Immigration Issues

Pointing the finger at traffickers for the deaths of 39 people in Grays is not the whole story, former adviser to the UK Anti Slavery Commissioner Emily Kenway writes.
Immigration might not be dominating public debate in the way that it once was, but it is still being used as a political football, author Maya Goodfellow writes.
The imminent closure of refugee camps in France may be driving a new wave of refugees.
Forecast warm weather and calm seas this bank holiday could spark desperate rush to reach British shores.
Pia Klemp said: "We do not need authorities deciding who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal'.”
President Donald Trump directed immigration officials to introduce tough new asylum rules in a Monday memorandum.
The outcome of Brexit is very uncertain, but in order for it not to lead to more hatred and division, there will have to be a concerted campaign to challenge the misconceptions around immigration and celebrate multi-cultural Britain
Nine migrants have been detained on a beach in Dover, Kent, after crossing the English Channel in a small boat. The group comprises five men, one woman, two boys and a girl. This is the latest attempt to enter England after at least 43 people, tried to cross the English Channel on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.