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Here we have compiled a list of articles and background papers on a range of topics that have helped us inform our policy making and that you may find useful to read and share.
Rich countries such as the UK have more resources to manage displaced populations, and are often partially responsible for the root causes of forced displacement. Yet the vast majority (76%) of people seeking asylum remain in poor or middle-income countries such as Turkey, Uganda, and Pakistan.
An individual seeking asylum should be allowed to work while their application is being processed. Countries like Canada, Sweden, and Portugal have this policy, why don’t we?
There is no legal requirement to remain in a ‘first safe country’, nor should there be. People usually come to a specific country – like the UK – because they have ties to that destination and we support their right to choose their new home.
To show solidarity with those most impacted by climate change, and in recognition of the fact that it is those living in rich countries such as the UK who have contributed the most to climate change and its disastrous effects while those most impacted have contributed the least.
Despite rhetoric from other parties and much of the media, it is not illegal to arrive without permission if the individual is arriving to seek asylum as per the Refugee Convention that the UK not only helped write but has been a signatory to since 1951.
If safe routes existed, people would take them. Instead, we have taken away their ability to arrive within permissible routes and thus force them to take more and more dangerous routes.
This housing crisis is one of the top issues facing this country, and it is not caused by immigrants.
At present, the majority of immigrants are actively barred from accessing social housing. As a result, more than 90% of social housing currently goes to British citizens. European nationals comprised 4% of lead tenants with the remaining 6% from nations outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Shelter is a fundamental human need, and housing should be accessible to all in society – it is such common sense that it seems strange to even need to say it. Yet through the Hostile Environment, this government has turned English landlords into immigration authorities.
International students are a crucial component of our higher education sector. The learning and research community is at its most effective when it has the widest possible membership, bringing together British students and faculty with scholars from all of the world.
The Graduate visa is good for students and the UK
Post-study visas are common across the world, for good reason – it makes sense to retain the talent where the talent was trained, in addition to allowing people who have integrated to remain should they wish to.