Uncertainty and fear of being deported at any time, this is what awaits immigrants who do not have the necessary residence credentials to live in the United Kindgdom. And the first stop is their worst nightmare: the detention centre. Virginia Moreno Molina At work, waiting for a bus, […]
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Dreams of a gig-economy migrant worker
Despite facing long hours, cultural challenges, and family separation, César’s aspirations stretch beyond the UK, fuelled by a longstanding dream. Harry Allen César, 59, is nothing short of a model citizen. He works relentlessly for up to 16hours a day in the gig economy, rarely taking breaks, keeping […]
Neoliberalism, racism and xenophobia vs. immigration
Trade unions and workers believe this economic doctrine to be the root cause of problems experienced by immigrants. By 2050, Europe will need another 60 million workers and immigration is part of the solution; ‘undocumented’ immigrants should not be tarnished as ‘illegal’. . Benjamin Serra . Fundamental to the development, […]
A photographic memory of Palestine before the Nakba
The Nakba, the dispossession and expulsion of Palestinians by Israelis in 1948, in the words of Mohammed El-Kurd “breathes down our necks, invading our national identity and contorting our earliest encounters with our sense of self”. Sean Sheehan He writes this in the foreword to the 2024 edition […]
There are visas and asylum visas: An unconventional migration journey
Saiba Haque’s early adulthood has been defined by her various encounters with the Home Office, few of them positive. Her life in the United Kingdom on a student visa changed drastically when she became an asylum seeker. Now she’s finally been granted leave to remain – via an unexpected route. […]
















