Age 29 and with a stable job job in the Mexican government, Pablo Arcila decided to leave home and expand on his skills by studying a postgraduate degree in London. Around 298,000 students from outside the EU were enrolled in British educational institutions during the 2010-11 academic year, according […]
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Immigrating makes you a second-class citizen
You can hear them on the street, their parties are colourful and they like the British. Many don’t feel very integrated and also confess that they have suffered exploitation at work. Their accent gives them away, but so does their joy and optimism. . Ramón Alabau . For social, economic […]
Immigrants, raids and the right to mobility
Government’s pursuit of people without identity papers has made the immigrant community fearful going to work. They do not know that they can refuse to show papers. The Prisma Memoirs. Olga Briasco At the entrance to one of the London Tube lines, police from the Home Office are […]
Winning the government but without achieving power
The government works on the basis of executive, legislative and judicial authorities, which have certain powers, though they are quite limited. They are limited by their very nature as instruments of the system and, due to deterioration that diminishes social support, even though it maintains its legal form. […]
Manslaughter retrial sparks debate over social services role
The Support not Separation organisation has been seeking an end to the proceedings of a British couple found guilty of concealing the birth of a baby girl and perverting the course of justice. The couple face a retrial after the jury failed to reach a decision on manslaughter charges. […]