| Vorderseite | Immigration Policy in the UK |
|---|---|
| Rückseite | til 1940s no Immigrants into Britain After WWII, immigration from Commonwealth Countries 1950s "Windrush Generation", young people who were hoping for a better life (caused problem of racial tension) 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968 "Rivers of Blood speech" by Enoch Powell, criticised mass immigration, public approval 1960/70s More and more unemployment 1980s restrictions, controls 1981 not all Commonwealth Citiziens were allowed to come any longer, only under special circumstances 1993 Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act -> people from Europe are allowed to come 2008 Point-based immigration system 2015-2017 Migrants wanted to enter the UK through Calais illegally Currently: 12% of the population was born abroad What will happen after Brexit? they try to support asylum seekers and to identify illegal immigrants |
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