[Blog] On generosity, sponsorship and the right to asylum

On Monday, the British government introduced its new ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme which is presented as a ‘step up’ in Britain’s generosity towards refugees. However, the scheme is merely a continuation of Britain’s restrictive politics of asylum and immigration. Specifically, it draws on two key principles of recent immigration legislation - sponsorship and everyday bordering - which limit the rights of people who move to the UK and individualize responsibility for asylum.