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Migrants

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners
Lucila Granada

UK immigration policy is stuck in a race to the bottom – with human traffickers the only winners

As we race to the bottom, exploitation of migrants' labour gains a stronger footing. Labour must break the cycle
Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled
Employment

Home Office visa delays leave thousands of migrants in limbo – and job vacancies unfilled

Labour's raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: 'An utterly pointless performance'
Police holding crowds back from the Home Office vehicle.
Immigration

Labour's raids on illegal migrant workers no cause for celebration: 'An utterly pointless performance'

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue's Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Helen Ball

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz
Books

Top 5 Desi books – chosen by Indi Deol, founder of British Asian magazine DESIblitz

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: 'It's degrading'
Counter-protesters react to a far-right protest outside an asylum seeker hotel
Immigration

Asylum seeker still waiting for decision from Home Office after 16 years in limbo: 'It's degrading'

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I'm fighting to make life better for others like me

Removal of Roma children in Leeds exposes divide between migrant communities and rest of society
Joanna Kostka

Removal of Roma children in Leeds exposes divide between migrant communities and rest of society

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say
Home secretary Yvette Cooper
Immigration

Labour asylum blitz ignores lessons of UK riots and could harm migrants, experts say

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face
Dan Davison and Sacha Marten

Why Labour is giving us the hostile environment – just with a human face

Here's the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down
UK riots

Here's the truth about asylum seeker hotels – as rioters try to burn them down

We protect migrants and their rights – now we're being targeted by the far-right
Youngster throws missile at far-right riot In Rotherham
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

We protect migrants and their rights – now we're being targeted by the far-right

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back
Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

Keir Starmer's 'golden opportunity' on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister
Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria stand on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street
General Election

Keir Starmer's 'golden opportunity' on immigration – but doubts remain for new prime minister

Don't believe the headlines: Here's 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us
Migration

Don't believe the headlines: Here's 22 facts that prove migration benefits all of us

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers
Theresa May stood at a lectern
Zoe Gardner

The hostile environment has failed. We need a new deal for migrant domestic workers

Greek coastguards 'throwing migrants to their deaths' may be repeated in Britain, leaders warned
Greek coastguard ship carrying migrants
Immigration

Greek coastguards 'throwing migrants to their deaths' may be repeated in Britain, leaders warned

I was abused, bullied and left in limbo as a migrant domestic worker. I'm proud of myself for surviving
Migrant domestic workers
Marigold Balquen

I was abused, bullied and left in limbo as a migrant domestic worker. I'm proud of myself for surviving

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee's journey is so much more than small boats
Film

Io Capitano director Matteo Garrone on why a refugee's journey is so much more than small boats

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Migrants may be forced into destitution as UK hikes visa renewal fees amid cost of living
Immigration

Migrants may be forced into destitution as UK hikes visa renewal fees amid cost of living

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers
People sit watching classical musicians on an outdoor stage
Asylum seekers

Greek island of Lesbos holds spectacular and inclusive classical concert for asylum seekers

'We helped put the great back into Great Britain': Meet 97-year-old Windrush passenger Alford Gardner
Windrush

'We helped put the great back into Great Britain': Meet 97-year-old Windrush passenger Alford Gardner

'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation
Home Office hotels
Migrant hotels

'Is this a hotel or a prison?': Life as an asylum seeker in Home Office accommodation

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