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The British government’s immigration plans may be long-awaited, but they have not come at a good time.
Preparing chipatis at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara, in Walsall.
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Theresa May is courting ethnic minority support for her Brexit deal with her rhetoric on EU nationals ‘jumping the queue’.
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Civil society groups continue to fight against the creeping demands of the UK’s immigration system.
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Britain’s system of internal immigration enforcement is not working.
Labour’s Diane Abbott and Shami Chakrabarti during a visit to Yarl’s Wood detention centre in February 2018.
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Labour’s immigration plans are progressive, but could still get bogged down in red tape.
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It’s not as simple as just hiring more immigration officers.
A protest outside Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre in 2015.
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New data shows 73 pregnant women were detained for immigration reasons between July 2016 and November 2017.
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The UK government presents itself as a pioneer in tackling modern slavery, but it doesn’t allow victims to remain legally in the UK. Time is apt for the system to be overhauled.
Anti-Brexit protestors have taken to the streets.
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In its Brexit white paper, the UK government proposed a new UK-EU youth mobility scheme. But the details remain vague.
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And it doesn’t involve immigrant bashing. Quite the opposite.
A mural, which Kamil Ahmad, a disabled asylum seeker murdered in Bristol, worked on.
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Two murders of a disabled asylum seeker and a disabled refugee in Bristol showed how precarious life has become for people on the margins.
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While the UK does not indefinitely detain children, there are cases where minors are held – and in extreme cases, separated from their parents.
At the Holocaust Memorial Museum, June 2018.
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It is still unhelpful and hyperbolic to compare the Trump administration with the Nazi regime. But we must be aware of similarities, too.
A protest by EU citizens outsie parliament in 2017.
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Details have been published of how EU citizens in the UK can apply for ‘settled status’ after Brexit. But it may have some teething problems.
Deported and drowned: an Italian memorial in London to those who died on the Arandora Star in 1940.
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During World War II, many Anglo-Italians who had come to the UK as economic migrants, were interned as ‘enemy aliens’ – and some deported.
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New analysis from the Migration Observatory suggests skilled visa could still be refused in the future despite recent moves to exempt doctors and nurses from the cap.
Forced marriage is still common in some cultures, but younger generations reject it.
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Even for those that escape, the stigma of refusing a forced marriage separates young women from their family and community.
A bigger welcome than elsewhere in Europe.
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A new poll suggests there has been a shift in positive opinion towards immigration, which started in 2015.
Prime minister Theresa May attends a Vaisakhi celebration - marked by Sikhs and Hindus.
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A survey of British adults shows they have different views on different Asian groups.
Britain’s new home secretary: Sajid Javid.
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Where to start dismantling the UK’s hostile environment policy on immigration.