David Howarth: ID cards are bad news for Cambridge

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David Howarth: ID cards are bad news for Cambridge

By Helen Duffett | Sat 29th November 2008 - 1:10 pm

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From this week, the Home Office has announced, compulsory ID cards will be issued to foreign nationals including students and those granted a visa because they are married to a British Citizen.

Liberal Democrat MP for Cambridge David Howarth has pointed out the ID card scheme’s implications for the University city:

I am worried about the effect of this move on the economy of Cambridge, which relies on a stream of highly-qualified scientists, engineers and academics from all over the world.

Treating highly-qualified people as potential criminals rather than as welcome guests is not going to put us at the top of their list of places to go to use their talents.

Read the full story at Cambridge News.

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One Comment

Tim Leunig 29th Nov '08 - 1:20pm

I feel the same way: this sort of thing threatens all of our universities.
Tim Leunig (LSE Faculty)

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