"I have never welcomed the weakening of family ties by politics or pressure" - Nelson Mandela.
"He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one" - Japanese proverb.
"Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence." - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
"When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change". - David Cameron.

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Kinross woman’s battle to keep family together.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/kinross-woman-s-battle-to-keep-family-together-1.141704

'A Kinross woman has vowed to fight controversial immigration legislation which threaten to split up her family.

'Elaine Lloyd was stunned to learn that her British-born son Darren’s plans to move home with his South African bride and their three-year-old son could be blocked by Home Office rules.

'As Darren Franklin’s wife Lizette was not born in an EU country she will probably have to return to South Africa after six months, leaving her husband and son Clayton behind.

'Under the legislation, the family could be kept apart until Darren can earn a salary of £24,200 per year. The Migrants’ Rights Network said their plight was far from unique...'
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