The Migrants’ Rights Network wrote a letter to Robert Jenrick, the Minister of State for Immigration, urging him to reconsider his use of the word ‘genuine’ due to its damaging repercussions. To read the letter in full, click here. To read more about our Words Matter campaign, click here.

MRN and JCWI believe that no one should be treated degradingly or have their lives put at risk because of where they happened to be born. That’s why we stand firmly against the policies set out in the Prime Minister’s immigration statement.