Migration and policies by Astrid Rasch https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline Make a timeline of important moments in history of migration and relevant legislation en-us 2019-02-04 08:34:40 UTC 2026-02-21 15:22:11 UTC hello@padlet.com 1968 astrid_rasch https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327190612 Second Commonwealth Immigrants Act - aimed at preventing Kenyan Asians from settling in Britain after they were expelled in Africanisation policy]]> 2019-02-04 08:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327190612 1971 astrid_rasch https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327190781 Immigration Act - only subjects with a grandfather born in UK were considered 'patrial', having a right to settle]]> 2019-02-04 08:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327190781 1965 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221106
Race Relations Act: outlawed discrimination in private business

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Race Relations Act: outlawed both direct and indirect discrimination. Set up Commission for Racial Equality

]]> 2019-02-04 10:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221618 1948 British Nationality Act https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221743 One British citizenship for the whole of the Empire. Made to counter increased focus on national identity in the colonies, especially the white dominions.


]]> 2019-02-04 10:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221743 2016: Brexit elections https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221761 The British move to restrict labor-immigration from eastern European countries like Poland]]> 2019-02-04 10:31:33 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221761 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221774

]]> 2019-02-04 10:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221774 2016 Brexit https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221828 Britain withdrawing from Europe - wanting to protect British jobs/NHS/Britain from free movenment of labour within the EU. ]]> 2019-02-04 10:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221828 1968 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221843  Race Relations Bill: Made it illegal to refuse housing, employment or public services on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origins ]]> 2019-02-04 10:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221843 1962: Commonwealth Immigrants Act https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221976 Underdiscriminatory voucher system]]> 2019-02-04 10:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327221976 Equality Act 2010 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222132
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.

It replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single Act, making the law easier to understand and strengthening protection in some situations. It sets out the different ways in which it’s unlawful to treat someone.


]]> 2019-02-04 10:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222132 1960 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222194  ca. 210,000 non-white residents in Britain (115,000 West Indians, 25,000 West Africans, 55,000 Indians and Pakistanis). Still more European aliens than non-white residents ]]> 2019-02-04 10:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222194 1948: British Nationality Act https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222309  Aimed at creating one national citizenship for all the Empire ]]> 2019-02-04 10:33:26 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222309 1748 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222321 2019-02-04 10:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222321 1981: Nationality Act https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222418 Restrictions to who can call themselves British.]]> 2019-02-04 10:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222418 But you merely adopted independency https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222454 2019-02-04 10:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222454 1971: Grandfather clause https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222554 Laws made to restrict eminiscent of American Jim Crow laws]]> 2019-02-04 10:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222554 I was born in it... moulded by it petereikeland158 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222749 2019-02-04 10:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222749 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222871 2019-02-04 10:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327222871 I didn't see the independence until I​ was already a man... by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING petereikeland158 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327223173 2019-02-04 10:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327223173 Well hello there..the smart stuff is Down there https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327224035 2019-02-04 10:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327224035 1948: Empire Windrush https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327224143 A ship filled with West-Indians arrived in Britain. Considered "the start of multicultural Britain".]]> 2019-02-04 10:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/327224143 funky1 https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/357139081 2019-05-06 12:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/astrid_rasch/migrationtimeline/wish/357139081