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.
New data shows 73 pregnant women were detained for immigration reasons between July 2016 and November 2017.
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.
In its Brexit white paper, the UK government proposed a new UK-EU youth mobility scheme. But the details remain vague.
And it doesn't involve immigrant bashing. Quite the opposite.
Two murders of a disabled asylum seeker and a disabled refugee in Bristol showed how precarious life has become for people on the margins.
While the UK does not indefinitely detain children, there are cases where minors are held – and in extreme cases, separated from their parents.
It is still unhelpful and hyperbolic to compare the Trump administration with the Nazi regime. But we must be aware of similarities, too.
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.
During World War II, many Anglo-Italians who had come to the UK as economic migrants, were interned as 'enemy aliens' – and some deported.
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.
Even for those that escape, the stigma of refusing a forced marriage separates young women from their family and community.
A new poll suggests there has been a shift in positive opinion towards immigration, which started in 2015.
A survey of British adults shows they have different views on different Asian groups.
Where to start dismantling the UK's hostile environment policy on immigration.
A culture of disbelief for asylum seekers is endemic in the British immigration system.
Home Office deportation targets reduce complex human stories to statistics.
An immigration law expert on what it's like to navigate the UK's hostile environment.
When freedom of movement is revoked, legal migrants are suddenly asked to prove they have the right to reside.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Immigration Politics and Policy, University of Sussex
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Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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PhD Candidate, The Open University
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Reader in International Migration and Forced Displacement and Deputy Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Visiting Senior Research Fellow, King's College London
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Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy, The Open University
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Lecturer in Jewish Studies and Contemporary Biblical Cultures, University of Exeter
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PhD candidate, Kent Law School, University of Kent
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Lecturer in Quantitative Research Methods, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Criminology, Birkbeck, University of London
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Doctoral Researcher in Political Science, Royal Holloway
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University Teacher in History, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Research associate, University of Exeter
