John Harris' article mentions rules that prohibit new immigrant care workers from bringing dependents in March 2024 (NHS wards show that the UK is dependent on immigrants. I saw it. Still, they tell us they don't want it, February 16th.
What is less well-known is the thousands of health and caregivers who arrived before this date were prevented from bringing in their children. a Report Issued by Action for Women in South Africa and Zimbabwe on January 22, 2018, which has led thousands of single mothers from Zimbabwe and others to settle for work and then a visa for children who have waited to return home. It made it clear that it was just rejected.
These mothers take care of our loved ones every day, but have been separated from their children for years and have produced multiple, costly visa applications (in the process, uncruel laws (Some of them have been misused by advisors). Responsibility. This is a concept created by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and is extremely difficult as single mothers extend further than the internationally recognized concept of “only custody.” is.
Ours Report It uncovers the lack of clarity about what UKVI accepts as evidence, inconsistent application of its own guidelines, and what it accepts as evidence of so-called hostile environmental tactics that lead to delays in decision-making.
The impact is devastating to everyone. One Zimbabwean mother has been separated from two girls for almost two years. Six applications were required before she was granted a visa (3 for each child). Our report documents eight similar cases, but thousands of children remain. Why is it considered acceptable for South African children to be kept away from their mothers for a long period of time? There are lots of Windrush echoes.
Tricia Sibbons
Director, South African action
Patricia Chinyoka
Founder, Zimbabwean woman
I sincerely agree with John Harris to the “severe absurd” of circumstances in both the NHS and the care sector. Last summer, my 90-year-old mother collapsed and was taken to A&E in Worthing. The department was very busy, patients were being cared for in the hallways and the ambulance had arrived with incredible regularity. The bay where my mother was located was staffed with two nurses from overseas. He cared for all patients with exemplary professionalism and kindness.
However, I was terrified to hear the overtly racist comments being made by patients and declared loudly, “Look at what happened to our NHS.” Certainly bitter absurdity. I left the department and was extremely grateful to the staff and was incredibly angry and embarrassed by what I had witnessed.
Sally Smith
Worthing, West Sussex
John Harris' article is timely, but immigrants and their descendants aren't the only backbone of the NHS. My guardians are delivered by Indians and my teeth are maintained by Indians. The postman in 2020 is Chinese. Our local station is open and closed at unorthodox hours by Nigerian women. Our supermarket till is staffed almost exclusively by South Asians. Our cats are regularly jabed by people from Spain, Poland and India. And drivers on our local bus routes have recently included people from Ghana, Nepal, Somalia and Albanians.
Besides all these good people, when I fell downstairs five years ago and broke the fibre, it was excellently repaired by Cyprus, Turkey. This demonization of immigrants must be exposed for evil. Remember that Hallelujah Chorus was written by economic immigrants.
Warwick Hillman
Pinner, London
