EQ3: significant flows into the UK Flashcards
What happened after WW2?
large flows of immigrants came into Europe
Why did immigrants come into Uk?
labour was needed for the amount of damage done because of the bombings also economic recovery
List some key info about the migration from Indian sub continent and west indies
post war shortage was resolved by encouraging migrant workers/fam to go to Europe
immigration encouraged by act of parliament
commonwealth citizens free entry into the uk
Why would of it been more easier to encourage migrants to work?
Because most of them needed little persuasion due to them coming from places with high unemployment and poor quality of life
By 1971 what was the amount of immigrants that where in the UK?
over 3 million
What did the gov do to reduce numbers?
Non eu migrants had to work for a visa
