Immigration and Refugees by Alex Down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg en-us 2021-11-27 20:37:59 UTC 2022-01-17 08:48:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png Care4Calais elliot_knathan https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1927343602
“If my family were bombed and had lost everything, I’d like to think that someone, somewhere in the world would help them, if I couldn’t”
-Sarah, mother and volunteer, Leeds
]]> 2021-12-03 13:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1927343602 The Poland Border Crisis pswallow https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1927348182 Poland and Lithuania, countries that are part of the European Union, are increasingly 'pushing back', sending asylum seekers and migrants back into Belarus]]> 2021-12-03 13:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1927348182 English Channel refugee crisis npearson31 https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940346706 27 people died after a boat sank, whilst attempting to cross the English Channel. This has been named the biggest loss of life in the Channel since records began. Many of the people who cross the border are fleeing war-torn countries like Afghanistan, whereas others face persecution in their home country. The question most asked about this topic is why don’t they stay in France? This is because the living conditions for refugees in France aren’t safe. In fact, they are so bad that the European Court of Human rights has condemned France for “inhumane and degrading living conditions” towards refugees. Secondly, people who try to enter the UK are sometimes tied to the country in some way. They might have relatives living here, they might speak the language (instead of being able to speak French) or they might have served in the military, and many people argue that it is our duty to do its part and look out for these refugees.]]> 2021-12-10 13:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940346706 lbenoliel1 https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940351280 What is the difference between immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees?
 
Immigrants are defined as someone who moves to live in a foreign country
 
Asylum seekers are defined as someone who has been forced to leave their country as a political refugee and is seeking asylum in another
 
Refugees are defined as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

These definitions are sourced from the online Oxford Language Dictionary
]]> 2021-12-10 13:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940351280 Nationality and Borders Bill alex_down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940355780 What is the 'Nationality and Borders' bill?

The nationality and borders bill is new legislation aiming to make the asylum system fairer to protect those who are in need, deter illegal entry to the UK and remove asylum seekers who not legally supposed to be in the UK.
  However, the new bill will also give the border force more powers to turn away asylum seekers in boats at sea if they have illegally entered the waters and there will now be a higher maximum prison sentence for people who have knowingly illegally entered the UK, even if they were fleeing danger.
It will also give the government more power to strip people of their citizenship if they commit crimes or if it is "in the public interest".


]]> 2021-12-10 13:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940355780 Crossing the English Channel npearson31 https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940356077
"It was really horrible. It was a way of dying," al Badri told Reuters as he recalled his crossing to Britain from France. He doesn't know his exact departure point, but says it was near a forest.

]]> 2021-12-10 13:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1940356077 Teenage refugee tells of Channel crossing cvroegop https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1980505614 A teenager from Afghanistan who survived the ‘dark, cold and dangerous’ journey talks about her ordeal – and her hopes for the future. 

On Christmas morning, while most people were asleep or opening their stockings, Ameena arrived at an English beach, vomiting from sea sickness. The 17 year old teenager made the crossing to England with 7 other strangers on a 12ft dinghy boat. The English channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes, but they had chosen the 25 of December as the waters would be less busy and they had a bigger chance of survival. 

Ameena described the crossing from Turkey to Greece, the opposite compared to her Channel crossing journey. “From Turkey the police were escorting us, making sure it was as safe as possible. Crossing to the UK was very, very dangerous by comparison. It was dark and cold and we were alone, I was scared,” she said.



]]> 2022-01-07 13:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1980505614 Why do some people want to reduce immigration? alex_down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992310828 2022-01-14 13:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992310828 What do you already know about immigration and refugees? alex_down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992311422 2022-01-14 13:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992311422 Why do people immigrate? alex_down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992311680 2022-01-14 13:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992311680 Why do people become refugees? alex_down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992312096 2022-01-14 13:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992312096 Who is affected by immigration in the UK? alex_down https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992312548 2022-01-14 13:44:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992312548 jasperius_c https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992314026 There are around 2000 immigrants in Calais which includes 300 unaccompanied children

Source: The Guardian

]]> 2022-01-14 13:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992314026 jasperius_c https://padlet.com/alex_down/7t4g60apewfz8ftg/wish/1992319465 In 2021, the number of migrants crossing the Channel has tripled from the 2020 number

Source: The Guardian

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