Unfortunately potential solutions to Trump’s ban are few. Refugee agencies cannot force the US to take refugees and so they will need to find sanctuary elsewhere.
‘Venice Inflatable Refugee’, an artist’s project displayed in Venice in 2016.
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Alternative models to host asylum seekers have proved their efficiency. Venice has been a sanctuary city for years and with the right policies, it could be reproduced.
Teenage migrants arrive in the UK, seeking safety and yet are surrounded by a new society’s suspicion.
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Labour force data actually shows that, after an initial period of relatively high unemployment, employment rates among migrant communities eventually reach parity with the rest of the population.
Not easy to report ill health if you’re going to get a knock at the door from officials.
Passing on health information of ‘migrants’ seeking help goes against doctor-patient confidentiality and also poses a public health risk. A doctor spells out her concerns.
You know, that doesn’t quite say what I meant it to.
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The Berlin terror attack at the end of 2016 will have major political implications for Germany’s elections this year and an uneasy European Union, writes a German studies scholar.
South Africa and Zimbabwe have made significant strides to roll out antiretrovirals. But the regional expansion of treatment programmes still needs work.
Better living conditions in Greece would encourage more migrants to stay.
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A public health researcher and advocate explains how immigration raids can impact mental and physical health, and trigger a breakdown of trust and safety in communities across the US.
Lettuce farmers from Oaxaca working in Mexico City.
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US elections surfaced fears of Mexicans crossing into the US. But their numbers are actually in decline. Why are they choosing to stay in Mexico? Two migration experts went there to find out.
A migrant walks past the fence which secures the approach to the city in Calais, France.
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Europe has resorted to more severe measure to keep migrants out. But this is not sustainable. The root causes of migration need to be properly addressed.
A police officer escorts migrants from a train at Hyllie station outside Malmo.
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Vast numbers of people who migrate in search of a better life end up living in marginal conditions that put their health at risk. But individual lifestyle is also an important factor.
A Red Cross rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea.
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How can we possibly know how many millions of people are living in the U.S. illegally? Demographers have actually refined a simple formula that’s worked pretty well since the 1970s.
Happy and healthy are not mutually exclusive.
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham