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chance we re looking to build something sustainable so there is a suggested donation of 4 on the door all funds raised go back into the space and to support no borders for any more info see farcebook page ukip coming to penarth no borders and others to mobilise to counter their lies november 27 2014 in protest tags demonstration penarth racism ukip by no borders south wales leave a comment ukip are due to open a campaign office in penarth this saturday 29th no borders south wales is working with south wales anarchists and others to hand out leaflets and counter their racist lies with a demonstration our leaflet busts some immigration myths that have been peddled by politicians media moguls and others in an attempt to divide us and distract us from real issues and problems that they are causing join us at 11am phone text 07512238523 for the meeting point near the centre indymedia write up of no borders south wales september noise demo october 15 2014 in comment by no borders south wales leave a comment the no borders south wales noise demo was reported on indymedia you can read the full report here we plan to hold another demonstration soon come to our next meeting on tuesday 21st october at 8pm to find out more opposing borders for a free and equal world upcoming meetings september 23 2014 in meetings tags antiraids cardiff cardiff university city of sanctuary universities of sanctuary by no borders south wales leave a comment there are several interesting meetings coming up in cardiff over the next few weeks 1 anti raids network cardiff tues 30th sept red sea club 11 13 city rd 7pm 9pm organising against immigration raids through community solidarity and practical action london based network info here 2 no borders south wales introduction and meeting mon 6th oct cathays community centre 7pm 8pm a welcoming session to new people explaining the work of nb in cardiff and south wales 3 universities of sanctuary tues 7th oct temple of peace 7pm 9pm discussion around creating a refugee friendly institution within universities in cardiff more information here 4 city of sanctuary thurs 16th oct red sea club 11 13 city rd 11am 1pm regular meeting of the c of s group more info here hope to see you in the next weeks understanding the 2014 immigration bill september 18 2014 in comment immigration law tags asylum seekers borders home office nhs by no borders south wales leave a comment on the 14th of may this year the queen gave royal ascension to the immigration bill this bill had been launched on october 9th 2013 and sponsored by the home secretary theresa may it outlined the coalition government s new approach to what it considered to be the key problems of the immigration sector hopefully this post will highlight some of the history contents and responses to the bill which given its cross societal nature have been widespread and largely in opposition in overview the bill deals with several large areas 1 the extension of fingerprint and biometric controls passport controls and embarkation orders in order to better and more quickly identify illegal migrants increase powers to inquire into partnership and marriage statuses to prevent sham marriages 2 cut the number of decisions on which a migrant can appeal against asylum refusal and deportation from 17 down to 4 create a policy of deport first and appeal later in cases where no clear threat to life exists advance government pressure to reduce the use of article 8 ehr right to family life in court hearings increase restrictions on multiple requests for bail from immigration detainees 3 restrict access to illegal migrants in a number of areas firstly require landlords to check immigration status on prospective and existing tenants secondly enforcing a payment on those subject to immigration controls for short term stay visas or longer than 6 months asylum seekers excluded for use of the nhs others include requiring bank workers and driver licensing authorities to check applicants against immigration databases 4 increasing regulation over the immigration advice sector and enforcing payment of unpaid civil penalties a number of political factors and myths have led up to this bill being passed as part of the general attack on the welfare state by the coalition there has also been a policy of using immigration as the sharp end of the wedge nowhere more clearly has this been demonstrated than the increasing attacks on so called welfare tourism in particular health tourism the bill also plays into general public fears about abuse of human rights legislation to overstay in the uk hence the attacks on section 8 and other rights designed to protect family life but far and away the bill is aimed at in theresa may s own words creating a hostile environment for illegal immigrants which is just what is aimed at with the removal of access to public services and private rented accommodation however the reality on the ground does not bear out to these concerns in particular the shocking lack of evidence for the claim that eu migrants are costing the nhs and the welfare state a fortune after some particularly unpleasant comments by the coalition aimed at european migrants the european commission demanded proof that welfare tourism was costing what theresa may described as an unacceptable burden what emerged from a leaked document was that in fact the uk does not keep figures on eu migrants who access welfare benefits and so were unable to tell the commission even how many migrants had rightfully accessed benefits let alone fraudulently in an immortal line the document stated we consider that these questions place too much emphasis on quantitative evidence in other words because some voter saw lots of spanish people in an a e once it must be the case that there is abuse don t let pesky evidence get in the way in fact figures for the cost to the nhs from migrants reveal that at a generous estimate migrants cost 12 million pounds a year in perspective this is 0 06 of the amount the nhs is being required to slash or 0 011 of the total overall budget so much for evidence based policy the major problem that this bill faces is the totally unethical and unworkable proposal that private landlords should become an arm of the immigration service on pain of a 3000 fine there has been an outcry from various organisations ranging from landlord advocacy groups to homeless charities if the bill goes through the future of the rental sector will become thus when someone applies for accomodation or is requested a property in the private sector through a local authority la they will become subject to an immigration control every person regardless of skin colour or accent is in theory supposed to be checked but overwhelmingly the concern is even from landlords a default to only accepting a uk passport or worse a white uk passport given that there are in theory over 200 types of european id documents it s not a surprise that landlords aren t happy in fact there is an endless list of ways in which this bill could go wrong including the changing nature of immigration statuses surcharge by letting agents for immigration checks clash between s 193 homelessness duty from an la and immigration status and people fleeing violence or domestic abuse who may not have access to their documents overall this is an ill thought out piece of legislation but the pilot schemes will be rolled out on the 1st of december in various cities despite this attempt to drive out illegal migrants all this bill will do is make life harder for ordinary people create discrimination where there was none and force illegals into the hands of criminal landlords a recipe for housing exploitation and homelessness is to be expected to prevent this becoming an excessive length piece there will be a follow up to cover the responses and opposition to the bill for further information on the contents of the bill click here a fortress europe libya and mediterranean deaths september 16 2014 in fortress europe tags borders europe by no borders south wales leave a comment hidden among the stories of the past few months the crisis in iraq conflict in ukraine and the ebola outbreak in west africa there have been the occasional underplayed article involving boat loads of migrants drowning in the mediterranean by and large these stories refer to migrants attempting to sail from libya to either italy or malta and suffering terrible consequences drownings from capsized boats dehydration vessels rammed and tipped over people being forcibly returned to the libyan authorities so what exactly is going on here who are the principal actors and who are the people who seem to risk everything to get to europe the route from libya to europe is referred to as the central route by frontex the european union s central organisation responsible for intelligence and joint operations on the borders of the member states data collected by frontex since 2008 reveals a striking picture of the results of numerous deals and interventions by players as diverse as nato italy the eu commission and libya s national transition council libya and the central route are considered a major source of illegal migration into the eu since 2008 libya has seen gadaffi be overthrown and deposed by a revolution which has desecended into a civil war with militias taking over responsibility for various government departments including immigration and asylum with neighbours caught in internal repressions and conflicts eritrea somalia south sudan and an increasingly xenophobic eu demanding the prevention of migrants using boats to cross the mediterranean libya has become a hell on earth for refugees back in 2007 8 the central route saw a sharp rise in the number of illegal crossings frontex figures reveal that in 2008 approximately 40 000 migrants were recorded making the crossing such numbers prompted the italian government to push for a bilateral agreement with libya and colonel gadaffi in an attempt to slow the movements this agreement saw libya using highly repressive actions to stop migrants leaving in boats and italy paid for a new militaristic infrastructure to identify detain and deport migrants attempting to cross into italy frontex figures show the success of this agreement with 11 000 making the journey in 2009 and only 4 500 recorded in 2010 however with the advent of the arab spring and the rebellion against gadaffi in 2011 a space was opened up for migrants escaping the horn of africa and north african regimes such as tunisia to cross the mediterranean with internal conflict and the forcible expulsion of sub saharan africans the figures show that a staggering 64 300 people crossed that year with the border regime in libya in turmoil and increasing numbers making the crossing italy again responded in 2012 the national transition council ntc in libya made a deal with italy to prevent boats leaving it also allowed the italian coastguard and navy to patrol the waters push back any identified vessels and hand them over to the ntc authorities this action was a flagrant breach of several acts to protect human rights including the eu human rights act and the geneva convention on refugees an eu judge ruled that any vessels intercepted by italian authorities were under the protection of the italian government and as such deserved their rights as potential asylum seekers italy also signed an agreement with tunisia to return the majority of the tunisian migrants even so these illegal actions were highly effective and figures for recorded crossings dropped to 15 900 in 2012 also implicated in these illegal actions were nato warships and vessels goldmiths university produced a report using sophisticated oceanography technology and claimed that nato vessels had spotted several distressed boats of migrants and refused to help and in some cases pushed them back survivors reported nato helicopters and boats observing them for hours without offering assistance in the past year libya has seen a tremendous upsurge in violence and internal repression refugees and migrants are treated with an appalling lack of respect human rights watch and amnesty have made several reports outlining the degrading and brutal treatment of detainees in libyan detention facilities torture sexual assaults whippings refusal of medical treatment lack of access to legal infrastructure and other violations have been outlined here and here libya remains a nexus for migration due to its geographical location and existing trafficking networks in 2013 the greatest upsurge of demographics were in the syrian refugee population which increased by 8 699 from the previous year to 9 591 recorded crossings also highly visible were eritrean and somali populations with no end to the militia based conflict inside the country refugees remain trapped between the need to escape their home countries earn some money working in libya and then attempting to leave via a boat despite the whipping up of anti immigrant sentiment in the uk which portrays all asylum seekers and refugees as opportunistic parasites coming to claim hard working cash from british people the people crossing the mediterranean come from a few specific countries by and large the eritran somali and syrian populations are currently highly represented this is not surprising given that somalia is a failed state gripped by warfare syria is in the midst of an endless civil war and eritrea may qualify as one the most brutal dictatorships in the world eritrea is such a closed regime even the minister for information fled the country in 2013 as a refugee it makes a mockery of the aspersion that these people know the ins and outs of the uk benefit system the situation that these refugees find themselves in crossing in small wooden boats overcrowded and under stocked with fuel food and water is not a natural or inevitable one it is one of design created by specific pieces of legislation the implementation of lethal border regimes forces this journey on people and so must bear the responsibility of the deaths which are fast becoming a daily occurrence it s time we recognised that the consequences of europe s borders are not statistics but real human misery and death changing this would require political courage and a strong demand from civil society not to tolerate this situation in our name or in the name of our security a further info youtube documentary on the situation day of action full call out and stop nato video august 30 2014 in picket cardiff ukba tags 31 33 newport road day of action stop nato stop nato cymru by no borders south wales leave a comment no borders south wales with stop nato cymru has called for a day of action against racism prisons and borders this is tuesday 2nd september there is a planned demonstration in cardiff we welcome other solidarity actions for those unable to make it to cardiff a key means through which nato and its constituent members maintain their power is through ...