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The United Kingdom -
Identity and Immigration
- UK Identity
- Britishness
- The British Empire is a large group of territories that were all
ruled by England and the UK. The British Empire comprised the
dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other
territories ruled or administrated by the UK.
- The British Empire is a large group of territories that were all
ruled by England and the UK. The British Empire comprised the
dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other
territories ruled or administrated by the UK.
- GB / UK / England
- Great Britain
- England, Scotland, Wales
- England, Scotland, Wales
- United Kingdom
- Great Britain + Northern Ireland
- Great Britain + Northern Ireland
- England
- Biggest part of Great Britain
- Biggest part of Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Britishness
- Immigration waves
in the UK
- "Windrush generation"
- First group of 492 immigrants (from Jamaica)
- Ship: "MV Empire Windrush"
- Jamaica = British colony
- Majority remained to settle permanently
- Symbol for beginning of British multicultualism
- First group of 492 immigrants (from Jamaica)
- First immigration wave
- 19th century
- Thousands of Irish people
- Escaped from Ireland to England
- Reason: Great famine ("potato famine") >>
potato disease led to years of crop failure
- 19th century
- Second immigration
wave
- 1948 - Windrush Generation
- Immigrants from the Caribbean
- attracted by better prospects in Great Britain
- 1948 - Windrush Generation
- "Windrush generation"
- Most important political
Acts in GB's immigration
history
- British Nationality
Act (1948)
- Gave British citizenship to all
people from Commonwealth
countries
- Gave British citizenship to all
people from Commonwealth
countries
- Immigration Act
(1971)
- Act against the heavy
influx (Zustrom)
- New law: foreigners have to
obtain a visa / work permit
before they enter UK
- Act against the heavy
influx (Zustrom)
- British Nationality
Act (1948)
- Current tendencies
- Where do
immigrants come
from and why?
- large numbers: eastern
Europe (seek work)
- most immigrants: from former
countries of the British Empire
>> seek settlement
- refugees and asylum seekers
(Somalia, Darfur, Sri Lanka, Iraq)
- large numbers: eastern
Europe (seek work)
- Problems
- New ethnic communities
developed
- communities don't mix
- communities don't mix
- immigrants come because they are
persecuted due to their religion,
race, nationality
- immigration is connected with financial and
social problems; all parties in Britain agree hat
levels are too high and measures are necessary
to reduce the number of newcomers
- New ethnic communities
developed
- Where do
immigrants come
from and why?
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