BritCits

Today's links

Possible BritCits meetup 17th April, after the 'fractured childhoods' debate :
http://www.meetup.com/BritCits/events/111117702/
http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/events/2013/fractured-childhoods-separation-migrant-families
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Top ten migrant and immigration resources - via https://twitter.com/LondonMigrants

http://londonmigranthub.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/top-ten-migrant-and-immigration-resources/
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Immigration in Japan - Tweak the immigration debate and demand an upgrade to denizen class.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/04/02/issues/tweak-the-immigration-debate-and-demand-an-upgrade-to-denizen-class/
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Populism – The resurgence of democracy or threat to the rights of migrants?

http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/blog/2013/04/populism-resurgence-democracy-or-threat-rights-migrants

Via https://twitter.com/donflynnmrn
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https://twitter.com/Refugees tweets :
In Kurdistan, Iraq, refugees are arriving at a rate of 800-900 per day – double the rate of 3 months ago http://rfg.ee/jESKL  #Syria

https://twitter.com/MigrantVoiceUK tweets :
@Refugees this means Kurdistan, one of the poorer countries in the world, could take in more refugees in a month than the UK did last year!
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https://twitter.com/klaraskriv tweets :
Great to see Scotland recognise that #trafficked victims should not be prosecuted.Time for rest of the UK to wake up!
http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/police-trafficking-victims-will-not-be-prosecuted-1-2871323
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https://twitter.com/IDS_MP tweets :
You can cut down on expensive heating bills by smearing yourself with Deep Heat.
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https://twitter.com/juanenlaciudad tweets :
Remember the 'migrants eating the Queen's swans' story? Its back:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/9963858/Immigrants-may-be-behind-swan-attack-says-RSPCA.html
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More overseas students to be told to leave the country.

http://londonist.com/2013/03/more-overseas-students-to-be-told-to-leave-the-country.php
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https://twitter.com/RedPeppermag tweets :
Petition for Iain Duncan Smith to live on £53 a week reaches almost 300,000 in just over 24hrs
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/iain-duncan-smith-iain-duncan-smith-to-live-on-53-a-week
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https://twitter.com/BritCits immigrant of the day:
LG Pathak,Indian immigrant from Kenya arrived with £5 to create ££ Patak's & jobs @PataksCurryClub http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patak%27s

and

Brit-Jamaican Levi Roots, DragonsDen fame for his ReggaeReggae sauce.Millionaire living in Brixton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Roots
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https://twitter.com/MandaKasravi tweets :
@ukhomeoffice If Iain Duncan smith could live on £53 a week then why does TMay say a non eu sponsor needs to earn more than £357?
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Poland: Europe's new university destination?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/apr/02/poland-europes-new-university-destination
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https://twitter.com/zoesqwilliams tweets :
I think this only needs another 3k signatures to be the fastest growing petition ever on
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/iain-duncan-smith-iain-duncan-smith-to-live-on-53-a-week
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Will Brazil stem new tide of immigration?

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/03/29/will-brazil-stem-new-tide-of-immigration/
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https://twitter.com/FaithMattersUK tweets :

We will be launching a detailed report on how hate is promoted to dehumanise and contruct 'the other,' both historically & today
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