Dr Shahab Saqib assesses modern immigration policy proposals in the light of developments form the Windrush scandal onwards.
Nearly a decade ago, the United Kingdom instituted a policy designed to render the lives of undocumented migrants so intolerable that they would be compelled to leave. The phrase ‘a really hostile environment for illegal migrants’ was used by Theresa May while Home Secretary, and it signalled an administrative experiment aimed at deterring.[The experiment was built through legislation and a web of administrative measures that enlisted landlords, employers, and public bodies in immigration control, and which tightened access to public services and welfare as instruments of deterrence.
Assistant Professor in Law
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