This coalition was established during a period when the UK adopted hostile policies towards migrants. Since then it has sought to help and make the community visible. In this Special Edition, The Prisma brings together the voices of CLAUK’s member organisations, highlighting the achievements, challenges and difficulties of Latino migrants.
Migrants
Deportations: a war of cats and mice
It has become the case of the cat against the rat. While the latter attempts to carve out a better future, far away from their country of origin, the former intends to shatter their hopes. These expulsions can put the integrity or even the life of a person at risk. […]
How the Latin American diaspora reached the UK
The 1970 ’s saw the arrival of the Latin American community in Great Britain. More than 50 years later, Latinos have forged a path to the UK. This is the official estimate; the actual number could well be much higher.– – After gaining independence from Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule, […]
An immigrant from Lisbon to Portugal
London… This Portuguese cook feels very comfortable in a city populated by people of different nationalities, a city that is tremendously multicultural. Javier Duque Born in Oporto in 1986, Pabo knew for some years that he wanted to come to live in the UK, so he arrived in […]
Speaking amor
Despite the cultural differences between British people and Latin Americans, an emotion exists that is universal for everyone. Ramón Lafée Laura is a Colombian who has been living in London for nearly three years. A sound engineer by trade, she spent the first months doing a variety of […]
















