European governments are taking harsher measures against migrants as the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded.
Tag: Immigration and Emigration
Eight U.K. Doctors Died From Coronavirus. All Were Immigrants.
In a country where anti-immigrant sentiment gave rise to the Brexit movement, Britain’s health care system depends heavily on foreign doctors, who are now on the front lines fighting the epidemic.
‘Muslims Are Foreigners’: Inside India’s Campaign to Decide Who Is a Citizen
Tribunal members in the state of Assam say they felt pressured to declare Muslims noncitizens as the government seeks to expel illegal migrants. Some politicians have vowed to take the process nationwide.
They Made New Lives in the U.S. The Coronavirus Sent Them Fleeing.
Expatriates, especially in New York, have abandoned the lives they built over fear of the inequalities in the American health care system.
Doctor, Refugee. Violinist, Refugee. Model, Refugee.
They felt on top of the world. Then the world turned upside down.
Frightened by Coronavirus, Many of U.K.’s Poles Are Heading Home
They say the government’s slow response and a creaking health service contrast poorly with Poland’s health system and aggressive actions. The epidemic also put many of them out of work.
To Slow Virus, China Bars Entry by Almost All Foreigners
Beijing halted most international flights, making it hard for citizens to return. And it blocked even foreigners with Chinese residency or visas from entering.
Fresh From Iran’s Coronavirus Zone, Now Moving Across Afghanistan
Thousands of Afghans returning each day bring a risk of widespread infections to the border city of Herat and beyond in a country with little capacity to test for or treat Covid-19.
A ‘Golden Kilometer’ Rises Along Tel Aviv’s Waterfront
Apartments facing the Mediterranean are in high demand among expatriates and well-heeled locals.
A Closed Border, Dashed Hopes and a Looming Disaster
The United States, citing the coronavirus, is shutting off access for anyone trying to claim asylum from the Mexican border.