Almost 600 migrant Channel crossings at weekend

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The number of migrants crossing the Channel has been rising – EPA The home secretary pledged her “unwavering determination” to stop migrants crossing the English channel after nearly 600 people were intercepted over the weekend. On Sunday, 378 migrants crossed … Read More

US immigration: Mexican asylum seekers could be deported to Guatemala

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The plan is part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb the flow of migrants. – Reuters Mexicans seeking asylum in the US could be sent to Guatemala as part of a deal signed by the Trump administration with the … Read More

Brexit is one of most spectacular mistakes in EU history, says Tusk

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Exclusive: Donald Tusk says it would still be better for both sides if UK stayed in EU. Donald Tusk said Brexit was one of the saddest experiences of his five years as European council president. Photograph: Mikhail Palinchak/Ukrinform/Barcroft Media Brexit … Read More

The European Union Needs to Prepare for the Next Wave of Migrants

A volunteer helps a young boy following a sea rescue operation near the Greek island of Lesbos on Nov. 27. ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES In 2015, at the start of the wave of migrants who hit European shores over the next … Read More

Migration more worrying than climate change for Europeans: survey

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While climate change is growing in the public conscience, migration is still the major issue for more EU citizens, according to the results of the European Commission’s biannual Eurobarometer public opinion survey. Migration remains the top concern across the European … Read More

Germany passes controversial migration law

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer | John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images The policy package both facilitates deportation of failed asylum seekers and migrants’ access to the labor market. BERLIN — Germany on Friday passed a controversial package of bills bringing major … Read More

20 metro areas are home to six-in-ten unauthorized immigrants in U.S.

Most of the United States’ 10.7 million unauthorized immigrants live in just 20 major metropolitan areas, with the largest populations in New York, Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, according to new Pew Research Center estimates based on government data. … Read More

‘YOUR LAND, YOUR FUTURE’ Germany offers migrants CASH to go back home in controversial ad campaign

Posters have been plastered across 80 cities in seven languages, including English, Arabic, Farsi and Pashto. GERMANY is offering to pay migrants’ rental costs in their countries of origin, as the country tackles the “challenge” of migration. In a controversial … Read More

Fall in sterling after Brexit vote has done more to make people poorer than immigration, says MAC – Politics live

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EU migrant workers harvesting lettuce in West Lancashire. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo Reaction to the MAC report from thinktanks and academics And here is some reaction to the MAC report from thinktanks and academics. From Stephen Clarke, senior economic analyst … Read More

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