Dec 12, 2023 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views
On Monday, the federal government announced plans to fix Australias broken migration system and to bring migration back to sustainable, normal levels. Its long-awaited migration strategy aims to build a migration system...
South Africa’s immigration proposals are based on false claims and poor logic – experts
Nov 25, 2023 07:40 am UTC| Politics
The South African government recently issued a long-awaited policy statement called a White Paper outlining proposed changes to the countrys asylum and immigration system. More than 20 years after its first...
Oct 25, 2023 05:36 am UTC| Insights & Views
The government and the Greens have agreed to a review of the significant cost threshold. It is the backbone of Australias migration health requirement, which all applicants for Australian visas are required to meet. The...
Deaths and abuse in UK immigration detention – my research shows extent of mental health problem
Oct 12, 2023 07:25 am UTC| Life
The death of 39-year-old Frank Ospina, a Colombian man in immigration detention in the UK, shocked his family. Ospina was awaiting deportation, and his mental health appeared to deteriorate rapidly. He is thought to have...
Oct 06, 2023 02:26 am UTC| Politics
The concerns of various pundits and politicians earlier this year that New Zealand might struggle to attract immigrants turned out to be premature. In fact, the countrys population has been boosted to the extent it should...
'Performative cruelty': the hostile architecture of the UK government's migrant barge
Jul 27, 2023 08:19 am UTC| Insights & Views
The arrival of the Bibby Stockholm barge at Portland Port, in Dorset, on July 18 2023, marks a new low in the UK governments hostile immigration environment. The vessel is set to accommodate over 500 asylum seekers. This,...
It could cost the taxpayer £169,000 to deport each migrant to Rwanda – and possibly even more
Jul 04, 2023 07:43 am UTC| Insights & Views
The Home Office has revealed how much it believes it will cost to send migrants arriving in the UK to Rwanda a staggering 169,000 per person. This estimate is even more surprising when you consider that one of the aims of...
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