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Comments by Sanwar Ali:

In the past Ben and Jerry’s have had disagreements with immigrant farm workers in the US about working conditions.  Ben and Jerry's that is actually a subsidiary of Unilever is obviously a large purchaser of milk.  They had agreed to sign Migrant Justice’s “Milk with Dignity” program.  It was years until Jostein Solheim, Ben & Jerry’s CEO signed the contract on 3 October 2017.  Solheim had the following to s

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

The E2 visa scheme is not affected by the Trump work visa ban.  So this visa category is especially useful to Mexican nationals right now.  At the same time Mexicans and Canadians benefit from visas such as the TN visa under NAFTA the North American Free Trade Agreement, which is not available to nationals of other Countries.  The E2 visa allows greater fle

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

Who would have imagined that such a pandemic would exist in 2020, that would cause such enormous changes to society and how we do things.

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

Some would say that Douglas Macgregor is an unconventional thinker and an exceptional soldier.  However, many would also say that retired Colonel Douglas Macgregor is racist.  He has made numerous xenophobic and racist comments both in the US and Germany.  Like Trump many of his comments have no basis in reality.  Unsurprisingly he is a frequent guest on Fox News.

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

There are still a number of important concessions for migrants in the UK due to coronavirus COVID-19.  You can in many cases apply to remain from within the UK when previously this was not possible.   The ridiculous documentation requirements for Tier 2 Sponsor licence applications for employers has been eased.  You can now send documents via email.  Previously, it was a huge bur

Comments by Sanwar Ali:

The name of this health care visa available from 4 August 2020 is highly misleading.  It gives the impression that care workers can come under this Tier 2 visa category.  In reality frontline care workers still cannot come under this UK visa scheme.  It is also actually not a new sc