It’s key workers like Angela who’ve kept our communities going during the crisis. But, while we’ve applauded them, many are locked out of basic rights and protections simply because of their immigration status. As we recover from the pandemic, stories like Angela’s show us that we need more than a return to normal. We need a New Deal on Migration that treats people with the respect and care we all deserve.
“I love my job.” Angela says, as she recounts how she’s spent the past 20 years working as a carer. “I love looking after people” she says, “it requires a lot of energy, a lot of patience, but you’re always able to laugh with them at the end of the day.”. 
Angela works as an NHS healthcare assistant on a dementia ward in Scotland, where she lives with her two children, aged 12 and 17. She’s one of the vital carers the nation clapped for in the throes of the pandemic, but for over half her time in the…