A few days before 6 November, the 35th anniversary of the enactment of a law on immigration reform, the winds are blowing against immigrants and the current US government. Meanwhile, the desperation of the undocumented grows before the reaffirmed reality that their problems are being held hostage to partisan […]
Multiculture
New immigration policy: no refugees, no compassion
The Nationality and Borders Bill presented by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, will exacerbate the crisis of the diaspora fleeing different sorts of violence and looking for a safe haven in the United Kingdom. According to experts, the bill openly violates international human rights. Nestor Maron According to […]
But where are you really from?
This is the name of a three-part series of short film screenings and workshops by mixed heritage filmmakers, celebrating films and generating conversation on identity, heritage labels, language, significance of names and the “good immigrant” trope. The multicultural work is the creation of Tape Collective who, before a UK-wide […]
Immigrating amid fear and death
Daily violence, evident despite the decline in daily homicide rates, is the main trigger for the growing irregular migration in the so-called Northern Triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras). Charly Morales There was a time when Central Americans went to the North to meet up […]
Adolfo and Gelsomina: from Venezuela to London
A Venezuelan couple talk about their experience of life in Britain, their relationship with the English and Latin community, furthermore the changes that they have seen since Brexit was voted on 2016. Nicolás Romero The couple, originally from Caracas, began an adventure five years ago, seeing many opportunities […]