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LONDON: A plan to
restrict the entry of foreign students into
shops to combat rampant shop-lifting and theft in Britain's south-western coastal city of Plymouth has sparked an
outrage, with residents and
immigrants branding it as "
racist". The plan, mentioned in a public document of the Plymouth City Council, was put forth by Clint Jones, manager of the Plymouth City Centre Company (PCCC). It provoked scorn and a welter of protest from people across Britain who branded it as 'racist and ridiculous'. The plan envisaged 'special stickers' in shops restricting the entry of students at any one time. "Over the past five years we have seen in Plymouth, especially the city centre area, a large influx of foreign students.
Feedback received from retailers has been that they have experienced an increase in shoplifting and anti-social behaviour from foreign students, incurring large financial losses," the plan states. Leaders in Plymouth today apologized following an uproar over the plan to prevent shop-lifting and theft by restricting the number of foreign students.
