Asylum, refugees and migration-more resources

London Funder's reports
The context for refugees and migrants
Report of a meeting for funders on 5 December which updated funders on policy and practice in relation to migrants and refugees in London and the implications for funding of frontline services and support organisations.

External Publications
An evidence base on migration and integration in London
GLA report (2010) includes a review of demographic data on London and a review of the evidence on barriers to and opportunities for integration for London’s migrants. 

Health and access to health care of migrants in the UK
A briefing from the Race Equality Foundation (2010) collating evidence, outlining issues for the health of migrants and suggesting ways in which research, policy and practice might address barriers to health, wellbeing and healthcare in meeting the needs of migrants.

London Enriched
The Mayor’s Refugee Integration Strategy was published in December 2009 and sets out a vision sees refugees and migrants living in security and dignity and sharing with all Londoners the same chances for a decent quality of life.

London's Funders work on this can be found here.

The Migrant Journey
The findings of Home Office research (2010) on the “migrant journey”. An analysis of the behaviour of migrants entering the UK immigration system through the major non-visit visa routes and the common pathways that result in settlement.

Migration and community cohesion: community development responses 
Briefing from the Community Development Foundation (2009) outlining interim findings of work with community development practitioners exploring approaches to building cohesion in areas affected by migration.

Migration review 2011/2012
Matt Cavanagh, IPPR, 2012
Briefing on migration trends and policy changes in 2011 and possible developments in 2012, a crucial one for the government, halfway through a parliament during which it has pledged to reduce net immigration to the ‘tens of thousands’.

New Londoners
A quarterly magazine by Migrants Resource Centre with the aim of bringing together London communities, old and new, and to redress the negative images of migrants often portrayed in the media. 

Population and Migration
A report from demographer John Hollis, in the Focus on London series. It discusses age structure, fertility and mortality, internal and international migration, population turnover and demographic projections with maps, related data, and additional reports as well as links to past years’ reports. 

Refugees, migrants and the Equality Act 2010
This briefing by REAP is aimed at supporting refugee and migrant community organisations in their efforts to ensure that public authorities understand and uphold the conditions under the Equality Act 2010 with regard to the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

Young undocumented migrants
No right to dream is a report commissioned by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation which looks at the social and economic lives of young undocumented migrants in Britain from China, Turkey (Kurds), Brazil, Zimbabwe and Ukraine.