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Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by Home Office

Study visa ban: ‘Misleading’ data used by Home Office

The Home Office have justified a blanket ban on student visas issued to nationals of Sudan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Afghanistan based on misleading statistics. What can a close look at the data reveal?
Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem

Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe problem

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has apologised after sparking outrage with comments on immigration, leaving the club grappling with the fallout
Racism lacks creativity

Racism lacks creativity

Power, once comfortable, never bothers to rewrite its own lines
‘There are many, many more of us than you’: Fallowfield as a microcosm of the immigration debate

‘There are many, many more of us than you’: Fallowfield as a microcosm of the immigration debate

The Mancunion investigates what an asylum protest on Wilmslow Road can reveal about the dissonance within the far-right and the real public opinion on immigration
When immigrants become anti-immigrant themselves

When immigrants become anti-immigrant themselves

Dividing immigrants into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ creates division and hides the real problems
A moment of shame: Labour announce new immigration policy

A moment of shame: Labour announce new immigration policy

How recent Labour policy on immigration could impact debate and the shape of British politics
Lessons from discontent: What Keir Starmer must learn from the August riots

Lessons from discontent: What Keir Starmer must learn from the August riots

What Keir Starmer must learn from the August riots about immigration debates and the use of social media
A celebration of Jewish art in Manchester: Introducing Synagogue Scratch

A celebration of Jewish art in Manchester: Introducing Synagogue Scratch

This month, Synagogue Scratch is returning to Manchester Jewish Museum. The series represents a unique opportunity to enjoy new, groundbreaking performances by Jewish artists, in the museum’s beautifully preserved 1874 Synagogue.
Is marrying a foreigner now exclusively a privilege of the rich?

Is marrying a foreigner now exclusively a privilege of the rich?

As the government desperately tries to cling to power they’ve announced yet another crackdown on immigration. Infuriating changes to family and skilled worker visas are set to take effect in April and they’re going to make marrying a foreigner a privilege of the rich
Take off: Overseas students’ applications for UK universities increase

Take off: Overseas students’ applications for UK universities increase

Overseas Student numbers have increased nationally, for a second year running, despite pressures from policy decisions and national events
Spot checks on international students attendance set to be introduced

Spot checks on international students attendance set to be introduced

The University plans to implement spot checks alongside in-person attendance checks for international students
International student check-ins set to continue until the end of the academic year

International student check-ins set to continue until the end of the academic year

Temporary changes to international student check-ins set to continue for the foreseeable future
The illegal “Illegal Migration” bill

The illegal “Illegal Migration” bill

The Conservatives strike again. This time, it’s their new inhumane, irresponsible plan to stop migration at the Channel. 
Poetic Prizes: The Forward Prizes takes on the North

Poetic Prizes: The Forward Prizes takes on the North

After relocating to Manchester’s Contract Theatre, the Mancunion attends the prestigious Forward Prizes for a night of awe and bereavement
MANIFF 2022: Hostile

MANIFF 2022: Hostile

MANIFF 2022: This documentary feature foregrounds the testimonies of those who have been most affected by Britain’s hostile immigration policies
The Godfather Part II: Intergenerational conflict at the heart of mafia epic

The Godfather Part II: Intergenerational conflict at the heart of mafia epic

This mafia masterpiece has more to say than just action, corruption and murder – at its core are pertinent questions about immigrant status and a changing set of values in the face of the ‘American Dream’.
Growing up in Ireland: Ignorance vs beauty

Growing up in Ireland: Ignorance vs beauty

Growing up black and Irish is an unspoken struggle at times – yet being Irish goes beyond race
Opinion: Driving (HGVs) home for Christmas

Opinion: Driving (HGVs) home for Christmas

Johnson’s hypocritical good will gesture is rejected by migrants who can do better than play Santa to Brits this Christmas.
Review: We Won’t Fall

Review: We Won’t Fall

Alexia Pieretti reviews We Won’t Fall at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation
JLo and Shakira put the ‘Super’ in Super Bowl

JLo and Shakira put the ‘Super’ in Super Bowl

Jay Darcy comments on JLo and Shakira’s fiercely political and entertaining Super Bowl halftime show