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Kicking out asylum seekers and 'illegal' immigrants is a political trump card in the rich West - particularly when there's an election around the corner. Every cutout custodian of democracy wants to talk tough when it comes to these 'undesirables'. The argument is that they have no genuine claim to be in a foreign land and face no threat back home. |
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NI No.433 Contents
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2 Letters In defence of flying; why the West must consume less; and missing the point in Israel/Palestine. 4 Deported - what happened next? It's time to give a voice to those who are turned back at our borders. Dinyar Godrej explains why. 6 Desperate journey Emmanuel Njoya was kicked out of Britain and straight back to Cameroon - where he lives in hiding, fearing for his family's life. This is his story. 10 Deportation - in numbers 11 The man in the newspaper John 'Bosco' Nyombi sought sanctuary in the West from persecution in Uganda - only to spend eight years struggling for his rights. 15 'I was in an art class' Even the young are not exempt: a Costa Rican schoolgirl recalls the day Canadian immigration officers arrested her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL FEATURE 16 Inequality costs the earth Greater equality, both between and within nations, would be better for us all - as well as for the planet. Bob Hughes considers the facts. PLUS Danny Dorling explains how class divisions reinforce social inequality and lower the level of public debate. FEATURE ARTICLES 22 Field of dreams? What does this month's soccer World Cup mean for the people of South Africa? A photographic insight into life behind the headlines. 24 Professional hazard: murder Investigating the truth can be deadly for Russia's journalists, as Tina Burrett discovers. 26 Summit different After Copenhagen's dismal failure, social movements from all over the world gathered in Bolivia - here's what happened. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 Currents Taking on Texaco in Ecuador; giving the lie to geoengineered climate solutions; and antigovernment protests step up a gear in Egypt. 29 Only Planet Gort and Klaatu try to blend in with humans in Marc Roberts' cartoon. 31 Big Bad World Polyp's cartoon reveals a very shaky house of cards. PLUS: NI Prize Crossword. 32 Worldbeaters 'Son of the desert' turned son of steel, Lakshmi Mittal is laughing all the way to the bank. 33 Making Waves Working for peace: Burundian Pascaline Nsekera helps refugees in Canada, her adopted country. 34 Mixed Media A look back at 1950s Tehran in Shirin Neshat's visually breathtaking new film; Laurie Anderson's new lament for her homeland; and a book about… stuff. 36 Country profile: Palestine
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