Dear Supporter BARAC UK was invited today to the second of a series of talks by Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott at the Institute of Policy Research. We welcome her call at the meeting for the following; • End the negative narrative on immigration. • An immigration system that centres on the rights of women victims of domestic violence and abuse so they are not vulnerable to threats from perpetrators • Allowing spouses to come to the UK without minimum income requirement • Allowing children to come to the UK to join families • Not deporting children • Ending 'deport first appeal later' practice • Closing down Yarlswood and Brook House detention centres • Using the money saved to fund services for victims of modern slavery, abuse and torture • Ending indefinite detention • Shifting the burden of proof from the applicant to the Home Office and shifting practice to balance of probability. •Legal Aid to cover this area • Ending the immigration bail for asylum seekers • Removing the Net Migration Target and instead having fair rules and reasonable management of immigration • Ending the Tier 2 visa cap •Tier 4 students encouraged to come to the UK and not included in net migration figures • Opposing ID cards • Ending the use of private involvement in the immigration system with an end to G4S and SERCO involment and instead responsibility moved to Local Authorities. Please could you share this update with your networks & help us to reach our next target of 5000 signatures. Thank you and best wishes Zita Holbourne National Chair BARAC UK