This month started off with the Sweeping overhaul of the Immigration Act. While I personally believe that it is a neede reform, I maintain that certain aspects of the new law are very bad indeed. Especially changes in obtaining personal information under the Official Information Act is a change for the worst. Officials may now decline to give you that information. In other words, how can you protect yourself when you do not know the allegations, the negative comments or the reason(s) that your application has been declined? Please also refer to my article on the Newspage dated 09/08/07 . 

On 20 August we are advised that there is a fall in new migrants while in an article published on 21 August , only 1 day later, we are advised that the population keeps growing! Please refer to the articles published on the Newspage on those days.