'This Is an Island of Solidarity, Not Strangers' - Asylum Matters

Although the “most massive deportation in America’s history” is still far from reaching the limits promised by Donald Trump during the election campaign, the anti-immigration desire of Trumpism continues to spread across Europe. In the UK, Starmer hardens foreign access to the country by arguing without blinking that the country is becoming an island of strangers, while Meloni continues with his plan to “transfer” immigrants to Albania, under th…

'This is an island of solidarity, not strangers' - Asylum Matters

Hundreds of organisations and individuals from across the UK have come together to stand against the politics of division and declare the UK an ‘island of solidarity’. Like many, we were appalled by the language and actions of the Prime Minister, whose warning that the UK could become an “island of strangers” came as he launched an immigration white paper featuring cruel measures to make it harder for people to settle and barring people from bri…