A coalition of 29 organisations, including JCWI, has jointly written to all party leaders, calling for them to stand up for EU citizens’ rights at this election and beyond.
In the letter, we set out five clear changes that are needed if we are to prevent EU citizens losing their rights and status in the UK, regardless of the outcome of Brexit.
Ask your candidates to stand up for migrants’ rights
Dear Party Leader,
We are writing to you as organisations that work with, are led by, support and represent EU citizens and non-EU family members resident in the UK. We wish to raise a number of concerns about the current EU Settlement Scheme (‘the Scheme’), which require action to ensure that EU citizens and non-EU family members are able to continue living lawfully in the UK with their rights protected, regardless of the outcome of Brexit. Many of these concerns are not new, but have been raised by the3million and other campaign g…