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Luke loves a migrant
@lukelovesamigrant.bsky.social
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🌈 Queer Welsh/Canadian couple fighting to hold onto the life we've built on the so-called "island of strangers".

💚 Respect and dignity for ALL asylum seekers, refugees and migrants.

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans rights are non-negotiable. Draw the line.

⭐ Rejoin.

🗳️ PR now!
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🚨 Just come across this terrifying paragraph in the immigration consultation. Further changes are coming. This time to citizenship, which, thanks to Labour's removal of ILR benefits and the rise of Reform, any migrant now needs to build a stable life. Let's hope this cabinet never makes it this far.
A screenshot of the Home Office Earned Settlement consultation with the following text: Citizenship The Immigration White Paper also stated that reforms to citizenship will be introduced, and that these would build on any changes made to settlement through the earned settlement approach. These would aim to reflect similar principles for extending qualifying periods, while allowing those who have made greater contributions to qualify sooner. We recognise both that primary legislation will be required to make any changes to the British Nationality Act 1981 and that any recommendations should understandably await this consultation process for settlement and subsequent decisions on approaches to be taken. The processes for applicants to reach settlement and then move on to citizenship will need to work together and make sense, for both the applicant and the system.
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Top tip so far is watch out for the double negative in this question. It took me a while to figure out it's asking you whether you agree with the statement: "I think migrants already in the UK should have the rules they came here on changed retroactively". Personally, I strongly disagree with that.
A Home Office consultation page showing the question: "To what extent do you agree or disagree that there should not be a transitional arrangements for those already on a pathway to settlement?" With possible responses ranging from "Strongly Agree" to "Strongly disagree".
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Got this from the Home Office. In plain speak: You've already paid us to investigate whether your relationship is real. It is, but we won't say that it is, just so we can charge you again if your fiancé applies for a family visa (which he might have to because we're screwing over skilled workers) x
A letter from the Home Office with the following text highlighted: The decision not to investigate whether your proposed marriage or civil partnership is a sham at this time, does not mean that we have decided the relationship on which it is based is genuine (missing full stop). Therefore, if your marriage or civil partnership takes place, any decision taken on an application for permission to enter or stay in the UK that you (missing "or") your partner make on the basis of the marriage or civil partnership, will still involve an assessment of the genuineness of the relationship by the Home Office.
November 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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I often comment on @theguardian.com podcasts, sometimes being quite critical of the content. Normally, my comments are approved in minutes. I'm genuinely curious as to why this particular comment on their TiF episode on Mamdani is the only one to get stuck in limbo (for 3 days now)…
A comment left by user lujam93 on a podcast titled "How Zohran Mamdani charmed New York". The comment reads: "Would love to hear the Guardian discuss Zack Polanski with the same enthusiasm they have for Mamdani!" The UI shows that the comment was posted "3 days ago" and is "In review".
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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I listened so you don't have to. No mention of that whatsoever (surprise, surprise). I left a comment on Spotify 🙃
A comment from user lujam93 on Spotify: Bridget Phillipson welcomes trans segregation and has introduced a new Section 28 in schools. She and the rest of the cabinet have come down hard on the wrong side of history. They've got to go.
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Anyway, I'm taking a break from fretting about my industry's bleak future/ongoing visa struggles/impending fascist doom, and getting to know the hummingbirds, loons, eagles and other wildlife around this beautiful lake in northern Ontario 🇨🇦 This is what it's really about!
A hummingbird buzzes around a feeder with pine trees and a lake in the background.
August 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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🧵 Our MP received a response from the Home Office to the letter she kindly wrote on our behalf. I've cut out the guff about "protecting British workers". These three paragraphs don't reveal anything new but the way they raised these points was interesting... (1)
Excerpt from a letter that reads: Teachers applying under the Skilled Worker visa route do not need to meet the general salary threshold of £38,700 and are subject to a going rate requirement governed by national pay scales for teachers. This ensures visa holders are paid a fair salary in relation to other teachers in the UK and are not used to undercut settled workers. Our White Paper set out that we will ask the independent Migration Advisory Committee to undertake a thorough review of salary requirements (including discounts). The White Paper set out that people will have the opportunity to reduce the qualifying period for settlement based on contributions they have already made to the UK economy and society. We will be consulting on the earned settlement and citizenship schemes later this year and will provide details of how the schemes will work after that, including any transitional arrangements for people already in the UK. These are important changes and we recognise how important this is to people. We will listen to what people tell us in that consultation.
July 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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#4 (I won't do every date dw): Chase gave me a tour of his fave places in Swindon. Despite its reputation, Swindon will always be a special place for me, with gorgeous parks, cosy pubs and happy memories 🥰

This is walking along the old railway and canal to Wichelstowe.

It's still my desktop bg! 🏞️
Luke wears glasses and a winter coat. He leans into Chase's shoulder. They both smile with woods in the background.
June 26, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Date 3: Made Chase stand here for a pic ("This is where I came to cry during lockdown!") and he was too polite to say no even tho the water was rly fast & he was terrified 😅

I asked him to be my BF here (yes, on date 3🙃). Then I instantly bumped into someone and got to say "this is my boyfriend" 🥰
Chase, a tall white man with a beard, is standing on a stepping stone on the river Cole in Birmingham, smiling apprehensively.
June 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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This is from date 2. Went up Cabot tower & he told me after he has a fear of heights 😅

Learnt at the top that Cabot tower is named for the guy who "discovered" Canada (obvs BS as people were already there)

I tried to soft launch on Insta Close Friends with this. Accidentally shared with everyone 🤷‍♂️
Two men hold hands over arrows pointing to Canada and Cardiff at the top of Cabot tower
June 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Reason #4: If it becomes more difficult for schools to hire from abroad in the midst of a recruitment crisis, teachers across the UK will see their workloads and stress levels increase further, beyond current unsustainable levels. See graph from @neunion.bsky.social: neu.org.uk/press-releas...
June 17, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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The current most popular petition on the UK Parliamentary petition website 🙄😤🤬

My own petition in support of migrants in the teaching profession is on a bit of a roll this morning. Imagine if we could drown out the hate for just a moment...

Sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
June 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM