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...asylum has been of grave concern for a long, long time. The increased criminalisation of this group is well documented, as is the adverse impact of inadequate welfare, destitution, no right to work, and inconsistent decision making on part of the Home Office. Whilst a growing number of individuals are left in limbo, the government has actively promoted destitution as a...

...asylum seekers will have to make their applications at French embassies and consuls outside France. The fight against Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism will be ramped up, with the creation of a new anti-terrorist agency. ‘Intelligent protectionism’ France’s prosperity, Le Pen argues, depends on ending globalisation and replacing free trade with “a new patriotic...

...refugees and a 90-day ban on immigrants from a series of Muslim countries. Both actions were condemned by progressives as racist, stoking a predictable counter-reaction from conservatives. But if we want to defend reason and liberal democracy, it’s important to reserve the racist charge only for clear violations. This won’t change Trump’s thinking, but it could draw...

...Refugees (UNHCR), that millions of people are now moving home as environmental refugees in response to environmental changes such as drought, flooding and desertification (UNHCR 2016). The Earth will always change and so must we With its focus on changes over time and space, geography is a discipline with the conceptual toolkit to analyse environmental change. Geographers...

...refugee camp on the fairgrounds in Tulsa after the massacre] African American residents stand outside the entrance to a refugee camp on the fairgrounds in Tulsa after the massacre. Despite its shocking nature, for decades the Tulsa Race Massacre remained hidden from history. Key documents were destroyed, and it became something of a taboo subject in Tulsa. The silencing...