The Green Party of England and Wales has separate policies for general migration and for people seeking asylum and protection.
The Green Party policy process produces an organic and the evolving document (known as Policies for a Sustainable Society or PSS) that reflects current priorities and principles. Our PSS changes twice a year as a result of our democratic process – the Spring and Autumn conferences of the Green Party are the supreme policy making body.
Both these migration and asylum policies have been updated in recent years by this policy working group, agreed by members at conference and now form part of the PSS.
For each General election we produce a manifesto – this sets out our immediate priorities and policy goals that Green representatives would pursue for the term of that Parliament. We also produce manifestos for local, regional, and other elections. Each manifesto is based on our PSS and is prepared by relevant local constituency or campaign groups through an agreed consultative process within the Party.
You can view all the Green Party Policies for a Sustainable Society here.
Refugee and Asylum Policy
This policy was agreed at conference in October 2021.
The Green Party seeks not only to provide asylum to those forced from their homes but to work towards a world in which no one has to flee their home. This policy sets out a fair and humane system of asylum and protection.
Migration Policy
This policy was agreed at conference in Spring 2023.
The Green Party wants to see a world without borders, until this happens the GreenParty will implement a fair and humane system of managed immigration where people can move if they wish to do so.
About Green Party Policy Making
The Green Party is a democratic organisation in which our members decide our policy, opening up politics to those outside the Westminster Establishment. Our members come from all walks of life; most of them are not professional politicians, but each of them can have a voice in how our policies are written, updated and amended.
Thus, uniquely for any Westminster Party, you can directly affect this Policy Process by becoming a member. The process involve setting up different working groups to look at each area of policy at regular intervals.