Immigration

Report puts migrants at risk, but smashes racist myths

A Tory-commissioned report into immigration is a huge threat to European Union (EU) migrants.

Migration report calls for clampdown—but finds migrants don’t hurt jobs, wages or services

A Tory government-commissioned report has called for migrants to lose some of their rights after Britain leaves the European Union

Survey shows we have to fight for our anti-racist ideas

Despite the racist onslaught from the politicians and the press, a majority of people think immigration has had an overall positive impact on Britain

East London health trust drops racist ID checks after protest

Health campaigners are celebrating after east London’s biggest trust hospitals trust partially backed down over checking patients’ immigration status

EU border force Frontex - now with guns to use on migrants

When the Syrian regime begins its latest bloody assault on its own people, politicians in Europe will be ready to feign sorrow for the victims.

Protest against hostile health practice that targets migrants

Health campaigners plan to protest outside the annual general meeting of Barts Health NHS Trust on Wednesday of next week.

New court date for Tommy Robinson retrial - join anti-racist protest on 27 September

28 August 2018
Nazi Tommy Robinson’s retrial has been moved back to Thursday 27 September.

Australia’s PM toppled as Tory government gets desperate

25 August 2018
The Tories are tearing themselves apart in the face of a looming wipeout at the next general election. But they are likely to move even further right.

Refugees storm border fence in effort to reach Spain

22 August 2018
At least 100 refugees stormed a border fence in Morocco on Wednesday. It is the latest successful attempt by refugees to force their way into the Spanish-controlled territory of Ceuta in North Africa.

Rulers spout racism—it’s time for resistance

21 August 2018
Every week politicians find new ways to wage war on migrants. And they are openly using language designed to encourage racism and violence.

How Britain’s cruel asylum system deprives refugees

03 August 2018
Some 300 refugees in Glasgow were threatened with eviction last week after ‘failing’ their asylum applications. Tomáš Tengely-Evans explores the grim reality of Britain’s asylum rules

Hundreds of asylum seekers threatened with homelessness in Glasgow

30 July 2018
Hundreds of asylum seeker families face being thrown onto the streets of Glasgow by the Tories’ racist immigration laws.

Tory NHS racism exposed by health workers

24 July 2018
NHS workers are handing back medals they won for fighting the Ebola crisis in west Africa.

Dangers in Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘Build it in Britain’ speech

24 July 2018
Jeremy Corbyn launched Labour’s “Build it in Britain” strategy on Tuesday.

Support for migrants is on the increase, survey shows

12 July 2018
A growing number of people think that immigration has had a positive impact on British society.

European Union leaders unveil new plan to lock out refugees

03 July 2018
The European Union (EU) told rescue boats to let refugees drown in the Mediterranean last week.

New York socialist vote shakes up the right wing

03 July 2018
The victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a US Democratic Party internal election last week reflects a mood to resist Trump, writes Alistair Farrow

Protests erupt to challenge Trump’s racist border laws

01 July 2018
Protests gripped towns and cities across the US on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people demanded an end to Donald Trump’s brutal border policies. Some 700 demonstrations were recorded.

After protests, Trump retreats, but bitter attacks on migrants continue

22 June 2018
Trump says he has ended the policy of separating children and parents at the US-Mexico border, but children may still be detained indefinitely with their parents