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Demonstrators protest against the hostile environment immigration policy outside the Home Office in Westminster, London. Picture date: 30th of April 2018
HOSTILE environment policies put the lives of migrants at risk during the pandemic, a new report has found.
The report, jointly authored by the Public Interest and Law Centre and the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, recommends that the upcoming public Covid-19 inquiry should consider how immigration policies have potentially exposed migrants to greater risk during the pandemic.
The report, published earlier this week, found that hostile environment policies in healthcare, including NHS charging, deterred people from seeking medical help during the pandemic.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
