Experiences and reactions to immigrants in Britain

Experiences of immigrants

While there were some examples to show that immigrants were welcomed in Britain, upon arrival many immigrants experienced hostility and discrimination. This took several forms:

• Decent and affordable housing and accomadation was very hard to find.
• Local authorities required immigrants to live in Britain before they could apply for council housing.
• Banks and building societies often refused to give immigrants loans or mortgages.
• Many pubs and bars refused to serve immigrants.
• trade unions claimed that immigrants were taking British jobs. In the West Midlands in 1955, transport workers even went on…