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Thinking the Unthinkable: The Immigration Myth Exposed
Nigel Harris £12.99
Dramatically challenges the rhetoric which has informed much of the debate on immigration.
There have been poor countries and rich countries since countries first began, but only in the 20th century have
controls been implemented to stop movement between them. The argument for controls stems from the belief that richer countries
will be 'swamped' by a 'tidal wave' of migrants, leading to unemployment among the native population.
Nigel Harris argues that this is simply not true, and that we should bring barriers down. He shows exactly how & why immigration is the lifeline
of the developed world's economy, using examples from all over the world to prove how immigration makes both the rich & poor richer.
I B Tauris (2002) ISBN 1860646719
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Crossing The Border: Voices of Refugee and Exiled Women
Edited by Jennifer Langer £9.99
Women and children make up 80 percent of the world's refugee population, yet their voices are seldom heard. Here women writers from around the world tell their stories. All are refugees or are living in exile.
In addition to the stories and memories, Crossing The Border includes articles on women's lives and on women's writings in each of these countries.
Five Leaves (2002) ISBN 0907123635
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The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration
Peter Stalker £7.00
Computer chips, designer jeans or coffee beans can fly around the world at will, but human beings have far less freedom. If they want to work in another country, many would-be migrants are forced to risk life and limb travelling illegally - locked up in cargo containers headed for North America, or clinging to fragile craft trying to penetrate 'Fortress Europe'.
Yet most of the rich countries are short of workers, and have shrinking and aging populations, so actually need more immigrants. The No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration unravels some of these bizarre and brutal paradoxes, explaining the economic and social issues, and arguing for more rational approaches to immigration.
New Internationalist/Verso (2001) ISBN 1859843549
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On Immigration and Refugees
Michael Dummett, Editors: Thinking in Action £7.99
Many people in Britain do not realise how deeply rooted in the history of British racism are today's attitudes to asylum seekers. Michael Dummett seeks to expose the modern British immigration policy in a passionately argued, lucid philosophical discussion. He is one of the most prominent commentators on the ethical and political dilemmas raised by the treatment of immigrants and refuges in Britain and Europe
Routledge (2001) ISBN 0415227089
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Immigration Controls, the Family and the Welfare State: A handbook of law, theory, politics and practice for local authority, voluntary sector and welfare state workers and legal advisors
Steve Cohen £17.95
The increasingly close relationship between immigration controls and the welfare state makes the law highly relevant to many professional groups, including workers within local authorities, the voluntary sector and the welfare state. In this book, Steve Cohen examines the law, including the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act, giving pointers for good practice. With a wealth of case studies, and guidelines for anti-racist practice, campaigning, contesting immigration status, working with asylum-seekers, interviewing, report writing and liasing between welfare professionals and legal representatives, this book is an essential resource for all professionals working in this field.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2001) ISBN 1853027235
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Refugees and Gender: Law and Process
Heaven Crawley £15.00
Examines how those representing asylum seekers can ensure that all gender-related aspects of an asylum claim are considered and appropriately reflected in the determination process. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of gender-related persecution, as well as a gendered framework for the interpretation of the key elements of the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Detailed information is provided on the implications of gender in asylum law, policy and practice in the UK, with comparative case-law and materials from other countries including Canada, US and Australia.
Jordans (2001) ISBN 0853086907
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Human Rights Audit 2001: UK Human and Asylum Policy
Amnesty International UK £12.99
'The Labour Government will put human rights at the heart of our foreign policy', the Foreign Secretary declared on 12 May 1997, soon after the Government was elected. This report is the fourth in an annual series examining the extent to which the Government did indeed respect and promote human rights in its foreign policy. The report looks at Labour's first term in office, from May 1997 to June 2001, and some key events since the general election of 2001. It also examines the Government's policy towards asylum seekers in the light of international human rights standards.
Amnesty International UK (2001) ISBN 1873328478
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The Uninvited: Refugees at the Rich Man's Gate
Jeremy Harding £5.99
Every day dozens of people set off from West Africa to cross the Sahara. They are heading to Europe to find jobs. Those who complete the journey add to the growing pressure on the coasts of Mediterranean Europe. Meanwhile, large numbers are moving westward from the former Easter Soviet Bloc and the Balkans.
Jeremy Harding has followed migrants and refugees in Morocco, Spain, Italy, Kosovo and Albania, and accompanied the border patrols that try to keep them out. In this exceptional piece of documentary journalism, he asks how much longer exclusionary immigration policies can work.
Profile Books (2000) ISBN 1861972113
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Political Asylum from the Inside
Harvey Burgess, with a foreword by Maggie O'Kane £9.99
As a legal worker regularly involved in representing asylum seekers, Harvey Burgess has seen at first hand the pressures that have driven detainees to desperate action in their attempts to resolve their status. Debunking the popular myths about asylum seekers, he publicises the situation of refugees and points out many of the difficulties they face when confronted by a largely unsympathetic legal system.
Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the reality of life for an asylum seeker in Britain today, and illustrates how the legal process of obtaining refugee status so often contributes to the feelings of despair felt by many of those 'on the inside'.
WorldView Publishing (2000) ISBN 1872142427
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Out of exile: developing youth work with young refugees
Ros Norton and Brian Cohen £8.50
Young refugees in the UK face immense problems of racism, unemployment and alienation. Many want to integrate with dignity into British culture and society whilst retaining their own culture and identity. They seek to be economically independent. But all to often their progress is hampered by language difficulties and the lack of appropriate training and services.
Through extensive research Out of Exile reveals the costs of ignoring these young refugees and what needs to be done to enable them to reach their potential. It challenges local and national policy-makers to tackle the hopelessness, isolation and alienation of these groups of young people.
Youth Work Press (2000) ISBN 0861552415
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Forging New Identities: Young Refugees and Minority Students Tell their Stories
Edited by Minority Rights Group International £4.95
A collection of autobiographical writings from young refugee and minority students living in London and Amsterdam, covering a wide range of experiences - touching, thought-provoking and highly informative.
Useful for teachers seeking to raise awareness of the experiences of young refugees and minorities. It will enable young people who are not from minority groups to have a deeper understanding of some of the difficulties refugees face in leaving their own country: the memories, culture and strengths people bring with them, and of their hopes for the future. It will help all students see refugees as human beings, not statistics.
Minority Rights Group (1998) ISBN 1897693079
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Refugee Children in the Early Years: issues for policy-makers and providers
Jill Rutter and Tina Hyder £4.50
Refugee families often arrive in the UK traumatised and disorientated, having been forced by persecution to leave their own countries. Good early years provision is essential for refugee children, helping them and their carers to rebuild their lives.
This report addresses the unequal access to early years provision among refugees. It is hoped that it will be used by refugee community groups to lobby for better early years services, and by local authorities to help plan the provision of such services. Also highlights positive practices to provide early years workers with practical ideas for their work.
Save the Children (1998) ISBN 1899120807
Counselling and Therapy with Refugees and Victims of Trauma , second edition: Psychological Problems of Victims of War, Torture and Repression
Guus van der Veer £17.99
The first edition of this book was acclaimed as a practical, insightful and humane guide for professionals in mental health, social work and voluntary and government agencies who are concerned with the care of refugees and other victims of political and military violence. Successful counselling and therapy require empathy with such victims of traumatic events. This new edition reflects the latest scientific and clinical work and knowledge, and will be essential for mental health professionals as well as for a wider readership of social, legal and administrative professionals who are concerned with the well being of these victims.
Wiley (1998) ISBN 047198227X
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Supporting Unaccompanied Children in the Asylum Process
Wendy Ayotte £9.95
In 1997, over 1,100 children and young people arrived on their own in the UK seeking asylum, having fled their own countries, frequently as a consequence of painful and distressing events. Every year, without the support of their parents, similar children have to negotiate a daunting asylum process which will determine whether or not they can remain in the UK. This report is essential reading for all legal professionals involved with children in the asylum process. It also provides useful information for any adult who is involved in supporting asylum-seeking children in the UK, for example, panel advisers, social workers, teachers, and refugee community organisations.
Save the Children (1998) ISBN 1899120882
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Refugees in Europe: The Hostile New Agenda
Daniele Joly with Lynette Kelly and Clive Nettleton £4.95
Although refugees represent only a very small percentage of Europe's population, a new battery of policies are being introduced to limit these numbers even further; creating barriers to the internationally recognized right to asylum.
This book outlines the history of the development of refugee policies, past and present, identifying the key measures and background events. The impact of these decisions in today's Europe is analysed and supported with easily accessible charts and tables. Ends with a series of recommendations which seek to highlight some of the main issues for action.
Minority Rights Group (1997) ISBN 1897693613
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The Bend in The Road: Refugees Writing
Edited by Jennifer Langer £8.95
Refugees bring with them a new culture, language and perspective. The writer in exile can be a link between cultures, nations and peoples. Exile is one of the earliest phenomena of human existence. In this book, recent refugees describe their lives in fiction, poetry and memories. Most of the contributors are well known in their country of origin. As well as refugees' own writing, The Bend In The Road includes an outline of the political history and literary tradition of the countries covered.
Five Leaves (1997) ISBN 0907123376
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Slamming the Door: The Demolition of the Right to Asylum in the UK
Amnesty International £2.99
Around the world, there are at least 15 million men, women and children who have been forced out of their homeland by political terror, state oppression and armed conflict. Under international law, all governments have an obligation to provide protection to such people.
Despite repeated protestations of its commitment to the principles of international refugee law, in recent years the British Government has introduced a raft of measures intended to prevent or deter such people from travelling to the United Kingdom to seek asylum. This report sets out Amnesty International's concern that these measures amount to an effective demolition of the United Kingdom's asylum process, and therefore to an abdication by the Government of its obligations under international law.
Amnesty International (1996) ISBN 1873328206
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Strangers & Citizens: A positive approach to migrants and refugees
Various;Edited by Sarah Spencer £14.95
European countries recognise that international migration is one of the most critical issues facing them; yet Britain persists with an approach, devised in the post-colonial 1960s, which takes no account of recent trends and is harmful for race relations.
The IPPR has assembled a team of specialists in geography, economics, law and social policy, to analyse the present situation. In more than fifty findings, Strangers & Citizens proposes a more informed and rational approach which would respect international human rights standards.
IPPR/Rivers Oram Press (1994) ISBN 1854890514
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Refugee Women and Their Mental Health: Shattered Societies, Shattered Lives
Ellen Cole, Olivia M. Espin, Esther D. Rothblum £17.99
A groundbreaking book which details the horror and hardship of women refugees. It explores their needs and how they recover from refugee traumas. The information and narratives in this book are vital for all who are concerned about the physical and emotional well-being of women in refugee or exile circumstances around the world. It focuses on understanding the plight of women refugees and adds innovative treatment and recovery models for helping these women survivors.
Harrington Park Press, USA (1992) ISBN 1560230604
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