REPORT: All families matter: An inquiry into family migration.

The report from the House of Lords that some of us helped with has just been published. You can read the full report here : https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5803/ldselect/ldjusthom/144/144.pdf

Executive summary :

'Current migration policies are at odds with the Government’s commitment to family life. “Strong, supportive families make for more stable communities”, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a speech setting out his priorities for 2023.  By being overly restrictive, family migration policies weaken families and undermine communities.

Ten years after a major set of reforms, we assessed family migration policies. We found that, complex and inconsistent, they fail both families and society. Families are failed. The desire to join family members is natural and understandable, but the Immigration Rules force families to live apart. The Home Office portrays family separation as a choice on the part of the family— we profoundly disagree that it is a matter of choice.

The arrival of spouses and partners of British citizens is deterred or delayed by the financial requirement and prohibitive application fees. Sufficient income may never be secured. Parents are forced to raise children alone, until they can be joined by their foreign partners. Children grow up without one of their parents.'

Thanks to -all- contributors here! It's a fine piece of work.

More Photos from the 2 years on day of action

Two years on and we are still fighting for our rights

We take the fight to Parliament

BritCits Goes to Parliament for the APPG on Migration

The APPG on Migration gets under way

Lord Teverson, Liberal Democrats with Ryan Shorthouse of  Bright Blue listening
 

Andrew Percy MP, Conservative 

The panel are told Gary has a problem

Andrew Percy MP, talks about Gary

BritCits Goes to The Home Office to Protest

The protestors gather outside the Home Office

Gathered crowd are told of the heart ache of a grandmother

Many Families Wish the Home Secretary is Listening

Family Life is a Fundamental Right

Lee Jasper speaks out against the Xenophobia of the Government

Ninja's fight for their families

People's experiences are told

Listening to the Horrors caused by the Home Office

The discrimination of the Government against it's own Citizens has to Stop! 

Divided Families

A member of the Clergy from Walthamstow speaks out 

Many communities impacted

A couple under threat 

Migrants are the life blood of the UK

An angry mob sick of immigrants being blamed for everything

Making sure Home Office workers get the message

Any grants or funding for further research into the impacts would be most welcome

Many immigrants are family members of British families

The angry protestors chant so the Home Office Workers can hear

Immigrants will not give up their families

Family life is a Right

BritCits returns to Parliament for the launch of the report on family dependents

Setting up of the Committee Room in the House of Commons

David Hanson, MP ,Labour shadow immigration minister, gives Labour's commitment to review the family migration rules as soon as they are in power.

Sonel Mehta talks about the joint report on family dependents

Sarah Teather MP Hosts the evening 

The panel answer individual questions at the end

The event comes to a close and conversation are moved to another venue

After a long day the conversations continue