 The refugee crisis is one of the most pressing issues of our time. More than 5,000 people died trying to reach Europe last year alone. 25,000 have died since the year 2000. However, the discourse in Britain and across fortress Europe has been dominated by racism and fear, rather than by compassion and solidarity. In the UK, doctors, landlords and teachers are being made to act as border guards as Theresa May seeks to create a hostile environment for migrants. Women who've been trafficked and raped are being charged to give birth, cancer patients are being denied treatment and black and minority ethnic British citizens are being forced to prove they are entitled to free healthcare. A progressive mainstream stance is largely missing within this. While Labour under Jeremy Corbyn has certainly been an improvement, the issue of immigration is largely sidelined by the broader parliamentary left in the hope that if we ignore it, somehow it might just go away. However, the movement against detention centres is growing, with a recent hunger strike by women in Yarswood highlighting the injustice, racism and abuse inherent to the system. It now feels like a real possibility that detention centres could be shut down if a Labour government came to power. Navarra media is spending the next fortnight putting immigration back on the agenda. We will be covering the topic in depth, highlighting issues that are often overlooked or misunderstood, shifting the conversation and countering myths that have gained traction even on the left. Stay tuned.