Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists. Franklin D Roosevelt
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Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country. Theodore Roosevelt
A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation. Ronald Reagan
I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigration. Hillary Clinton
As an immigrant, I chose to live in America because it is one of the freest and most vibrant nations in the world. And as an immigrant, I feel an obligation to speak up for immigration policies that will keep America the most economically robust, creative and freedom-loving nation in the world. Rupert Murdoch
People are rather afraid that this country might be rather swamped by people of a different culture. Margaret Thatcher, televised interview
Immigration is one of the most emotive and controversial issues in British politics. Britain & Europe: The Immigration Question, BBC 2016
A Bank of England report found that broadly migration has had a small negative impact on British wages. ibid.
But Europe has been rocked by the huge numbers of refugees and migrants entering from Turkey and north Africa. Germany alone last year registered over a million new arrivals. It’s been controversial across the continent. ibid.
We will build a great wall along the southern border. Donald J Trump
I call it extreme vetting. Donald Trump, 15th August 2016
A statement calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States has been removed from Donald Trump’s campaign website.
The Trump team appears to have removed the statement, in which Mr Trump said on December 7, 2015: ‘Donald J Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on. Telegraph online article Helena Horton 10th November 2016, ‘Muslim Ban Statement Removed from Donald Trump’s Website’
He had promised to deport eleven million people, now he says he will prioritize two to three million illegals with a criminal past. Panorama: Trump’s New America, BBC 2016
‘We have some bad hombres here and we’re going to get them out.’ ibid.
How immigration is dividing Britain’s most diverse town. Migrant labour has given Slough one of the UK’s most successful economies. But when I came here ten years ago the town was already struggling with immigration. Panorama: Life in Immigration Town, Richard Bilton reporting, BBC 2017
Why are thousands of White Brits abandoning immigration town? ibid.
More than half of infants who start school are unable to speak much English. ibid.
Immigration has doubled the number of immigrants at this school since 2004. ibid.
Children in this school speak 31 languages. ibid.
He promised to kick out millions of illegal immigrants. Now President Trump’s deportations have begun. Tonight we ask, Who is he targeting? The President wants America’s police to take on controversial immigration powers. In major cities across the country there is outrage. But President Trump’s supporters want a new America. Panorama: Trump’s Fortress America, BBC 2017
There are already 650 miles of fortifications but the President wants more. ibid.
In sanctuary cities, police limit their cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. ibid.
Then I got a job here at a place you’ve probably never heard of: Brook House. It’s an immigration removal centre although it looks and feels more like a prison. Panorama: Undercover: Britain’s Immigration Secrets, BBC 2017
The staff was confronting drug abuse, self-harm and suicide attempts. I saw some foreign criminals fresh out of prison terrorising asylum seekers who had never been inside. And I saw some staff abusing men locked up here. ibid.
A completely toxic atmosphere. ibid.
The asylum seekers and the hardline criminals … The Home Office doesn’t insist on segregation. ibid.
Drugs are everywhere in Brook House. ibid.
Africa’s European dream: for people-smugglers it’s a billion pound business. Now, Europe’s under pressure to crack down but at what cost? And will the migrant crisis ever end? Panorama: Africa’s Billion Pound Migrant Trail, BBC 2017
The EU is spending tens of millions supporting the Libyan coastguard to stop more boats, board them and take them back to Libya. ibid.
Migrants pay about $1,500 for a place amongst its boats. ibid.
The battle that’s coming over immigration. The voters still crying out for change. The businesses who say they need immigrants. Calls to control immigration drove the vote to leave the EU – what now? Panorama: Immigration: Who Should We Let In? BBC 2018
Record numbers are risking their lives in the Channel to get to Britain … More than 20,000 people have risked their lives crossing the Channel to get to Britain in the last six months, and nothing the government does seems to put them off. Panorama: Channel Crisis: Can People Smugglers Be Stopped? BBC 2022
The near misses happen almost every day. ibid.
Immigration has driven the fastest population growth in the UK since the 1960s. At the last election the government promised to reduce immigration: it didn’t go down, it went up. When it comes to immigration, right now one issue dominates: Stop the Boats. Panorama: Immigration: The UK’s Record Rise, BBC 2024
In the context of overall immigration, the numbers [boats] are tiny. ibid.
Immigration and Asylum Bill: the Party which you are a member of, which is now in government … That will apply to people who are running away from torture … to remain destitute by the state, to stigmatize them and to live below the poverty line. Mark Thomas Comedy Product Special, The Immigration & Asylum Bill, Channel 4 1999
The American side retrieved the body. Yes, frequently the people trying to get to the United States. Unfortunately, recently there were some children who drowned who tried to cross and drowned. Which Way Home, 2009
Mexican freight trains are used by migrants trying to reach the United States. Among the thousands that ride the trains, roughly 5% are children travelling alone. ibid.
Child migrants who are detained in Mexico are taken to the Tapachula Detention Center. ibid.
Each year the border patrol apprehends 100,000 children trying to enter the US. ibid.
‘I have lived fifteen years on the streets. I was a drug addict … I’d like to have a family where I can get the love I never had.’ ibid. boy
Nogales, Mexico: Right on the US border and a port for black-market franchises. Underworld Inc s2e5: Tricks of the Trade, 2015
To get there [US] without capture Francisco teaches them some of the tricks of the trade. ibid.
That journey means five days on foot in the Sonoran desert. ibid.
This is the heart of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. There are no towns or villages here. Hundreds of miles of 70 degree heat and rattlesnakes. But this is a pathway to the American Dream. And it’s a dangerous one. In the last five years more than 1,000 people have died trying to walk across this patch of desert. Stacey Dooley in the USA: Border Wars, BBC 2017
They prepare for their journey in a small town close to the border – it’s called Altar. ibid.
Charging up to $7,000 dollars for the trip. ibid.
The US border agency was out on patrol. ibid.
Maria is now one of six million Mexicans living illegally in America. They mostly work in low-paid farming, cleaning or construction jobs. Maria’s found herself a job picking fruit. ibid.
The detention of migrants is a multi-billion-dollar industry, one in which immigrants are traded like products: they are for sale to the highest bidder. Who benefits and who profits? Immigrants for Sale, Brave New Films 2015
Corrections Corporation of America, The Geo Group and Management and Training Corporation combined own over 200 facilities in the nation, with over 150,000 bed spaces for a total profit of close to $5 billion per year. ibid.
Why did Roberto Martinez Die in Detention. ibid. protest banner
Alec: a corporate-funded right-wing organization in charge of writing custom-made legislation. ibid. news