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British Immigration Minister Damian Green: Passengers

British Parliamentary Committee Hearing Dept: Witnesses at a British parliamentary committee hearing on Tuesday offered a variety of reasons for the long waits some arriving passengers endure at immigration checks at London s Heathrow airport, according to The Star. British immigration minister Damian Green said border agents were sometimes overwhelmed when planes arrive with more passengers than expected and lONDON Blame the government. Blame airline schedules. Blame the wind. Recent reports of people standing in line for two hours or more at Heathrow airport, the nation s busiest airport, have raised concerns not only about management but about the country s image. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.