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Migration – what to expect in 2016

Jill Rutter
23 December, 2015

The predictions for 2016 suggest a continuation of humanitarian crisis, politicised statistics and poorly-conceived policy responses

Immigration could be Cameron’s downfall in the EU

Jill Rutter
22 December, 2015

HMRC refuses to release figures on the number of migrants claiming benefits

How BME voters see the EU referendum and why we need to hear their voices

16 December, 2015

A newly released Runnymede Trust report reveals differing public attitudes amongst ethnic minority Britons on immigration and Europe. In the coming EU referendum, addressing the prevailing concerns of BME voters would substantially shape the debate.

Yarl’s Wood protest: why are refugee women still being locked up?

Edward Siddons
9 November, 2015

The UK is the only EU nation not to impose a time limit on immigration detention

The opportunities and risks of a more diverse Britain

Chris Murray
6 November, 2015

If properly managed, diversity could present one of the UK’s greatest opportunities

Community sponsorship: the silver lining to Theresa May’s speech?

Marley Morris
7 October, 2015

Underneath the gloom was a potentially promising development

Top 3 love letters to Theresa May in today’s Daily Mail

Adam Barnett
7 October, 2015

Bashing immigrants makes you ‘magnificent’ apparently

Comment: Pure electioneering from Theresa May

Jill Rutter
6 October, 2015

The home secretary used her immigration speech to place herself on the right of the Tory party

Theresa May makes speech contradicting her own research

Ruby Stockham
6 October, 2015

A 2014 review found little evidence that migration displaces UK workers

Too often public opinion about migration is based on false information

Simon McMahon
14 September, 2015

80 per cent of the people arriving in the UK over the last year for work had a visa tied to a job to start when they got here

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