OPPOSE #ILLEGALMIGRATIONBILL – SAFE PASSAGE NOW – #REFUGEESWELCOME #RESISTRACISM

On Monday 27 March, the #IllegalMigrationBill – Sunak and Braverman’s latest brutal attack on the human rights of refugees – is to be read in parliament.

Care4Calais and Stand Up To Racism, backed by PCS union and the People’s Assembly, have called a protest, 6pm on Monday at Parliament Square, opposing the bill, and supporting an amendment for a safe passage visa scheme that would enable those exercising their internationally and legally recognised human right to seek asylum to travel safely to Britain in order to persue their asylum claim.

The government’s new bill is yet another vicious assault on the rights of refugees and is about whipping up racist division to scapegoat refugees and migrants. It is part of the racist rhetoric and policies that gives confidence to and fans the flames of the far-right and fascist forces, who are actively organising in an attempt to build a racist movement against refugees. 

Stand Up To Racism and Care4Calais will continue to oppose the far-right attempts to target refugees wherever they do so, and call on all anti-racists to support the Safe Passage policy developed by Care4Calais and the PCS union and supported by Stand Up To Racism, FBU, NEU unions and others. 

We call on everyone opposed to this bill to join us in Parliament Square on Monday 27 March as the bill goes to Parliament, to say loud and clear that refugees are welcome. We call on everyone to lobby in support of the amendment demanding safe passage visas and oppose the #IllegalMigrstionBill.

See amendment (page16-17) here: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0262/amend/illegal_migration_cwh_rm_0321.pdf

See Safe Passage Visas policy document here: https://care4calais.org/safepassage/