New social Landscapes, Immigration And Diversity

Question 0

History; what happened between 1830 and 1850?

Answer 0

Tens of thousands Irish arrived in Britain fleeing poverty

Question 1

History: slave trade grew in 18thC. How many Africans lived in England in 1770. When was trade banned? When was slavery banned altogether?

Answer 1

1. 14,000
2. 1807
3. 1833

Question 2

History; what happened at the end of WWII

Answer 2

157,000 Poles immigrated

Question 3

History: What happened on 22 June 1948?

Answer 3

The empire wind rush, West Indies

Question 4

History: what was in the 1972 legislation?

Answer 4

Work permits

A parent or grandchild had to be born in UK

Question 5

History: How many immigrants from commonwealth settled in UK between 1968-1975?

Answer 5

83,000

Question 6

What was established in 1976?

Answer 6

Commission for Racial Equality

Question 7

History: What sparked the riots in 1981?

Answer 7

Racial issues

Question 8

History: What happened on 11 June 1987 to do with politics?

Answer 8

Four non white politicians were elected. Today there are 12 non white. To be truly representative there needs to be 55

Question 9

History: what did the Macpherson case of 1993 Stephen Lawrence lead to in 2000?

Answer 9

Race Relations Amendment Act

Question 10

What was the net long term migration in June 2014 compared to previous 12 months?

Answer 10

June 2014 - 260k

June 2013 - 182k

Question 11

How many immigrated to UK in Year ending June 2014 compared to 2013?

Answer 11

583k - 2014

502k - 2013

Question 12

How many emigrated from UK in June 2014?

Answer 12

323k

Question 13

What are the two main reasons for migration?

Answer 13

Work and study

Question 14

Name the 6 main points of new migration and new immigrants?

Answer 14

1. Since early 90s rise in immigration
2. Diversification of countries of origin
3. Many acts of parliament on immigration and asylum
4. Various migration channels and immigrant legal statuses
5. asylum seekers
6. Multiple dimensions of differentiation

Question 15

There are 200 million legal and illegal migrants in the world, how much percentage of the population is this?

Answer 15

3%

Question 16

What are the two broad causes of migration?

Answer 16

Voluntary - e.g 36% of migrants to rich countries have degrees.

Forced - e.g 32.5 milli refugees and displaced people in 2005. From conflict, disaster, development

Question 17

What are the 6 benefits of migration?

Answer 17

1. Mobile source of cheap labour
2. Innovation an entrepreneurial capacity
3. Customers and service users
4. Combats over ageing issue of European pop
5. Creators of new cultural spaces and dynamics
6. Makes society more sustainable

Question 18

What are the 4 main problems of migration?

Answer 18

1. Illegal and criminal intent (Border control and security)
2. Threat to local cultures and identity
3. Competing with indigenous pop for jobs and welfare services
4. Makes society less sustainable

Question 19

Problem: list at least 5 of the common issues people have with immigration?

Answer 19

1. Asylum seekers conflated with economic migrants
2. Media images
3. Housing
4. Services
5. Benefits
6. Segregation
7. Illegal
8. Criminal
9. Swamp the local culture

Question 20

Does immigration cause pressure in UK?

Answer 20

Gov report in 07 said it causes difficulty in housing, health, education and crime

Question 21

What are the public concerns of immigration compared to mid 1990s and 2006?

Answer 21

In mid 1990s 5% believed it was UKs most worrying issue.

44% in 06

Question 22

What does fear of immigration cause/come from?

Answer 22

Extreme right wing parties capitalising on the fear.

BNP, UKIP, Migrationwatch UK, immigrants conflated with ethnic minorities

Question 23

What were the main findings of Philo et al (2013) on immigration?

Answer 23

• Limited voiceS - in 146 reported statements, 5 were from asylum seekers, rest from politicians
• conflation of forced and economic migration
• repeated use of ‘illegal’
• no. of migrants seen as threat
• burden on welfare and job market
• criminality, deportation and hr
• need for migration control

Question 24

What were 4 long term effects of reducing migration according to Lisenkova et al (2013)?

Answer 24

1. If net migration reduced by 50% strong negative effects on economy 2. GDP would reduce by 11% 3. GDP per person would reduce by 2.7% 4. To keep govt budget balanced would need to increase income tax by 2.7%

Question 25

What did Trevor Phillips say after the 7:7 bombings?

Answer 25

We are sleepwalking to segregation

Question 26

Why did Trevor Phillips believe we are sleepwalking to segregation?

Answer 26

We live in our own minorities. E.g Pakistanis in Leicester when're 13% live. Trebled from 1991 to 2001. Sorta a British ghetto

Question 27

Give some facts and figures about the myth that Britain has an unfair share of immigrants...

Answer 27

- 2.6 milli in 1961, 5.4milli in 05. 110% increase same as worldwide. - less than 3% in UK, 5% in Germany, 20% in US - 9% of pop in UK, 12% in ger, 13% US. 9% average for Europe - 2 per 1000, ger 3 and US 4

Question 28

Disregard the myth immigrants are lazy...

Answer 28

Refugees more highly skilled - 23% skilled trade compared to 12% of UK - 22% are managers compared with 15% of UK - more likely to be graduates - young, 91% of working age in 04

Question 29

Disregard the myth there is not enough space or housing in Uk....

Answer 29

- trend for smaller household sizes, larger house - white Britons live in houses 2.3 peeps - bangladeshis, 4.2 peeps - 30% of whites in one person house - 9% bangladeshis one person house - whites take up 3x land to Bangladesh

Question 30

Disregard myth immigrants are an economic burden.....

Answer 30

- consensus overall positive effect for economy | -

Question 31

Disregard myth immigrants are a burden on the state?

Answer 31

- more likely to be young, good health, well qualified, high socioeconomic status than those who do not migrate - immigrants contribute more in taxes than use benefits and pub services - 6% immigrants claim benefits in Manchester compared to 20% of working age of the district

Question 32

Disregard myth it will cause racial unrest...

Answer 32

- British social attitudes changing, pop more accepting of having ethnic minority boss or close relative marrying ethnic minority - changes in social attitudes, particularly younger generation - Britain more tolerant than other European counties

Question 33

Disregard myth minorities want to live in segregated neighbourhoods?

Answer 33

- Housing aspirations of young people from White and minority groups similar - minority youngers want to live in mixed not segregated areas - but barriers are: racism, affordable housing

Question 34

Disregard myth England is becoming a country of ghettos?

Answer 34

- white pop most isolated group, white live in area 94% white - Pakistanis live in areas that are on average 26% Pakistanis - spread of ethnic groups has become less clustered over time

Question 35

Disregard myth growth of minority clusters is caused by retreat....

Answer 35

- natural change adds more to ethnic minorit pops in Britain than immigration - in districts with highest ethnic minority, birth adds more to minority than immigration -

Question 36

Disregard myth white flight and minority retreat....

Answer 36

- no evidence for white flight - 23 of 35 minority concentrations in Britain minorities moved elsewhere in UK than white - patterns represent aspirational movements - immigration replaces white pop than displaces it