Refugees

Question 1

End of civil wars in Yugoslavia, Somalia and Afghanistan saw increases in refugees migrating
e.g. In 2002, there were …….. asylum applications, compared to less than …….. in 1987

Answer 1

84,000

5,000

Question 2

………. in 2021 after Taliban takeover

Answer 2

20,000

Question 3

Over …..
Jewish children came via the
Kindertransport, and 60,000
came overall throughout WW2

Answer 3

8,000

Question 4

Negative experience for Refugees

Answer 4

Government action – Home Office set a policy in 2012 of a ‘hostile
environment’ for illegal immigrants

Media – scandalous headlines create bad reputation (“immigration
fuels rise in crime and terrorism” – Daily Express Headline, 2016)

Question 5

By 1971, nearly ,……….. migrants worked in manufacturing and engineering in the Midlands
- Many migrants also took up jobs including as bus drivers, bus conductors and station staff

Answer 5

300,000