Reader’s guide Immigration’s history in Great Britan: 1800: The first wave of immigration took place in the 1800, in the sense of internal immigration between the four nations: Irish, Welsh and Scottish that moves to England (The migration between the nations often went in the way of others immigrating to England, whereas very few went the other way – Wales and Scotland)
The migration had a very positive effect on British society examples of this were seen in: financially and industrially.
An important point to make is though that this success (for the foreigners) often resulted in: jealousy, discrimination and not to mention violence!
At the end of the 19th century Britain had reached its heights financially!
1900 Historically all immigrants had experienced free access to Britain – Though the Expulsion was equally easy!
(Numbers from 1876 show that only 157,000 out of the 37 million people were actually born outside the UK – this shows that the level of immigration was still very little at the time) The few economic immigrants and asylum seekers caused public and political concern Jews and Poles immigrated (due to persecution in Eastern Europe) this led to: immigration control and the anti-foreigner feeling spread! Central: Nationalism and spy mania (In 1911 numbers show that 428,000 people that were born outside of the UK now were living in the UK)
In the later years 1930-1940’s common wealth immigrants increasingly entered the country!
In the post war period focused on the issue of race and colour
Non white common-wealth immigrated! Before the was immigrants came from: Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Despite the debate there still was a relatively free access to Britain. 1940 Increasing numbers from non-white common-wealth nations: India, Pakistan, west indies came to Britain. The reason: Invited by government agencies to do manual and lowerpaid jobs – expanding economy 1962 So many newcomers had immigrated= they were treated like aliens that the immigration Act (restrict the number of immigrants) and Race Relations (protect the rights of the immigrants) were formed!
1970 The immigrants tended to settle in the central areas of industrial cities= ghettoization
2007 In the 2007 it was replaced with Equality and Human Rights Commission for Racial Equality Racism in the UK
A story from 2011 telling about the experience a suited lawyer had on the commuter train an early morning in London. The driver came with an official announcement, telling the passengers to be aware of pick pockets from "other european countries" insinuating that all pick pockets originates in eastern Europe. - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/15/racism-commuter-london-tube-train
A scientific article about an increase in attacks including harrasment and serious assaults on muslims, asylum seekers, workers in cab firms and take-away businesses in the Stoke-On-Trent area. It it critiziced how the victims of these assaults have been let down by the authoritites and how the shift in mainstream politics is accomodating the messages of extremists and allowing them to be heard. Thus creating a situation where both far right-wing movements and racial violence thrives. - http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/New_geographies_racism_Stoke.pdf
Reader’s guide
Immigration’s history in Great Britan:
1800:
The first wave of immigration took place in the 1800, in the sense of internal immigration between the four nations: Irish, Welsh and Scottish that moves to England (The migration between the nations often went in the way of others immigrating to England, whereas very few went the other way – Wales and Scotland)
The migration had a very positive effect on British society examples of this were seen in: financially and industrially.
An important point to make is though that this success (for the foreigners) often resulted in: jealousy, discrimination and not to mention violence!
At the end of the 19th century Britain had reached its heights financially!
1900
Historically all immigrants had experienced free access to Britain – Though the Expulsion was equally easy!
(Numbers from 1876 show that only 157,000 out of the 37 million people were actually born outside the UK – this shows that the level of immigration was still very little at the time)
The few economic immigrants and asylum seekers caused public and political concern
Jews and Poles immigrated (due to persecution in Eastern Europe) this led to: immigration control and the anti-foreigner feeling spread!
Central: Nationalism and spy mania
(In 1911 numbers show that 428,000 people that were born outside of the UK now were living in the UK)
In the later years 1930-1940’s common wealth immigrants increasingly entered the country!
In the post war period focused on the issue of race and colour
Non white common-wealth immigrated! Before the was immigrants came from: Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Despite the debate there still was a relatively free access to Britain.
1940
Increasing numbers from non-white common-wealth nations: India, Pakistan, west indies came to Britain.
The reason: Invited by government agencies to do manual and lowerpaid jobs – expanding economy
1962
So many newcomers had immigrated= they were treated like aliens that the immigration Act (restrict the number of immigrants) and Race Relations (protect the rights of the immigrants) were formed!
1970
The immigrants tended to settle in the central areas of industrial cities= ghettoization
2007
In the 2007 it was replaced with Equality and Human Rights Commission for Racial Equality
Racism in the UK
A story from 2011 telling about the experience a suited lawyer had on the commuter train an early morning in London. The driver came with an official announcement, telling the passengers to be aware of pick pockets from "other european countries" insinuating that all pick pockets originates in eastern Europe. - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/15/racism-commuter-london-tube-train
A scientific article about an increase in attacks including harrasment and serious assaults on muslims, asylum seekers, workers in cab firms and take-away businesses in the Stoke-On-Trent area. It it critiziced how the victims of these assaults have been let down by the authoritites and how the shift in mainstream politics is accomodating the messages of extremists and allowing them to be heard. Thus creating a situation where both far right-wing movements and racial violence thrives. - http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/New_geographies_racism_Stoke.pdf