Democracy in action - letting our MPs know the impact on refugees of the government's 'earned settlement' proposals

Democracy in action – today three of our volunteers and three members of our Advisory Group took part in the mass lobby of Parliament to let our MPs know how the ‘earned settlement’ proposals will affect refugees in Hertfordshire.

We urged the MPs to write to the Home Secretary, asking her to publish an impact assessment and allow for full parliamentary scrutiny.  

The refugees spoke movingly about how these cruel plans to make them wait decades for settled status will impact their ability to feel safe and integrated.  The scrapping of student visas from Afghanistan, for example, will force more people into making dangerous journeys which will extend the period even further.

Thank you to the volunteers, Advisory Board members, our MPs and the organisers.

See our message to the Home Secretary at www.hertswelcomes.org.uk/news/our-message-to-the-home-secretary