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Amanda Onwuemene
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Green Party Councillor
Green Party National Spokesperson for Policing and Domestic Safety
Chair of Greens of Colour
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"We become strangers when the government cuts back on community services, council house building, sports, arts, preventing access to a full life, by making public transport expensive, cutting back PIPs, and social care.

"Becoming strangers has nothing to do with immigration.
We become strangers when the government cuts back on community services, council house building, sports, arts, preventing access to a full life, by making public transport expensive, cutting back PIPs, and social care. Becoming strangers has nothing to do with immigration. Migrants, foreigners, anyone who is Black or brown is made out to be the scapegoats for the economic and social policy failures of the current government. This is racism.  But, we all know that Capitalism depends on a racist, class based, divided society in order to survive and prosper. Our families and communities have integrated and contribute to the nation through our work, taxes and service to our constituents. We have no doubt that future migrants will do the same. The fact is, that migration is needed for the growth the Prime Minister constantly speaks of. Today, England and Wales’ birth rate stands at 1.44. For an economy to be sustained, a birth rate of 2.1 is required. Migration is a requirement for economic stability. The proposed rules on immigration in the name of “taking back control of our borders” hurts those among the most marginalised and vulnerable in the UK: the elderly, disabled people and people with serious illnesses, by depleting the staff working in the services they most rely on.  27% of NHS nurses are immigrants. 32% of carers are immigrants. Take them away and our health and social care services would fail.
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Amanda Onwuemene
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"People of the global majority in the UK are feeling more unsafe since last summer’s racial riots and the rise of Reform in the recent local elections. What we need right now is a leader who truly understands the need for multiracial unity in our diverse society. Not someone who echoes Enoch Powell"
The Prime Minister speaks of educating our own people, while ignoring the fact that universities are shutting down departments and laying off staff due to the drop in international student fees - thanks to harsh immigration rules and the effects of Brexit. Foreign students and their dependents contribute to local economies of where they live, especially local businesses. Immigrants pay taxes and pay substantial NHS levies in order to receive healthcare. They do not qualify for benefits. Immigrants put more into this country than they receive and we would be worse off without migration. Cutting down on immigration makes no sense, unless the Prime Minister is supporting the far right. He is however, distracting the public from the real and urgent need - The government should be investing in public services and education, not continuing the Tory pledge to austerity. Fairly taxing the UK millionaires and billionaires, individuals and corporations, would fund the proper investment needed to restart the NHS and our education services.   What is alarming about the Prime Minister’s dog whistle speech? People of the global majority in the UK are feeling more unsafe since last summer’s racial riots and the rise of Reform in the recent local elections. What we need right now is a leader who truly understands the need for multiracial unity in our diverse society. Not someone who echoes Enoch Powell.
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reposted by Amanda Onwuemene
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"We call upon the Labour government to withdraw its proposed immigration rules which are inhumane, unfair and unachievable for many.

The government needs to be lead by what's right, just and needed to support a sustainable UK economy to the betterment of all who live here."
We have seen pushback by Labour MPs and we stand in solidarity with them. As Global Majority Greens, our doors are open for conversation. The Green Party stands for a world without borders. Until this happens the Green Party will implement a fair and humane system of managed immigration where people can travel if they wish to do so. We cannot close our borders while our government arms wars and supports  genocide elsewhere, creating refugees fleeing from conflict.  We cannot close our borders while backing down on our climate change obligations, creating refugees fleeing from famine and extreme weather disasters.   We call upon the Labour government to withdraw its proposed immigration rules which are inhumane, unfair and unachievable for many. The government needs to be lead by what's right, just and needed to support a sustainable UK economy to the betterment of all who live here. Issued by the Global Majority Greens  of the Green Party of England & Wales 14 May 2025
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This is probably a decision based on racism.
March 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Thank you, it's lovely to be here💚
November 8, 2024 at 8:53 PM
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Thank you. I have now.
November 8, 2024 at 8:47 PM
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Hi Molly, please count me in!
November 8, 2024 at 10:05 AM