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The history of immigration in Brittain

By SR95
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    Immigratjon in Brittain

  • The British National act

    All people living in Brittain, British colonies and the Commonwealth have equal rights of citizenship.

  • Citizenship to all

    All people of the colonies and commonwealth should have the right for citizenship.

  • Immigration from Indian

    About 10,000 Westindians came to Brittain.

  • Immigration act I

    The government restricted black immigration for the first time.

  • The race relations act

    Strengths
    - The Act made racism in public illegal
    - It made "incitement to racial hatred"
    Weakness
    - it ignored racism in housing an employment, the two areas where racial discriminiation caused the most disadvantages.
    - No single body of people had powers of enforcement of the act.
    - Nobody was made to feel responsible for making sure that the act worked.

  • Commonwealth immigration act

    Rushed attempt to stop Keyan-asians coming to England

  • Immigration act II

    Made immigration from the commenwealth by black people even more difficult.

  • Passports

    In 1972 a British passport holder born overseas could only settle in Britain if they, firstly, had a work permit and, secondly, could prove that a parent or grandparent had been born in the UK.

  • EEC

    Brittain joined the European Economic community. European citizens was able to work free in England.

  • The Race relations act II

    Strengths
    - The act made racial discrimination unlawfull in employment, housing and education.
    - Following the passage of the act, the commission for racial equality was setup to make sure that people knew about the act and obeyed it.
    Weakness
    - Ressources were needed for victims of racism to take legal acts to prosecute offenders.
    - Racism was hard to prove.

  • The British Nationality act

    a British citizen was either someone born to British parents or born abroad to British parents. British nationals were no longer British citizens.

  • The Race Relations Amendment act

    • Organisations and public bodies e.g. the police, schools and hospitals must introduce positive anti-racists strategies.
    • Organisations and public bodies must consider their effect on racial equality. In other words - are they helping British society to be equal?
    • Inspectors will check that he possible are meeting their anti-racist targets.