Cease the globalisation of the Hostile Surroundings – Proper to Stay

At the moment, the federal government has introduced plans of ‘offshoring’ which can ship some folks in search of asylum in Britain to Rwanda the place their asylum claims will probably be processed.

The federal government’s Nationality and Borders Invoice which is at present going via Parliament and is predicted to quickly turn out to be legislation features a provision to create offshore immigration processing centres for folks in search of asylum.

Many authorized consultants have expressed their concern over the legality of this provision. Additionally it is costly: it’s reported that the Rwandan trial, which can goal single males, will value £120m.

After all, morally, that is unacceptable.

At Proper to Stay, we firmly oppose the British authorities’s persevering with try and globalise its flagship ‘Hostile Surroundings’ coverage, designed to hurt folks in search of asylum and migrants and harm our communities of solidarity.

Individuals who come to our shore seeking security, no matter their strategies of arrival, want compassion and safety: this has at all times been the case and this can at all times be the case. Flying them out to Rwanda, forcing them to face additional uncertainties, is totally pointless.

The truth is, folks have at all times migrated, and at all times will. This offshoring proposal, like many different dangerous border enforcement practices comparable to immigration detention, won’t cease any of this. Nor will it extinguish our shared sense of humanity that drives many people to assist one another in our on a regular basis lifetime of wrestle and collectively resist merciless and inhumane coverage proposals which might be thrown at us.

Whereas we could be awaiting additional particulars of this newest proposal to emerge, it’s no time to be idle. As Lisa Matthews, our Coordinator, stated prior to now “We’d like sensible actions that make a distinction to an individual that day, we want bolder acts that disrupt the working of the system that harms so many; and we additionally must argue for a special approach, a special society, a special world through which we recognise that Migration is Life.”

We have to construct a world through which everybody can train their proper to stay, the place they should be, in dignity, security and peace. In case you are outraged by this newest authorities proposal, be part of us and present the world that it doesn’t need to be this fashion.

What you are able to do

We’d like a mass motion towards this racist system. We’re constructing that motion now.

Attend the demonstrations when you can – tonight (14 April) in London and Liverpool; and 16 April in Glasgow introduced on the time of writing.

And be part of us for a Solidarity Is aware of No Borders week of motion in June. It’s just a few weeks away. Save the date: June thirteenth to nineteenth, and test social media for bulletins about planning occasions