Immigration Bill: One step forward,
two steps back?
By Yasmin Batliwala
R
ecently, buzzwords
such as ‘Calais
Crisis’ and ‘Net
Migration Figures’
have dominated
media coverage of immigration
in the UK, and the government
has faced considerable pressure
to take decisive action on this
issue.
The situation in Calais - the
growing number of people living
in makeshift camps around the
port - became a media sensation
over the summer, although two
key themes are often missed.
Firstly, coverage has fallen away
significantly since the perceived
height of the crisis, despite
the fact that the camp itself
has, according to some French
officials, subsequently doubled
in size