The COVID cost of the Hostile Immigration Environment – with MINNIE RAHMAN of the JCWI

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

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🗓️ 26 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Immigration is the topic most guaranteed to drive good sense out of the room. Will opinions be changed by COVID’s sobering reminder of the irreplaceable work that immigrants do? Has Black Lives Matter shown us the progress we’ve made – or the progress we haven’t? And will the Government use COVID quarantine as cover for even more repressive immigration rules? MINNIE RAHMAN of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants talks to Alex Andreou about the myth of the immigrant freeloader and the unforeseen cruelties of the Hostile Environment. “Let’s face it, any migrant is just one lost document away from becoming a victim of the Hostile Environment.” “You can’t have a two-tier system where some people can access services and some can’t. We’re only as healthy as our neighbours.” Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:15.6	Andrea and I'm talking to you from my sixth month stranded in Mekonus Greece
1:19.6	where the possibility of my returning home to the UK has been teased and taken away
1:25.2	like planning permission at a Tory fundraiser.
1:29.1	Today's guest works for the Joint Council for the law and policy are based on evidence and are underpinned by respect for human dignity.
1:46.3	You wouldn't think it's a controversial concept, but we are where we are.
1:50.9	Minnie Raman is a self-described writer, speaker and newsly eater, although only one of those will be tested today, and she is the J.C.W.I.'s public affairs manager. I am delighted to welcome her. Hello Minnie.
2:05.6	Hi Alex, thanks so much for having me. Where have you been isolating in?
2:13.4	So I've actually been in Birmingham with my mum for quite a while, but I've just made it back to
2:19.0	London.
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