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The benefits of immigration – more numbers!
Do we need more numbers to confirm the benefits of immigration? We at MRN are skeptical of reducing immigration analyses to economic measurements, as this often often ends up legitimising implicit distinctions between “good” (productive, “skilled,” wealthy) and “bad” migrant. Our point is that migrants’ contribution to the UK go well beyond productivity, consumption or…
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Legal challenge launched over child citizenship fees
The Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC) has launched a legal challenged against the Home Office’s practice of charging exorbitant fees to grant British citizenship to children who are entitled to it. Legal firm Mishcon de Reya is acting for PRCBC pro bono and Amnesty International is also supporting the litigation…
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Parliamentary report expresses “serious concerns” over new Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report raising “serious concerns” with the new Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill that is currently under review. As the press release puts it, the Committee “is concerned that some of the new powers are too vaguely defined and do not have sufficient safeguards to protect human…