Arriving in the United Kingdom 36 years ago from Colombia, Carlos Corredor, delves into his experience of migrating to what he referred to as “the new world” and the inner frustration endured in adjusting to the array of cultural differences. He is the director of a health service for Latin […]
Multiculture
Racism and sectarianism: two sides of the same coin
In Northern Ireland, xenophobic riots against immigrants, driven by summer marches, Loyalist paramilitarism, and social media misinformation, reignite historical divisions. In cities like Ballymena, industrial decline fuels narratives ignoring low immigration, revealing intolerance, discrimination, and tensions as expressions of an enduring conflict.
Immigration stories: Ireland of the welcomes?
Is Ireland really on the verge of losing its true identity? James Connolly was born in Scotland to Irish immigrants, going on to help lead Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising. Understanding such national heroes and history is more important than ever in saving Ireland’s tradition of sharing a warm hearth with newcomers.
Deported immigrants: confused and stuck in limbo
Under a framework that made Panama a ‘bridge’ country for repatriation, last February it received 299 undocumented migrants from various continents, extradited from the United States. Now they face the dilemma of returning to their countries, where they could lose their lives, or travelling to another country that is willing […]
The return home of the Syrian diaspora
At least one million displaced Syrian interns have already returned to their places of origin and, at the same time, more than half a million refugees returned from neighbouring countries. It was revealed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs when referring to the forced […]
















