Tag: migrants

The Global Refugee Crisis is at Our Shores, and We Need to Take It Seriously
As Sajid Javid calls migrants crossing the Channel a "major incident", it’s easy for the left to want to dismiss his reaction as hyperbolic. But with thousands risking death to reach Europe each year this clearly is a crisis-level situation, and we must be making bold arguments for how the global response should be reconfigured.
“Our queerness never dies”: The Battle Against Far-Right Violence in Greece
The murder of prominent LGBTQI+ activist Zak Kostopoulos in September has reignited fears that the battle against far-right violence is being lost. Alex King takes a look at what the response to recent murders in Greece can teach those confronting fascism across Europe.
Why Migrant and BAME Groups Are Protesting the IHRA’s Definition of Anti-Semitism
Over eighty groups representing migrants and BAME communities (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) have signed a letter urging Labour to not adopt the full IHRA definition of anti-semitism for fear it will silence critique of Israel.
The NHS Should Be for Everyone – And That Includes Migrants
On the 70th birthday of the NHS, Dr Joanna Dobbin argues the government’s quiet scrapping of visa restrictions for overseas doctors while denying free healthcare to patients from abroad shows how our health service is only international when it suits the Home Office.
Doctors Send Spoof ‘Go Home’ Van Around Westminster to Protest the Hostile Environment
Doctors, nurses and midwives gathered outside the home office to demonstrate against the Tories’ attempts to force NHS workers to carry out immigration enforcement duties, as part of an action by charity Doctors of the World, which helps migrants denied access to healthcare.
Yarl’s Wood Hunger Strike: 120 Detainees Refuse Food in Protest Against Home Office
Demands include an end to indefinite detention and charter flights, an amnesty for people who have been in the country for more than ten years and for those who arrived as children, decent food, better access to healthcare, and that LGBT asylum-seekers are believed and treated with respect.
Solidarity Can Melt Ice: Students and Migrants Occupy a French Château
As temperatures plummeted across France, students in Nantes occupied an art school to provide shelter for migrant rough-sleepers. The occupation moved to a university-owned château and has so far avoided eviction, despite threats.
Surround Yarl’s Wood: We Must Keep On Demanding an End to Immigration Detention
We went to the 12th surround Yarl's Wood demonstration outside the immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire. But despite a recent abuse scandal, an increase in detention deaths, and a charter flight the day before, the turnout was small and the mood different to past protests.
The Bitter Fruit of Andalucia

Visible from space, the vast concentration of plastic greenhouses in Almeria supply more than half of Europe’s fruit and vegetables. An economic boom in this previously poor region of Andalucia has come at the expense of the African migrants who work in these greenhouses, under slave-like conditions. Approximately 200 workers live there during peak season. […]

Sugar-Coating Fascism: Defend Europe and the Changing Face of the Far Right
Defend Europe may have failed in their attempt to obstruct migrant rescues in the Mediterranean last week, but their actions must be recognised as part of a dangerous shift in the far-right’s tactics.
3 Reasons to Retract Your Child’s Nationality Data From the School Census
Over the weekend, a number of adverts appeared at bus stops and on tube lines across London calling for a boycott of the school census. Here are three reasons to retract your child’s nationality data from the census by 18 May.
The Casey Review Into Integration is About Humiliating Migrants, Not Unifying Society
A government-backed review into how to fix a divided society recommends making immigrants swear an 'integration oath' and placing more focus on British history in schools. Enda O'Riordan argues that it is unclear how this is anything other than a show of force, designed to humiliate, and ultimately likely to alienate, ethnic minorities.
London Councils Are Failing Migrants Under Section 17
New information obtained through Freedom of Information requests by Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth reveals the devastating inadequacy of housing support provided by London councils, particularly for migrant families.
Calais Migrant Camp: The State So Far
Calais's migrant camp is under attack. The French and British states have been failing the people living there for years, so why is this happening now?
4 Reasons to Resist the New Immigration Duty in the School Census
Schools are now being used to investigate 'education tourism' as part of the government's campaign to create a hostile environment for migrants. Against Borders for Children believes we can work together to resist the plans.
Treat, Don’t Police! Fighting the Immigration Act in the NHS
The Byron raids highlighted the extent to which companies are complicit in immigration enforcement, but the government's pursuit of a 'hostile environment' for undocumented migrants is asking NHS workers to police patients.
The Byron Raids Show the Complicity of an Industry Built on Migrant Labour
The hospitality sector is built on both migrant labour and the precise management of staff and resources. A closer look at the sector reveals the level of planning that must have gone into the Byron immigration raids.
EU Citizen? Check Your Immigration Status

The UK's vote to leave the EU has left many EU migrants unsure of their rights and status both before and after Britain makes its exit. Here's a useful guide.