Wales This Week: Meet the Migrants

With the UK general election now less than 4 months away, one of the key topics in coming weeks is likely to be immigration.

Wales has a rich history of migration and continues to be home to a diverse mix of nationalities and cultures.

Among them are asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants. Many people in Wales feel strongly that migrants have a negative impact on the country.

The Cardiff based charity Race Equality First works to help combat racism and discrimination.

Its Chief Executive says although Wales is a welcoming country overall, cases of hate crime are on the rise.

In Tonight's Wales This Week we meet some of those who have moved here, to find out how they feel about the current political debate.

Denebo Dekeba is a refugee from Oromia, an Ethiopian state at the centre of protests and deep political unrest.

He is a vocal opponent of violence and human rights abuses, and fled his home country fearing his life was at risk.

Anna Bastek moved to Wales from Poland ten years ago in search of work.

She now runs a multi million pound translation and voiceover company in Swansea and is happy to call Wales home.

She has always felt welcome here, but is frustrated by the perception of migrants held by some.

The Pacajova family are Roma migrants from Slovakia.

Anna, her husband and 7 children now live in Newport.

Despite the cultural differences and language barriers, Anna says they’ve been made to feel welcome here.

However, she is closely monitoring the political debate over immigration.

Wales This Week is on ITV Cymru Wales tonight at 8pm.