| Description | Press cuttings from local and national newspapers, largely dating from the late 1960s and from 1970-1971, relating to the effects of government legislation controlling immigration during the 1960s, particularly concerning the entry to Britain of Asians from East Africa. There are also a smaller number of articles about racial discrimination in Britain. The file includes two earlier items, consisting of a typescript paper on the Immigration Control Act, with several quotes from newspaper articles 1965, and a copy of 'Social Service News' 1961 which contains an article on immigration and the 'colour bar', taking the form of question and answers challenging myths about immigration.
Some of the cuttings have been pasted to the inside of the folder in which they are stored.
Coverage includes: government controls on immigrants dependents coming to Britain 1970s; Indian Workers Association to write to the Home Secretary protesting against the deportation of Asian immigrants deprived of representation because they cannot speak good English; Campaign Against Racial Discrimination [CARD] suggests temporary rights of entry for Commonwealth citizens refused entry as immigrants 1966; large Indian Workers Association march in Birmingham over legislation restricting foreign husbands; Kenyan Asians stranded in Europe; 1971 census to include statistics about immigrants; Conservative party plans to restrict immigration are quoted by Edward Heath; attack on Department of Health and Social Security statistics being used by Enoch Powell; Home Office claims Kenyan Asians are given false permit to enter Britain; James Callaghan tackles fears about uncontrolled immigration; Indian Workers Association petition to government protesting at its restrictions on the entry of immigrants husbands and fiancés, with a quote from Joshi 1960s; Edward Heath attacked on the immigration issue 1968; Immigration Bill will make Commonwealth citizens without British ancestors aliens 1971; separate centre to be built at Birmingham airport for immigrants to be detained; denial that Richard Crossman, Secretary of State for Social Services, withheld permission for local authorities to publish figures of children born to immigrant families; focus on immigrant smuggling and the bribery of immigration officers; Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants asks for Home Office money to set up advisory centres 1969; 'Birmingham Post' opinion piece on the Immigration Bill; intake quota set for Asians from East Africa; several reports on restrictions to immigration in the Immigration Bill 1971; police to get a central role in enforcing new immigration laws and concern about this expressed by Mark Bonham Carter, chairman of Community Relations Commission 1971; 'Guardian' opinion piece on the Immigration Bill; pattern of immigrant settlement apparent from figures published by General Register Office; deportation of Swarn Singh and applications by Sikh bus drivers in Wolverhampton to wear turbans; suspicion of official race policy by Community Relations Commission; decrease in the number of immigrants coming to Britain 1969; the wife and children of a Sikh man in Smethwick are deported because they couldn't confirm identity; report on the economic impact of immigration by the Institute of Economic Affairs 1970; Race Relations Board upholds the right of immigrants not to assimilate; National Institute for Economic and Social Research report finds that immigrants boost Britain's economic wealth 1970; letter to newspaper from Dipak Nandy, Chairman of Leicester Campaign for Racial Equality; Indian Workers Association protest to the Home Office that some Asian immigrants are being deported because they cannot speak English well enough to reply to charges by immigration officials, including quotes on this issue by Avtar Jouhl; men jailed for involvement in a Coventry-based organisation to smuggle illegal immigrants into Britain; National Council for Civil Liberties accuses the Home Office of giving a raw deal to immigrants, including quotes on this issue by Joshi; report on an Indian Workers Association and Kashmiri United Plebiscite Front demonstration at a meeting of Commonwealth ministers, amidst Nazi Party protest. |