Immigration
EU migrants slam the racist right wing Tories’ new plan to divide us
12 September 2017Government documents leaked last week revealed the scale of the Tories’ planned clampdown on European Union migrants living in Britain. Migrants spoke to Dave Sewell about what the changes would mean—and how to take on the Tories’ racist scapegoating
Bosses, not migrants, push down wages—unions must defend freedom of movement
10 September 2017Delegates at the TUC union federation conference considered trade unions’ response to Brexit yesterday, Sunday—and came up with a confused position.
Tories’ immigration proposals need strong anti-racist response
06 September 2017The government is plotting vicious new restrictions on the rights of migrants to Britain from European Union (EU) countries, a leaked document suggests
Thousands of protesters in Rome defend refugees after police attacks
29 August 2017Thousands of people marched through Rome last Saturday in protest at police violence against refugees.
Theresa May's racist scapegoating crashes into the reality of migration
25 August 2017Official figures released in the last few days have underlined how the debate about migration is rooted in scaremongering and lies.
Donald Trump backs Republican senators’ plan to slash legal immigration in half
08 August 2017Racist, sexist US president Donald Trump stepped up his assault on ordinary people last week
New group demands Labour back freedom of movement
07 August 2017Labour activists, MPs and some trade union leaders have launched a campaign to “defend and extend” freedom of movement for migrants into Britain.
Tory Brexit plan will make migrants more vulnerable
01 August 2017The free movement of people between Britain and the European Union (EU) is set to end with Brexit in March 2019, the Tories have decided.
Trump’s racist Muslim ban is back on
27 June 2017Donald Trump’s racist Muslim Ban was given the green light by a unanimous vote of the US Supreme Court judges on Monday.
Mobilise against racism after new refugee deaths
06 June 2017After a new refugee tragedy underlined the urgent need to challenge racist immigration laws, anti-racists are preparing to protest straight after the general election on Thursday.
Migrant workers say—‘Don't blame us for low pay’
06 June 2017Politicians across the spectrum, from the Tories to Labour, accept the myth that migrants are to blame for lower wages. But striking migrant workers are pushing wages up
The death toll of the border grows
06 June 2017Days before the election Britain’s border controls killed again. Kim, a Vietnamese refugee, killed himself in a French hospital last Wednesday.
Theresa May shows Tory desperation with attack on migrant workers
31 May 2017Theresa May responded to her crumbling lead in the polls by returning to what she knows best. This morning, Wednesday, she lashed out at immigrant workers.
Tory wreckers manifesto is only for the rich
23 May 2017Theresa May tried to pitch her manifesto as progressive with false promises on the NHS and schools. Nick Clark unpicks the attacks that they’re planning
Bring down the borders - and don’t capitulate to Tory racism on immigration
09 May 2017Theresa May this week reaffirmed her vow to cut net immigration by two thirds, to below 100,000 a year. That target eluded her as home secretary—despite law after law and raid after raid to create a “hostile environment” for migrants.
Iraqi family speaks out: ‘The way government treats refugees fuels racism’
02 May 2017A family of Iraqi refugees has compared their intimidation by racists on the streets to that by the Home Office.
Hospitals - Tories’ racist message to migrants is, keep out
02 May 2017One hospital is giving out leaflets telling patients without the right papers to pay up or risk being kicked out of Britain. Dave Sewell continues our investigation into the racist clampdown in the NHS
Fight to keep racism out of the election
25 April 2017Theresa May is using anti-migrant feeling as a way to divide opposition to her government and to try and win votes.
Racist rules refuse NHS care to thousands of people due to their immigration status
18 April 2017Cruel immigration checks are putting vulnerable people off seeking the health care they need, writes Dave Sewell
Solidarity with refugees after Dunkirk fire
11 April 2017A refugee camp near Dunkirk in northern France burned down on Monday. Some 1,500 people are now in desperate conditions and fearing deportation.
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