Race and Immigration

Question 1

What was the Alien Orders Act 1920 and the Special Restrictionions Act 1925?

Answer 1

Alien Orders Act 1920 :

Required migrants to register with the police before seeking work if they fail to do so they can be deported

Special Restrictions Act1925

Forced Black people to prove their British citizenship

Question 2

What is some evidence of discrimination

Answer 2

1919 Asian chefs paid £5 a month wile White Chiefs were paid £20 a months

1934-35 80% of Black and Asian people unemployed wilst only of whites

Question 3

The Commonwealth Immigration Act 1968 and Immigration Act 1971

Answer 3

Commonwealth Immigration Act:

• adult kids of migrants living in uk were refused entry
• kids with only one parent living in Britain were refused
• migrants had to prove a connection

Immigration Act 1971:

People who had parents and grandparents in the country were allowed in with no restrictions

Non-partial those born outside uk had strict controls imposed on them

Question 4

What was the white backlash to mass migration

Answer 4

1968 Enoch Powell’s rivers of blood speech 74% agreed with him. 1000 dockworkers expressed support

Question 5

What was the Race Relations Acts 1965, 68, 76

Answer 5

65: outlawed the colour bar and to denying people access to services became illegal
68: outlawed discrimination in housing and employment .

76 : Discrimination based on groups not ethnicity was banned