New York Times columnist Charles Blow calls for ‘reverse Great Migration’

New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow is calling for black Americans to launch a ‘reverse Great Migration’ and move back to the South to create racial majorities in the states their ancestors fled two centuries ago.  Blow presents his provocative proposal in his new book ‘The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto’, which … Read more

Human migration over the past 500 years has resulted in spike in vitamin D deficiencies

When? September. By who? Cordoba University in Spain. What did scientists study? 50 Covid-19 hospital patients with Covid-19 were given vitamin D. Their health outcomes were compared with 26 volunteers in a control group who were not given the tablets. What did they find? Only one of the 50 patients needed intensive care and none died. … Read more

Brexit deal will see points-based migration system from January 1

The UK’s post-Brexit immigration structure will work on a points based system while new restrictions for British travellers will come into force as free movement ends.  It comes as the government announced a Brexit deal had finally been reached following months of intense negotiations between the UK and European Union. The summary of the deal was published … Read more

People smugglers’ social media ads promote UK life, ‘fast migration’

People traffickers are advertising life in Britain on social media with images of Big Ben and the promise of high paying jobs, good weather and ‘fast migration within one week’ Smuggling gangs advertising their services on social media sites like Instagram  Some ‘migration companies’ say the weather in Britain is better than at home  They … Read more

Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands

Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands – as £35,800 salary cap for skilled UK migrants is slashed to £25,600 Prime Minister has ditched the target put forward by Theresa May’s government Under plan, cap needed for skilled migrants to settle in UK lowered to £25,600  Report earlier found net … Read more

Foreign students drove UK net migration to highest level since Brexit referendum before coronavirus

Foreign students drove net migration to the UK to 313,000 – its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum – before the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain 331,000 more people entered the UK than left in the year to March, the ONS said This 92,000 above figure in March 2019 and the highest level since March … Read more

‘Europe cannot fail twice on migration’, EU Commission warns

‘Europe cannot fail twice on migration’, EU Commission warns, as it urges countries to ensure there is no repeat of the 2015 crisis when a million exiles entered the continent A huge influx of migrants five years ago caused significant rifts within the EU Proposals for reform of EU migration and asylum policy expected in … Read more

Home Office staff to receive training on history of migration in the wake of the Windrush scandal

Home Office staff to receive ‘comprehensive’ training on the history of migration and race in the UK in the wake of the Windrush scandal Training for Home Office staff to ‘understand history of migration in this country’ Priti Patel pledged to take ‘a more compassionate approach to applications’ The Home Secretary said ‘nothing like’ the … Read more

Ancient humans feasted on shellfish during one migration out of Africa

Prehistoric pioneers moving out of Africa and on to Arabia 5,000 years ago feasted on shellfish as a way to sustain themselves, a new study found.   Archaeologists from the University of York studied fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes. These routes took our ancestors out of Africa … Read more

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago

Prehistoric humans share migration patterns with HYENAS that left Africa two million years ago due to climate change Researchers from Denmark found that hyenas underwent complex migrations The team said that humans and hyenas likely coexisted peacefully at first Yet as humans became more evolved the relationship became bad for hyenas  African and Eurasian hyenas … Read more