Immigration 1939-75 WHO
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- Immigration WHO
- Caribbean
- labour shortage after WW2
- stayed after serving in war for permanent employment opportunities
- NHS, London Transport and hotels and restaurants advertised for workers
- success of previous immigrants
- looking for work but also adventure
- Untitled
- cut back on immigration to USA in 1952
- 1948 British Nationality Act giving all citizens of former empire unrestricted access to Britain.
- Untitled
- East Africa and Indian subcontinent
- East Asian from Arica
- Persecution
- Idi Amin in Uganda expelled 50,000 Asians most of whom came to Britain
- East Asian from India and Pakistan
- economic reasons
- served in British army in India and employment in Britain appealed to them
- Increased labour shortage in Britain was filled with immigrants rom India especially Pakistan.
- East Asian from Arica
- Roma gypsies and travelers
- WW2- refugees fleeing from persecution in central and Eastern Europe
- Greeks and Italians
- in prisoner of war camps were brought to Britain and decided to stay after the war
- Jews
- Flee from Nazis
- mainly 1930s
- Caribbean
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