"I have never welcomed the weakening of family ties by politics or pressure" - Nelson Mandela.
"He who travels for love finds a thousand miles no longer than one" - Japanese proverb.
"Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence." - Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
"When people's love is divided by law, it is the law that needs to change". -
David Cameron.

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Government Response to points raised in House of Lords debate on Family Migration.

http://www.migrantsrights.org.uk/news/2013/government-response-points-raised-house-lords-debate-family-migration

 Following a debate in the House of Lords on 4th July 2013 led by Baroness Hamwee on the Report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Migration's Inquiry into the impact of the Family Migration rules, Lord Taylor of Holbeach has sent a letter answering points raised in the debate. The letter outlines the Government's response to concerns raised by peers from across the politicial parties, including regarding the income threshold, employment/welfare benefits/savings, third party support, discrimination, children, the High Court judgment and adult elderly dependents.

You can read the full debate here ( http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2013-07-04a.1385.0 ) and read the APPG on Migration Inquiry report here ( http://www.appgmigration.org.uk/family-inquiry ).

Previously :
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/lords-debate.html
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/more-on-lords-debate.html
http://britcits.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/britcits-bulletin-6th-july-2013.html


A copy was also sent to BritCits, which has been uploaded here :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/158766142/Taylor-August-6-2013

We will respond after having had chance to properly digest this latest development. 

Previous correspondence from Lord Taylor of Holbeach :
http://www.scribd.com/doc/129359660/taylor-2012-11-11
http://www.scribd.com/doc/129359949/taylor-2012-12-29-1

BritCits primary documents : http://www.scribd.com/sjplep/documents
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A woman from Ukraine has finally been able to visit her family here in the UK after a nine-year battle over
immigration laws.

Retired police officer Gary Peet of Westland Close, Lubenham, has been fighting for nine years to bring his step-daughter Nataliya to visit him and his wife Lyubov in the UK.

http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/video-nataliya-finally-allowed-to-visit-family-after-immigration-fight-1-5339623
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Outrage as Swiss move to segregate asylum-seekers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23599502#
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https://twitter.com/refugeecouncil :
Would you like to help us with our online and social media? We're looking for volunteers:
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/how_you_can_help_us/volunteer/3675_web_and_social_media_volunteer
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‘Go Home’ Campaign: a public meeting on supporting immigrants in London.

https://opposegohome.eventbrite.co.uk/
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https://twitter.com/crookedfootball :
Oh well, if NHS doctors "flee overseas" at least it will help Theresa May's net migration stats ....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23599138
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J4DW - self-help for domestic workers.

http://www.j4dw.org/

One year on: the return to Victorian-era Slavery for UK domestic workers.
http://www.j4dw.org/news/one-year-on

Tying the visas of domestic workers to one employer means they will not be able to flee ill treatment for fear of being deported.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/11/domestic-workers-visas-employer
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Probe call after asylum seeker dies at Manchester Airport detention centre.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/probe-call-after-asylum-seeker-5675677
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Australia's asylum debate viewed from Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/07/refugee-camp-australia-dadaab?CMP=twt_gu

My friend Rashid has been living in Dadaab for 22 years. When we talked about the Australian government publishing pictures of sobbing refugees, he thought it was inhuman.
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https://twitter.com/MigrantVoiceUK :
A migrant voice - Immigration is a messy, human story | Kiri Kankhwende
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/07/immigration-controls-spot-checks-british-white

1 comment:

  1. That report from Lord Taylor is pretty depressing. It looks like they haven't listened at all. Take the elderly relatives question. Yes, we've read the casework guidance and we know about the couple from Pakistan. But there is no indication of how on earth the family are supposed to prove there is no way such care can be provided in Pakistan.

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