Only ten EU criminals turned away since 2004

Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

Only ten criminals from the EU have been refused entry to Britain since 2004 to protect the public, it emerged last night.

Last year, the number turned away by border guards because of a criminal past was only two.

This is despite the huge influx of citizens from former communist states such as Poland, who police say are straining resources.

Thousands of convicts have been able to enter because the Government was unaware of their background or was bound by EU regulations. The news led to demands for a review of the rules last night.
In London, where one in five crimes is committed by a foreigner, EU states make up six of the top 12 nationalities on the list of nations with the most offenders.

Many will have already offended in their homeland, as fewer than half of offences are committed by first-time criminals.

The regime forced upon Britain by the EU is in contrast to that in the U.S., where even an arrest is grounds for refusal of a visa and a criminal conviction can lead to a lifetime ban.

The Home Office said: "EU nationals are entitled to move freely throughout the EU, except where their exclusion is justified on the grounds of public policy, public security or public health. EU nationals are checked against the immigration database on a risk assessed basis."

Tags: EU, Eurabia, Crime, Illegal Migrants, Cool Britannia, Migration, New Labour

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