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Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal
Nick Beales

Dehumanising rhetoric on immigration shows we have learned nothing from the Windrush Scandal

The government’s long-awaited analysis on the historical roots of the Windrush Scandal has uncovered disturbing parallels to the stance on immigration today, writes Refugee & Migrant Forum of Essex and London’s Nick Beales

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers
Zoe Gardner

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers

Successive Tory governments have failed to learn the lessons about their failures to reduce numbers by reducing migrant workers’ rights

I was abused, bullied and left in limbo as a migrant domestic worker. I’m proud of myself for surviving
Marigold Balquen

I was abused, bullied and left in limbo as a migrant domestic worker. I’m proud of myself for surviving

Friday 5 April marks 12 years since Theresa May’s government revoked the Overseas Domestic Worker visa as part of the hostile environment policy in 2012. Marigold Balquen shares her story

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable
Lord Dubs

I came to the UK after fleeing Nazis. Government hostility towards today’s refugees is inexcusable

‘The system isn’t an accident’: How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment
Theatre

‘The system isn’t an accident’: How a playwright is forcing us to ask questions about the hostile environment

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Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Covid-19

Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity

This is what happens to women who escape sex trafficking in the UK
News

This is what happens to women who escape sex trafficking in the UK

Asylum seekers with an uncertain future are spending Christmas in detention
News

Asylum seekers with an uncertain future are spending Christmas in detention