Deals to externalise #migration are extremely inhumane, disregard the realities & reasons for international mobility, and violate international laws and values on which Europe is supposedly based.
This letter is a shameful hymn to Fortress Europe.
Source: https://t.co/UlhWSTgx2k
🧵 Regularisation is not just about papers. It's about giving everyone the opportunity to lead a decent life.
Today we're launching a new toolkit we co-created with our members to help civil society campaign for a measure that benefits everyone.
📚Read: https://t.co/FpI5mZhbDd
🔴 This #MigrationPact means more border violence and impunity for policies that have led to deaths and human rights violations every year.
Today we join a coalition of rights orgs in calling on EU lawmakers to reject this Pact as they near final deals: https://t.co/JaF5FWgy6S
📰 Proud to see our joint concerns around the #MigrationPact reflected on today's @guardian. This Pact will only lead to more border violence and racial discrimination. EU lawmakers must reject it as they enter final negotiations.
#NotThisPact
Read: https://t.co/pHMCaCG9pC
🧵 In final negotiations around the EU #MigrationPact, EU lawmakers are considering a provision that would increase the risk of racial profiling in Europe. We join leading NGOs in calling on them to delete this provision.
More in thread + this blog: https://t.co/Y1oRKYgZAp
🧵 The EU #MigrationPact is one step closer. The Council has approved its position on a key piece of the Pact, the "Crisis Regulation", that would result in more detention, quicker deportations + criminalisation of help.
Here's what this means 👇
The Association for the Support of Immigrant Workers (ASTI) has expressed its disappointment with the scant attention given to integration issues in the electoral programmes of various political parties. https://t.co/FnoQCQYN2m
Les revendications se divisent en 3 grands thèmes : immigration, asile et Vivre-ensemble. L’ASTI a mis en haut de l’affiche une revendication prioritaire : la régularisation!
https://t.co/8evGeQeds2
There are several reasons why we don't talk about "illegal" migrants. But maybe the strongest one is that calling somebody "illegal" denies them their humanity. Undocumented migrants are people too. Let's treat them as such.
#WordsMatter#migration
https://t.co/7a90gl8YI0
🇬🇧 As the #IllegalMigrationBill is set to become law, we stand in solidarity with our UK members, people affected by this draconian law, and anyone who opposes it. We will keep fighting together for a welcoming UK - and Europe.
https://t.co/xsUvKr2DVL
Our 2023 General Assembly showcased the work of our rich and varied membership, and the ways undocumented people can be active in resisting and shaping the policies and practices that affect them.
Read more 👇
https://t.co/MRF9yAj08C
"An internal Europol report says the demand for smugglers [...] is fuelled by increased push factors in key regions of origin combined with the increase in technical obstacles"
Translated: walls, surveillance tech etc force people into irregular routes.
https://t.co/zzDOYN19c5
The only way to prevent further deaths in the Mediterranean is to open safe regular routes for people to come to Europe.
The #MigrationPact the EU is to adopt doesn't say anything about this but only steps up immigration detention and deportations. See you at the next shipwreck.