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UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, says there is an #invasion happening on the south coast of the UK. Here's five things you should bare in mind:

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1) It is NOT - nor has it ever been - illegal to cross the English Channel, and refugees are neither "migrants" nor "invaders."
2) Under International law, anyone has the right to apply for asylum in any country that signed 1951 Convention - and to remain there until the authorities have assessed their claim.
3) Last year around 79.5 million refugees were forced to flee their homes, and the UK took 20,339 - just 0.026% of the world's refugees.
4) Refugees shouldn't need to become life-saving doctors or gold-medal athletes to be worthy of asylum. The fact that they are human beings should be enough.
5) Refugees aren't the reason you couldn't get a GP appointment this morning. That's due to 12 years of Tory austerity.

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Feb 11, 2023
Following Suella Braverman's far-right riots in Knowsley last night, here are some facts about refugees and their basic human rights that you may not already know.

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It is NOT - nor has it ever been - illegal to cross the English Channel.

It is simply inaccurate to describe refugees as "illegal immigrants" or "invaders."
Under International law, ANYONE has the right to apply for asylum in ANY COUNTRY.

They also have the right to remain there until their claims have been assessed.
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Oct 30, 2022
Let's stop encouraging children to have "dream jobs." Dreams should exist outside of work.

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Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life - right? Wrong.

Maybe we could consider normalising dreams that include valuing people, family, relationships, passions or interests which aren't focused around labour, profit and capitalist production.
As soon as kids find a new hobby they imagine it being their job. Like, "Mate, you will be able to play football or bake cakes for fun your whole life. You don't need to plan a career around it at 10 years old!"
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