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Tag: Immigration

What we should know but aren’t told: A brief reminder of the UK’s continuing ‘hostile environment’

Posted on 19th November 202019th November 2020 by Geeta Wedderburn

The Hostile Environment policy still stands to enforce systematic socio-economic immobilisation for refugees to this day. Geeta Wedderburn sets out some of the hurdles faced when seeking asylum.

Words have consequences: the sooner the Government realises this the better

Posted on 26th October 2020 by Marcus Lindley

On 7th September, a man, brandishing a large knife, stormed the London immigration law firm – Duncan Lewis – with the intention of taking a solicitor hostage. Police said that Cavan Medlock’s weapon of choice […]

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New Caledonia rejects independence from French colonial rule once more

Posted on 18th October 202015th October 2020 by Basia Jankowiak

On the 4th October, New Caledonians faced the independence referendum in which they had the possibility to decide whether they would still prefer to be a part of France or be able to manage the […]

Priti Patel’s “Firm But Fair” Asylum System Ships Refugees Off to Remote Islands

Posted on 9th October 202013th October 2020 by Clarissa Leung

Pierre-Henri Dumont, a French politician from Calais, responded to Priti Patel’s request for French interception of migrant boats attempting to cross the English Channel from Calais. Dumont stated, “Now every day they can see the […]

When the Water is Safer than the Land: Voyeurism and the Fantasy Migrant Crisis

Posted on 21st September 202021st September 2020 by Ruby Wait-Weguelin

The cyclical nature of migrant moral panic has once again reared its ugly head – this time the script was seemingly straight out of Black Mirror season 6. In their coverage of events, BBC and […]

“If you want to work like a slave there’s work, otherwise, you’re out”: The invisible migrant workforce behind Europe’s vegetables

Posted on 7th May 20207th May 2020 by Alex Rimmer

The Almeria province in Spain produces around 3.5 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables per year, with over half of this being exported. The region has been branded ‘sea of plastic’ due to the abundance […]

Windrush Scandal Review Reveals Home Office Ignorance

Posted on 3rd April 20203rd April 2020 by Ruby Fatimilehin

The highly anticipated Windrush Lessons Learned Review has condemned the Home Office’s treatment of migrants, referring primarily to the Windrush scandal. The review highlights the “profound institutional failure” which caused people who came to the […]

Leeds Student Action For Refugees Protests Outside Morton Hall

Posted on 15th March 202022nd May 2020 by Amy Ramswell

Last Saturday, Leeds Student Action for Refugees campaigners convened at Morton Hall Detention Centre to protest against the facility.  Behind the grey, barbed wire topped fences are up to 392 detained people. Some of these […]

The Search for Autenticidad: Jeanine Cummins’ Controversial Novel American Dirt

Posted on 7th February 20207th February 2020 by Anna Dymond

When Oprah announced that the new pick for her book club was American Dirt, the third novel by Jeanine Cummins, I doubt she predicted the controversy that would arise. The novel narrates the tale of […]

Immigration Is An Asset to The UK

Posted on 2nd December 20193rd December 2019 by Kerry Pearson

It goes without saying that immigration is the current hot topic in international discourse. An increasing political focus on immigration has allowed politicians like Donald Trump and Viktor Orban to use immigrants as scapegoats, painting […]

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Donald?

Posted on 18th January 201926th March 2019 by Jack Walker

The United States government today entered its twenty-seventh day of a partial shutdown in what is now the second-longest shutdown its history. 800,000 government employees have gone without pay, with some such as airport security […]

Liberals, We Need to Talk About Immigration

Posted on 9th November 201826th March 2019 by Andrew Morris

Writing about immigration fills me with feelings of trepidation. I am acutely aware that poking your head outside the echo-chamber is dangerous, with the potential for one’s liberal card to be revoked in quick order. […]

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