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UK Probe Finds 6K Illegals in Security Jobs

Home Office takes heat over 11K total given clearance

By Zach Samalin, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2007 2:07 PM CST

(Newser) – UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith came under fire today after an investigation revealed that as many as 11,000 illegal immigrants are employed in or have been cleared for security jobs, including one man who guarded the PM's car. Of those workers, 6,653 were... Read full story »

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