immigration

January 1, 2014

Ringing in 2014: 'false pride, slander, spite and the common love of good'

At this time of the year, I am accustomed to being asked to contribute to a 'look back' over the year just closed. This year, I'd rather look at a jumping-off point for the year we have just entered.
January 1, 2014

Don't fear Romanian and Bulgarian migrants, says Welsh church leader

Migrants have a positive impact on Wales, says a Welsh church leader, rebutting scaremongering about Romania and Bulgaria.
December 29, 2013

US churches offer direct support to immigrants

How to make room for strangers at Christmastide? For some US churches practical support for migrants is the answer.
October 22, 2013

The truth behind headlines about ‘health tourism’

“Health tourism: the TRUE cost”: “Foreigners using NHS cost Britain up to £2 BILLION a year, government reveals – 100 times more than previously claimed” declares a Daily Mail headline. Yet the reality is very different, and there is little evidence that many people visit the UK for the purpose of getting free medical treatment.
September 3, 2013

UK blocking woman's Syrian husband from joining her

The now highly politicised immigration system in the UK and remorseless attempts by the UKBA to deny people entry or to deport them on any possible grounds produce daily injustices.
August 17, 2013

Can Scotland develop a positive approach to migration?

Today (Saturday 17 August) two events of great significance for the future of Scotland as a welcoming society coincide, both in Edinburgh.
August 12, 2013

Bishops condemn Home Office 'go home' campaign

An Anglican and a Roman Catholic bishop have condemned the UK government billboard and stop-and-search campaign targeted at unregistered immigrants.
August 7, 2013

Liberty responds to Home Office 'go home' vans

The civil liberties and human rights organisation Liberty responsed to the Home Office’s 'Go home' vans by putting its own van on the streets of London yesterday.
August 4, 2013

Belonging(s)? Migration in theological perspective

'Belonging(s)? Migration in theological perspective' is the title of a consultation to be held on 31 August 2013 from 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM in Berne, Switzerland, under the auspices of the World Council of Churches.
August 2, 2013

Making foreigners unwelcome, charging for NHS care

Tighter restrictions on free National Health Service care, supposedly aimed at ‘health tourists’, would hit many UK taxpayers who are foreign. The proposed changes might also open the door to making citizens pay at a later date, and could cause grave social and economic harm.