Ruth Grove-White* Today’s (28.11) speech from the Prime Minister has made a pitch for a new tough approach on EU migrant access to welfare, but it has taken us further away from the evidence-based debate on immigration that we need. Read full story here. David Cameron’s speech on EU migration, delivered earlier Friday, was
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Migrants’ Rights Network: £18,600 income requirement – pricing UK workers out of a family life
Ruth Grove-White* New research by MRN shows the uneven impacts of the minimum income requirement across the UK, and calls for change towards a fairer system for family migration. A few weeks ago, we were contacted by a lady called Margaret, who lives in South Wales. Margaret has worked for the past decade as a
Read on »Migrant Rights’ Network: Campaign for the Right to Family life – next steps
By Ruth Grove-White Those affected and campaigning against the new rules on family migration will know that we are fast-approaching their 1-year anniversary on 9 July. Over the next couple of months there is plenty that you will be able to do to raise awareness and ask the Government to think again. See original story
Read on »Migrants’ Rights Network: Viral migrant-bashing
Comment: This blog entry by Ruth Grove-White of the Migrants’ Rights Network, reminds me of the same arguments that anti-immigration groups use in Finland. _________________ By Ruth Grove-White Chain emails spreading misinformation about migrants have been circulating far and wide – so what’s the secret of their long-life and how can we respond? I
Read on »Migrants’ Rights Network: The battle on family migration will be a long one, but we can win
By Ruth Grove-White Every now and again there are changes to the immigration rules which even writers for the Daily Mail voice their objections to. The new rules on family migration to the UK, which came into force on Monday, represent a major assault on family life for Brits and migrants alike. Campaigners now need to
Read on »Finland also locks up asylum seeker children
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- A child in the Joutseno Immigration Removal Center.
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