Archive for 23/04/2008
Migrant InfoSource- “Re-migration” reportA new report from IPPR Shall We Stay or Shall We Go? Re-migration trends among Britain’s immigrants In this report ippr sets out to quantify and analyse re-migration from the United Kingdom, and to understand what motivates immigrants to leave. The phenomenon of re-migration – in other words the emigration of immigrants – has not, on the [. […]
- No bias in housing allocation to migrantsThe vast majority of people who live in social housing in Britain were born in the UK, according to a research study published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The study found that less than two per cent of all social housing residents are people who have moved to Britain in the last five years [...]
- Migrants’ Rights Network newsletterIn June’s newsletter: (1) Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill hits the Commons amid protests (2) MRN releases Irregular Migration report in Parliament on 2nd June (3) Immigration statistics show drop in A8 nationals coming to UK (4) Court decision on the right of asylum seekers to work in the UK (5) Concern about the tone [...]
- Migration policy, racism and inequality in Scotland“It strikes me that too often we seek comfort in a Scottish consensus that we are all Jock Tamsons’s bairns – citizens of a fair and equal nation. We like to think we are free of racism and other inequalities because we prefer that to the truth. In order to live up to our own [...]
- Worker Registration Scheme extended for 2 yearsDespite evidence that the Worker Registration Scheme leads to violations of human rights, putting vulnerable workers at more risk of exploitation and abuse, the UK Government has decided to extend the scheme for a further two years. In a press release issued today, Border and Immigration Minister Phil Woolas was “delighted to announce keeping in place […]
- Worker Registration Scheme: ‘abuse of human rights’More questions, more calls for it’s abolition, but no answers yet on the WRS The MP for Glasgow South West has submitted a written question as to the future of the WRS, on behalf of a Glasgow Polish residents association. We await a response from the Minister. Meanwhile, the Lords have been asking questions, amid evidence that [...]
- Door Step refugee advice project now onlineDoor Step Equal Access is a unique multimedia project with a participative approach to the development and delivery of information, advice and support services. Paula’s Story is a short drama researched, written, acted in and filmed by the five refugees who took part in the Door Step project in Glasgow, Scotland. It tells the story of [...]
- End of the Worker Registration Scheme?About 10 months ago I wrote a post on the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS), speculating on it’s planned demise come May 1st 2009. As May Day approaches, that old post has been getting more and more hits; presumably people are searching the web trying to find out if the WRS really is about to end. Is [...]
- Research: Migrant impact on UK jobs and wages negligibleThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a new study suggesting that European migration since EU expansion in 2004 has had no negative impact on either UK employment levels or wages – in fact there may have been a small positive impact. The Economic Impacts of Migration on the UK Labour Market study is [...]
- Migrant’ Rights Network newsletter, Feb 09The Migrants Rights Network is working for a rights-based approach to migration, with migrants as full partners in developing the policies and procedures which affect life in the UK. Migrants Rights News aims to inform our members and other groups working on migration issues about regional and national policy developments, campaign news, recent research and […]
- “Re-migration” report
