnmrn :
Visitor’s bonds "a disaster for families with Indian sub-continent and West Africa says MRN" http://j.mp/12ZuHc9

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https://twitter.com/APPGMigration :
BBC News - Foreign students 'feeling less welcome in UK' http://bbc.in/12c6v4z
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Jewish group offers protection to North London mosques.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/24/jewish-patrol-group-offer_n_3490383.html

Previously - Bradford Muslims protect synagogue :
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/19/bradford-synagogue-muslims_n_2908254.html