Category - migration

ONS population figures thwart anti-migrant propagandists

staff writers — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:04:29 +0100

Overall UK migration levels (the numbers of people arriving minus those leaving) have fallen by 44 per cent to 118,000, says to the latest report from the Office for National Statistics.

Churches must respond to 'threefold crisis' anti-racism conference says

staff writers — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:23:52 +0100

"We believe that this is a moment where we are invited by God to commit ourselves to be instruments of change in the church and the wider society," participants in an international conference on "Churches against Racism" have said

Bible is "ultimate immigration handbook", says WCC chief

staff writers — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:16:00 +0100

Against the backdrop of a sharp rise in anti-migrant rhetoric, the general secretary of the World Council of Churches has said the Bible is the "ultimate immigration handbook" and that Christians should stand with the oppressed.

US churches seek action from Obama on immigration justice

staff writers — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:06:07 +0100

A Christian denomination and a major migration service in the US have expressed deep concern over the damage to communities and families by recent immigration raids, detention and other enforcement actions. They want action for justice.

Welcoming strangers as citizens

Press Office — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:13:38 +0100

Backing the 4 May 2009 'day of action' calling for undocumented migrants in the UK to have the opportunity to become citizens, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekkle

Government defeat on Gurkhas raises wider questions about rights

staff writers — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:04:16 +0100

The government suffered a humiliating defeat as MPs backed a resolution calling for former Gurkhas to be allowed to settle in the UK without restriction, raising further questions about rights for soldiers and unjust immigration policies.

US Christian leaders take robust pro-immigrant stand

staff writers — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:29:41 +0100

Two leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are calling on Americans, and Christians in particular, to “welcome the stranger,” making a strong case for progressive immigration reform in a new book called 'They Are Us'.

Keep focus on immigration justice

Press Office — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:13:15 +0100

Commenting in the light of the Evangelical Alliance's highlighting of the impact of new UK immigration rules on Christians, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia has reiterated that attentio

Evangelicals highlight traps in new UK immigration rules

staff writers — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:04:10 +0100

The new immigration system in Britain is throwing church workers into confusion because the UK Border Agency does not understand religious activities, says the EA. But there are larger concerns, too.

Global activists to tackle climate change driven migration

staff writers — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:13:00 +0000

Advocates, activists and presenters from developing countries and across the United States will gather outside Washington, DC, this Friday (March 13) to examine the growing effects of climate change on poverty and migration worldwide.