28,000 dead since 2014 alone, and then there are the other routes, and the people lost in the Sahara before they even get to the shore, and the people who die in Mexico. And then there are the survivors traumatized by what they've seen. All rendered invisible by adjectives like "bogus" and "illegal"
"Emergency services told them it was too dangerous for them to attempt to leave, but suggested to them that they put on their care worker uniforms in case it may help to placate any rioters who broke into the house."
"His victory should give hope to others in similar situations. It is also a chilling illustration of how migrant workers can become trapped in an unbalanced system in which they have too few rights."
Every crime in which an ethnic or cultural minority is the perpetrator used to justify repression or worse of minorities. Every crime in which a minority is the victim used to argue for the idea that ethnic diversity is inherently unstable and should be reduced or eradicated.
Why would anyone want to work in this sector then? Serious question. We don't all want to *just teach*, and it's not how the vast majority of us *train*.
I know it's unfashionable to say it but I got into this primarily to research and write and it's what I am good at.
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If it wasn’t bad enough that the govt barred entrants on the health and care worker visa from bringing dependents since March 2024, they have also sent letters to children of parents who arrived legally under the previous rules telling them to leave the country
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