Category - immigrants

Migrant voices - listening to those who come

Simon Barrow — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:10:11 +0100

In a special feature for Refugee Week (16-22 June 2008) openDemocracy.net hosted MigrantVoice on refuge, a debate on the issues that matter for refugees and asylum seekers in the UK.

US Methodist church calls for justice for migrants

agency reporter — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:04:54 +0100

The United Methodist Church is urging justice for migrants worldwide and reform of U.S. immigration laws.

Delegates to the denomination's top legislative body, meeting April 23-May 2, adopted resolutions covering both global migration and immigration issues in the United States.

Bishop attacks government over undocumented migrants

agency reporter — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:03:44 +0100

A Catholic bishop has launched a strong attack on the government's failure to regularise undocumented migrants living in Britain, branding its policies 'irresponsible', 'shameful' and 'unjust'.

Brown accused of treating migrants as second-class people

staff writers — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:31:24 +0000

Home Office plans to introduce an "earned citizenship" system for immigrants from outside the European Union who want to become British have been attacked as descriminatory and degrading by campaigners.

Blaming the jobless, migrants and workers

Savi Hensman — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:31:25 +0000

It's too easy too blame the vulnerable for the failings of public services and the economy, says Savi Hensman. We need a new culture, and both faith groups and secular ones like trades unions can contribute.

US Catholics celebrate the contribution of migrants to humanity

staff writers — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:30:54 +0000

Christians across the USA have been marking National Migration Week, 6-12 January 2008, sponsored by Migration and Refugee Services of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, around the theme 'From Many, One Family of God'.

Official treatment of asylum seekers accused of undermining social cohesion

staff writers — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:30:49 +0000

The British government has been accused of damaging social cohesion through its policies and rhetoric on asylum. The criticisms were made by a wide range of witnesses at the final public hearing of the Independent Asylum Commission.

Episcopal leader calls on US government to refrain from 'inhumane treatment' of migrants

Episcopal News Service — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:04:30 +0100

Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has renewed the church's call for "immigration policies which respect the rights and gifts of those among us, now living in fear, whose contributions to our communities and economy are so valued."

Faith leader tells US scaremongers to stop scapegoating migrants

staff writers — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:08:11 +0100

Immigrants are the new scapegoats in many modern societies, says a leading Christian figure in the United States. People of faith should be among those seeking a new deal for those displaced and on the move.

Churches seek coordinated global response to migration needs

staff writers — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:07:28 +0100

Representatives of church bodies associated with the World Council of Churches (WCC) from Africa, Europe and the Middle East are gathering in Brussels, 6-9 July 2007, to seek responses to migration in and between these regions.