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23/12/2013

Dimitar Lambov: A year in the life of a Bulgarian migrant in the UK

I brought in 2013 at a street party in Glasgow, watching slightly drunk Scotsmen trying to set off a Chinese lantern while dancing to Gangnam style. It was fun. I closed my eyes and wished for a happier year (2012 had been rather turbulent and not in a very good…

18/12/2013

Beatriz Martínez: Latin Americans are fighting for visibility - and all migrants should celebrate

Latin Americans in the UK reached an important milestone last month, but how can it benefit the whole migrant community in UK? Have you ever taken the 133 bus from Streatham to Liverpool Street Station early in the morning? The route offers an insight into the lives of many Latin…

18/12/2013

Emma Daker: Story Meadow: Tales of Migration to Birmingham

“As an immigrant to Birmingham myself, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how much the city appreciates the different backgrounds and cultures we come from.” During the last week of November visitors to the new Library of Birmingham shared 1258 stories and drawings of migration to the UK’s second city. Birmingham craft…

18/12/2013

Selbin Kabote: Stereotyping migrants: nurturing xenophobia in the UK

Prime Minister David Cameron recently announced that the government has set out moves to overhaul welfare rules, including stopping new EU arrivals from receiving out-of-work benefits for their first three months in Britain and making it harder for them to qualify for state support. The curbs on new migrants follow…

18/12/2013

Ilaria Bellacci: It is not Europe that has to be changed…

My name is Ilaria, I’m Italian and I’m currently studying for an MA in European Studies in one of your “golden triangle” universities. I came here with a baggage full of skills and dreams, as many other migrants did. I am as Italian as the many others that arrive in…

18/12/2013

Luqman Onikosi: This humiliation must end: stop deporting people like me to our deaths

Back home, in Nigeria, I would get slapped on the cheek by my Dad if I was found lying sick in bed, waiting to be discovered ill. ‘Do not wait for me! Get yourself to the hospital,” he would say. Don’t get me wrong – it wasn’t like the hospital…

18/12/2013

Sabir Zazai: My story

I was living a normal life as a child with my family in Kabul, Afghanistan until everything suddenly changed after the collapse of the Communist regime in April 1992. When the different factions of the so called Mujahideen or ‘freedom fighters’ took over the city, they soon started fighting one…

18/12/2013

Paula Serafini: Reflections on this year in migration: The ‘Go Home’ van, profiled checks, and a hostile bill.

International Migrants’ Day is upon us. And it is a good opportunity to reflect on the relevant events and developments around migration that took place over the last year. This day was proclaimed by the UN thirteen years ago as a way of recognizing the increased number of migrants across…

12/12/2013

Marcela Adamova: A Roma Voice

My name is Marcela Adamova and I am Roma from Slovakia. I came to the UK to have a new experience, learn new things, and see more of the world – just like many other Europeans. For the last 6 years I have worked with Roma support and integration projects…

02/12/2013

Idil Akinci: We have to rethink the way international students are treated

My name is Idil Akinci, I am 27 years old and I come from Turkey. I am an international student who moved to the UK in order to take on a Masters degree in Sociology from which I recently received a distinction. I was not so privileged as to receive…

Opinions

Migrant Voice Blogs

Dimitar Lambov: A year in the life of a Bulgarian migrant in the UK

Beatriz Martínez: Latin Americans are fighting for visibility - and all migrants should celebrate

Emma Daker: Story Meadow: Tales of Migration to Birmingham

Selbin Kabote: Stereotyping migrants: nurturing xenophobia in the UK

Ilaria Bellacci: It is not Europe that has to be changed…

Luqman Onikosi: This humiliation must end: stop deporting people like me to our deaths

Sabir Zazai: My story

Paula Serafini: Reflections on this year in migration: The ‘Go Home’ van, profiled checks, and a hostile bill.

Marcela Adamova: A Roma Voice

Idil Akinci: We have to rethink the way international students are treated

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