The UK has one of the lowest rates of asylum applications in Europe
In 2021, there were just eight asylum applicants for every 10,000 people resident in Britain.
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Navigate the complex landscape of immigration with our comprehensive collection of articles, offering insightful analysis, diverse perspectives, and up-to-date coverage on policies, debates, and the human stories that shape this global phenomenon.
What does a real refugee look like?
Right-wingers love to complain about asylum seekers being young men.
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Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left bloc wins a slim majority in Denmark elections
Yet a close election and a shifting political landscape, isn't likely to change the country's anti-immigration policies.
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Splitting up the Home Office is the only way to make it fit for purpose
The Home Office is a byword for either cruelty or incompetence – or both.
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Child asylum seekers are caught between the Home Office and cash-strapped councils
Already subject to invasive assessments, minors may now be at risk of deportation to Rwanda.
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Tory MPs know what is driving dangerous migrant Channel crossings – they just don’t want to confront it
The fact is Britain will always be an attractive destination for migrants and irregular boat crossings are the only way…
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Rishi Sunak has made a dangerous bargain with the populist right
The Prime Minister’s quest to restore prosperity will be undermined by his stance on Brexit and immigration.
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Rishi Sunak doesn’t “owe” anything to this country just because he has immigrant roots
His words imply British ethnic minorities are in debt to the country.
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Suella Braverman’s India debacle proves the contradictions of Brexit
You can’t restrict immigration without damaging trade deals.
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Suella Braverman dreams of a flight to Rwanda because it could never come true
The UN has suggested the government deportation plan is illegal – and it’s being challenged in the High Court.
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EU migration has plummeted since Brexit
Since the 2016 EU referendum, European migration to the UK has fallen by 72 per cent.
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Quietly, our Brexit government is learning to love immigration – just not migrants
More people are coming to the UK than before the EU referendum, and ministers are filling jobs with foreign workers.
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Rishi Sunak’s rightwards dash has destroyed what reputation he had left
The former chancellor could have fought an honourable campaign. Instead he’s led an illiberal arms race.
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How the Home Office detained thousands of potential trafficking victims
Even when people are referred to the UK’s modern slavery framework, they may still be held.
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Police report hundreds of crime victims a month to immigration service
Victims of child abuse and domestic violence face possible deportation, as revealed in data seen by the New Statesman.
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Back in Time for Birmingham tells the story of immigration in postwar Britain
For all its banalities, the BBC’s warm-hearted recreation of the lives of previous generations of British Asians is welcome, even…
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“No justification” for suspending rights of migrant abuse victims, peers say
Article 59 of the Istanbul Convention insists no woman should have to remain in an abusive relationship to keep residency.…
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Sending refugees to Rwanda doesn’t even make economic sense
Deportation costs seven times what it would to process migrants in the UK.
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Will our “war on nature” ever end?
Fifty years after the Stockholm environment conference, research shows protecting nature is vital to save human lives and livelihoods.
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The new visa route for graduates is a con
How can it be portrayed as pro-immigration when it doesn’t recognise universities in Africa?
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