Connecting discontent with austerity and support for migrants

o what extent has there been a shift in attitudes toward asylum seekers in the UK during the refugee crisis? Bridget Anderson writes that in the wave of support for welcoming refugees there has been a surprising silence about the situation of asylum seekers already in the UK. She argues that if we are to avoid a competition between marginalised and impoverished groups it is necessary to make the case that better services for Syrian arrivals must mean better services for everybody.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: First of 20,000 Syrian refugees arrive in UK http://www.europeansources.info/record/first-of-20000-syrian-refugees-arrive-in-uk/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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