Tag: immigration

Opinion: Undocumented Migrants Must Be Given Access to Healthcare and Welfare
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, healthcare and welfare provision must be made available to everyone, regardless of their immigration status, argues Benjamin Morgan.
Radical Compassion? Why the West Midlands Needs to Know About Liam Byrne’s Record on Immigration
Liam Byrne's campaign to become Labour's mayoral candidate in the West Midlands pledges 'radical compassion', but his record on immigration and asylum suggests otherwise, writes Charles Garry.
Hostile Environment: Maya Goodfellow on Race and Migration
James Butler is joined by Maya Goodfellow to discuss the history and politics of migration in the UK.
GE2019: This Election, Labour Should Lead the Way in Defending Immigration
If Labour can debunk the idea that we need austerity, it should be able to challenge anti-migrant policies. Instead of taking lessons from the Tories on immigration, Labour should be principled in making the case for free movement, argues Ana Oppenheim.
Essex Lorry Deaths: Now We Know What Happened, We Must Start a Radical Conversation on Immigration
All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex last month have now been identified. As the final details of the tragedy emerge, Calais volunteer Abby Meadows argues we must insist on a radical conversation about migration - about how we treat people trying to enter the UK or in the country 'illegally', regardless of whether society considers them refugees or economic migrants.
British Solidarity With Rojava Must Start at Home, With an End to the Hostile Environment
European states won't challenge Erdogan's attack on Rojava because of the power Turkey has as the EU's south-eastern border wall. To show solidarity with the Kurdish-led democracy revolution, we need to challenge the hostile environment at home, argues Fanny Malinen.
Two Years On, NHS Hospitals Are Still Demanding Some Patients Pay Upfront for Life Saving Treatment
Hostile environment policies have been widely condemned as racist and brutal, with the upfront charging of migrants - including people with cancer and pregnant women - at NHS hospitals considered one of the gravest injustices of all. Yet two years after the policy was introduced, and despite the Windrush scandal, vulnerable people are still dying after having been denied life saving treatment, writes medical student Izzi Whelan.
Power Beyond Borders: Climate Activists Target the Hostile Environment
Inside the climate camp where people within the environmental justice movement are learning to work together with activists on the frontline of fighting for migrants’ rights.
State Neglect and Police Violence: The Forgotten Refugee Crisis in Calais and Dunkirk
In northern France hundreds of refugees are being neglected by the state, abused by the police and exploited by smugglers. With large charities refusing to get involved and journalists staying away, grassroots groups are still trying to plug the aid gap. But volunteers say there is only so much they can do without adequate resources – and when the only real solutions are political.
Yes, Migration IS a Class Issue.

With Bernie Sanders coming out against open borders, and Labour reaffirming their commitment to ending freedom of movement last week, you might well be wondering if along with pastels and culottes, socialism in one country is back.
Privatisation Is Creating Unfair Access to Immigration Services
The government recently outsourced visa application centres to private company Sopra Steria. Inconsistencies in the service – which is free in some parts of the country and not in others – and inadequate customer care highlight the dangers of privatising a vital public service.
A Day in the Life of a Marxist Immigration Barrister

An anonymous immigration barrister describes a typical day at work, the uphill battle of dismantling the British imperial border and why theirs is a job that really shouldn’t exist.

No, Labour Hasn’t Always Been an Anti-Racist Party
In recent weeks, many on the Labour right have suggested the party has always been anti-racist, but that under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership this has changed. Aaron Bastani takes a look at the history of New Labour and argues this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Dinghies, Warships and Windrush: the Politics of Migration in 2019

In December 114 people attempted to cross the channel, that compares to 6,912 people who attempted to cross the Mediterranean in the same month. So why all the fuss? Michael is joined by Omar Khan and Dalia Gebrial to discuss the UK’s warped view of migration, and why, only months after the Windrush scandal, the […]
Stansted 15: Activists Who Stopped Deportation Charter Flight Convicted of Terror-Related Charges
In an exclusive interview with Novara Media, activists who took direct action to prevent 60 people being deported to Nigeria and Ghana speak out about why they stopped the plane and what it was like to spend nine weeks on trial charged with an offence created in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing.
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.
5 Reasons We Don’t Need Detention Centres
Detention centres seem inevitable. In reality, they are an invention of an inhumane immigration system. Here's five reasons we don't need them.
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.

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