Refugees to face 5 years of doubt and insecurity
freedom of movement for all! | 20.07.2005 12:53 | Migration | Birmingham
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The government announced today that from 30 August 2005 people given refugee status will no longer qualify automatically for indefinite leave to remain but instead will be given leave for 5 years.
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"an unparalleled digest of asylum, immigration, anti-racism and human rights issues"
The government announced today that from 30 August 2005 people given refugee status will no longer qualify automatically for indefinite leave to remain but instead will be given leave for 5 years.
19 July 2005
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2005/Jul05/relea0705_3.htm
See:
Immigration
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality (Mr. Tony McNulty): In February 2005, the Government published "Controlling our Borders: Making migration work for Britain", a five-year strategy for immigration and asylum. I would like to update the House today on progress in three key areas: the development of a points-based scheme
for managed migration; the introduction of new policies on limited leave, active review, and settlement for refugees; and the commencement of citizenship tests for new UK citizens.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050719/wmstext/50719m05.htm#50719m05.html_sbhd1
This is why we're writing to MPs today asking them to support an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to think again Briefing to MP's
- Reversal of policy introduced in 1998
- It will mean years of uncertainty for refugees
- It runs counter to the Government’s integration policy
- It will uproot families
- It will mean different treatment for different categories of refugees
- It will add to the system another level of decision and administration
- It runs counter to the spirit of the 1951 Refugee Convention
- Many refugees return home anyway
Many of the recent conflicts which have produced a lot of refugees – Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka – have been long running, often lasting decades.
So the five-year review does not make a lot of sense.
4 page PDF document
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/briefings/ILR_briefing-to-MPs_July05.pdf
Early Day Motion
...urges the Government to abandon this unnecessary change.
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=28818
Home Secretary drives coach and horses through refugee integration strategy http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/PressOffice/display.asp?ID=250&Type=2
Refugees face five-year 'limbo'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,15729,1422916,00.html
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/news/2005/Jul05/relea0705_3.htm
See:
Immigration
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Nationality (Mr. Tony McNulty): In February 2005, the Government published "Controlling our Borders: Making migration work for Britain", a five-year strategy for immigration and asylum. I would like to update the House today on progress in three key areas: the development of a points-based scheme
for managed migration; the introduction of new policies on limited leave, active review, and settlement for refugees; and the commencement of citizenship tests for new UK citizens.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/cm050719/wmstext/50719m05.htm#50719m05.html_sbhd1
This is why we're writing to MPs today asking them to support an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to think again Briefing to MP's
- Reversal of policy introduced in 1998
- It will mean years of uncertainty for refugees
- It runs counter to the Government’s integration policy
- It will uproot families
- It will mean different treatment for different categories of refugees
- It will add to the system another level of decision and administration
- It runs counter to the spirit of the 1951 Refugee Convention
- Many refugees return home anyway
Many of the recent conflicts which have produced a lot of refugees – Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka – have been long running, often lasting decades.
So the five-year review does not make a lot of sense.
4 page PDF document
http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/downloads/briefings/ILR_briefing-to-MPs_July05.pdf
Early Day Motion
...urges the Government to abandon this unnecessary change.
http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=28818
Home Secretary drives coach and horses through refugee integration strategy http://www.iasuk.org/C2B/PressOffice/display.asp?ID=250&Type=2
Refugees face five-year 'limbo'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/story/0,15729,1422916,00.html
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