Modern immigration to the United Kingdom
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"Enoch Powell became a national figure following his 20 April 1968 address to the General Meeting of the West Midlands Area Conservative Political Centre, which became known as the "Rivers of Blood" speech. It pointedly criticised immigration into Britain from the Commonwealth nations and opposed the anti-discrimination legislation being mooted at the time. In response, Conservative Party leader Edward Heath sacked Powell from his position as Shadow Defence Secretary (1965–68) in the Conservative opposition." --Sholem Stein |
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Since 1945, immigration to the United Kingdom under British nationality law has been significant, in particular from the Republic of Ireland and from the former British Empire especially India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Caribbean, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Hong Kong. Other immigrants have come as asylum seekers, seeking protection as refugees under the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention, or from member states of the European Union, exercising one of the European Union's Four Freedoms.
About 70% of the population increase between the 2001 and 2011 censuses was due to foreign-born immigration. 7.5 million people (11.9% of the population at the time) were born overseas, although the census gives no indication of their immigration status or intended length of stay.
See also
- British diaspora
- British nationality law
- Calais jungle
- Foreign-born population of the United Kingdom
- MigrationWatch UK
- Immigration to Europe
- Surinder Singh route
- Visa policy of the United Kingdom
- List of countries by British immigrants
- List of countries by foreign-born population
- List of sovereign states and dependent territories by fertility rate
- List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom
- UK immigration enforcement
- Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, a TV sitcom about British economic migrants, during the early 1980s recession in the UK.
- Immigrant benefits urban legend, a hoax regarding benefits comparison
