UK Immigration
Total 48 Posts
Stop treating asylum seekers as if they are someone else’s problem.
3 min read
Following the reporting in the Telegraph of the French Navy failing to provide assistance to a refugee boat in distress in the English Channel, Dan Sohege shares his view about the way France and the UK treat asylum seekers like a nasty game of pass the parcel.
The UK immigration system is broken – Coronavirus and Brexit will make it even worse.
4 min read
This is a system that will likely become even worse given the impact of Brexit and the backlog of cases created by the pandemic.
The ‘first safe country’ myth.
5 min read
With protests taking place against asylum seekers, and being the eternal optimist that I am, let’s try and fully address this whole thing about “first safe country” and why it has no basis in either law or reality, along with a couple of other things.
I have been watching desperate people seek protection in Europe for 20 years – It’s time the narrative, and policies, changed.
5 min read
Talk of an ‘invasion’ is exactly what prevents meaningful action.
How the coronavirus pandemic may be shaping our feelings about people crossing the Channel in small boats.
4 min read
At times of economic crisis, our feelings towards migrants can become hardened.
The need for a physical proof of our immigration status.
3 min read
After 31 December, EU citizens will become the only group of foreign residents in the UK with a digital-only immigration status and no backup option of physical proof.
Why are more small boats crossing the English Channel – and why are border forces struggling to stop them?
5 min read
With normal routes disrupted by the pandemic, more people are driven to dangerous tactics.