Category - immigration controls

April 9, 2018

Guide to challenging the government's 'hostile environment' policies published

Human rights groups have published a report exposing how the Government’s “hostile environment” policies have infiltrated all areas of UK life – and giving the public, parliamentarians and civil servants advice on how to bring them down.
February 16, 2017

'Right to rent' checks discriminating against asylum seekers

Vulnerable people are being discriminated against as a consequence of a new Government scheme which obliges landlords to check the eligibility of prospective tenants, a new report has revealed.
August 4, 2014

PR, a deficit of statesmanship and the centenary of WW1

Last week, the Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury did something which should cause us concern, wherever our political allegiances may lie. I give David Cameron his full title in order to place firmly in the frame the constitutional duties and responsibilities of the head of government in a democratic state.
August 2, 2013

Government has 'taken leave of its senses' through anti-immigrant surge

London Assembly member Jenny Jones has condemned the Coalition Government’s “senseless” lurch to the far right on immigration.
March 7, 2013

Miliband accused of pandering to prejudice with immigration broadcast

Labour leader Ed Miliband has been accused of pandering to UKIP and anti-immigration prejudice with his party political broadcast yesterday.
March 6, 2013

Labour's shift on immigration
August 31, 2012

Government treatment of overseas students undermines UK universities

Withdrawal of London Metropolitan University’s right to accept non-European Union students threatens both individuals and higher education in the UK.
June 19, 2011

Lutheran general secretary questions Swiss visa ruling

The refusal of Swiss authorities to grant a visa to a member of the Lutheran World Federation Council imperils the global body's ability to function.
August 11, 2010

Presbyterian pastor says US should welcome undocumented immigrants

US Presbyterian pastor Ben Daniel has written a book calling for immigration reform that welcomes undocumented immigrants in the country.
May 3, 2010

Episcopal Church calls for comprehensive US immigration reform

The Episcopal Church has responded to a controversial Arizona law expelling undocumented immigrants from the state by calling for comprehensive reform and justice for migrants.