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Colin Yeo
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Barrister, blogger and author of Welcome to Britain: Fixing Our Broken Immigration System. Fully updated paperback out now.
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the us vs uk chinese takeaway discourse has been mental over the last few days so I wrote a few words on how they came to be, my family’s takeaway and my beloved curry and chips for (and in today’s print too!)
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Anyone got any top tips for leisurely breakfasts in central Glasgow? I’ll be on a literally flying visit for a family funeral on Tuesday.
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In case you missed it: New guidance for people unable to travel to enrol biometrics
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Loool how is she so on brand I was joking I was making up a funny outfit
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In case you missed it: Afghan Scheme does not stray from original policy intention by restricting eligibility
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In case you missed it: New Hong Kong British Nationals (overseas) visa concessions
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New from Free Movement: New guidance for people unable to travel to enrol biometrics
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The King's invitation to Sabir Zazai subtly illustrates why many of us in Britain disagree so strongly with the recent sweeping stereotype from a government minister saying those coming - often from Afghanistan - to claim asylum in the UK have "completely different values".
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It is excellent to see Sabir Zazai will be at the Coronation. He represents the spirit of civic contribution from those who have found sanctuary in Britain, in his tireless work to advocate for those who need protection, and for a country which is welcoming and inclusive.
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Our CEO @sabir_zazai has been invited to the King's coronation this weekend
"When I arrived in the UK in the back of a lorry, I never dreamed that one day I would be a guest at the King’s coronation"
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"When I arrived in the UK in the back of a lorry, I never dreamed that one day I would be a guest at the King’s coronation"
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From the Chief Inspector: News story: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Albania
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From the Chief Inspector: News story: IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of trafficking in Home Office country information
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In case you missed it: What is the new Innovator Founder visa?
New from Free Movement: Afghan Scheme does not stray from original policy intention by restricting eligibility
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Me too. On reflection, I do sometimes wonder if they had a point, though.
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Seconded - and if you don't get a pupillage first time trying, try not to despair. I got no offers in my first year of applications. twitter.com/CAgnewKC/statu…
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Absolutely second this. It was Diego who pointed me to Hiroshi’s work originally. Really worth your time. Parallels with the US can certainly be overdone but there’s lots to think about.
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I have spent the day at @uniofleicester attending two fantastic workshops delivered by the brilliant Hiroshi Motomura from @UCLA Thanks to @BernardRyan1 and Alan Desmond for organising. Those who dont know his fantastic work could begin by reading global.oup.com/academic/produ
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I got to meet and chat with Hiroshi Motomura today, whose work and thinking on immigration law I hugely admire. He was as brilliant and as lovely as I had hoped. Really good event at with , Alan Desmond and others.
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New from Free Movement: New Hong Kong British Nationals (overseas) visa concessions
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New from Free Movement: What is the new Innovator Founder visa?
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Challenged myself to construct a longer back-series for the asylum backlog than is currently published and was quite surprised at the result ⬇
Pre-2001 the year-end backlog was routinely around 50,000 cases. Lowest between 2004 and 2013.
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📢 Are you a graduate student (Masters or DPhil) ? Applications are now open for the Gil Loescher Memorial Fund, established to support the costs of original research on any topic related to refugees and forced displacement.
Deadline 15 May.
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In case you missed it: Challenge over continued residence dismissed after divorce finalised during imprisonment
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Lovely blog post by Adrian on allegiance and nationality law.
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The Homage of the People to Charles III: Allegiance in British Nationality Law nationalityandcitizenshiplaw.com/2023/05/03/the
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Firstly, it's never right to treat anyone like this.
Secondly, the fact is they are here and they are going to stay. Like it or not, they are "us" now. And it is in all of our interests to help not hinder their social and economic integration.
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A lot of people think "so what, they're not ours, they didn't have to come here and anyway they can leave?". That's wrong, for two reasons.
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Migration policy is not only failing people forced to arrive in Britain by boats. In an extract from a new edited volume, Daniel Trilling, @trillingual reports on the myriad ways in which it pushes people into poverty
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Migration policy is not only failing people forced to arrive in Britain by boats. In an extract from a new edited volume, Daniel Trilling, reports on the myriad ways in which it pushes people into poverty
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New from Free Movement: Challenge over continued residence dismissed after divorce finalised during imprisonment
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Interesting read.
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'Stop the boats' is one of the Prime Minister's five key targets. But is it likely to be electorally effective?
Don't miss John Curtice @whatukthinks on the relationship between perceptions of illegal migration and voting intention.
ukandeu.ac.uk/chasing-shadow1
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In case you missed it: Court of Appeal re-affirms restrictive parameters of domestic violence provisions in immigration rules
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So happy this article is finally published after long, hard work by and me! We analyse policies to address low-wage employment in 33 rich democracies. 1/6
doi.org/10.1093/ser/mw
#minimumwage #collectivebargaining #inworkbenefits
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In case you missed it: Job Ad: Asylum Aid are recruiting for a Public law and Immigration Supervisor
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In case you missed it: Job Ad: Asylum Aid are recruiting for an Immigration & Public Law Caseworker/Solicitor
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Latest government asylum gimmick: using AI to speed up decision making. Someone should send ministers on a course to teach the meaning of “opportunity cost”. theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a
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In case you missed it: Home Office resume bank account closures
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Any reform of the Lords really ought to come only after some sort of reform of the Commons. There needs to be less government control of scrutiny. But, understandably, no government wants to give away that control.
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There's been a lot of anger bubbling under in the second chamber for some time on this politicshome.com/news/article/m
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There's been a lot of anger bubbling under in the second chamber for some time on this
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Has anyone ever dealt with this debt collector company?
Their letters are clearly aimed to pretend that they are essentially the court and the person affected certainly thought so. Is this not a criminal offence?
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