Migrant

What Spain's migration decision means for the UK
A Spanish flag flying in the street.
Dr Allan Njanji

What Spain's migration decision means for the UK

Dr Allan Njanji, a refugee advocate with experience of the asylum system and Big Issue Changemaker for 2026, writes about what the UK could learn from Spain's decision to grant legal status to half a million migrants
Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem
Rows of flags from across the world
Andreea Dumitrache

Digital ID cards: Why control and surveillance are not the answer to Britain's immigration problem

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies
Dr Shabna Begum

We need to stop turning on migrants and understand where the real power and blame lies

Why we need more migrants in political office
Lara Parizotto

Why we need more migrants in political office

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that
Film

I was a migrant working in a warehouse. Then I got a role in a film about doing exactly that

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Starmer's deportation of thousands of migrants isn't leadership – it's surrender to hate
Prime minister Keir Starmer on the phone
Munya Radzi

Starmer's deportation of thousands of migrants isn't leadership – it's surrender to hate

Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'
Immigration

Families torn apart for not earning enough under 'unfair' visa rules: 'I can't take care of my husband'