US restricts healthcare for immigrants!

Photo credit: the New York Times The US Department of Health and Human Services (NHS) now classifies the Health Centre Program (Section 330 grants) as a “Federal public benefit,” which restricts Non-Qualified Aliens’ access to most services. Only emergency care, immunizations, and communicable disease treatment remain accessible to all. HINSHAW reports that there is an operational…

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Fears of anti-foreigner backlash as rightwing – populist party emerge in Japan!

Photo credit: the Guardian The emergence of a right-wing populist party in Japan’s election on Sunday running on a “Japanese First” slogan is raising concerns of a backlash against the growing foreign presence in the country. The Guardian reports that the Sanseito Party has successfully tapped into the unease around an increasing population of immigrants and a…

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Police commissioner requests government to stop sending migrants to “unsuitable” hotels!

Photo credit: Daily Mail The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex in the United Kingdom has asked the Government to stop sending migrants to “unsuitable” hotels. The MailOnline reports that Roger Hirst said he had written to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, outlining the “unsuitability” of the Bell Hotel in Epping for housing asylum…

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