Great Britain

Layton‐Henry, Zig

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511898143.005

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“…Finally, identity may be historically rooted in a nation's colonial past, where national identity encompasses the larger colonial and postcolonial communities. Analysts suggest that nations with a colonial history have ties and commitments that tend to define a special relationship to former colonies and require them to accept greater levels of immigration than would otherwise be anticipated (Foot 1965;Layton-Henry 1985;Hammar 1985;Paul 1997). That is, "colonial experiences and ideologies shaped immigration decisions primarily, but not exclusively, by making these decisions more liberal than they would have been otherwise" (Freeman 1979:314).…”

Section: National Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Immigration Policy

Money¹

2018

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies

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The research on comparative immigration policy is relatively recent, with the earliest dealing with significant immigrant inflows into Western Europe after World War II. Because of the difficulties in finding empirically grounded measures of immigration policy, the literature has grown primarily by adding to the theoretical literature. In terms of the immigration control literature, nativism (anti-immigrant preferences) has been complemented by approaches that include attention to the economic consequences of immigration, focus on how societal preferences are channeled, and focus on state national interest and state security. In terms of the immigrant integration literature, there has been a tendency to classify the immigrant reception environment of states according to historical nation building features of the state and to types of “immigration regimes.” More recently, in recognition of the static nature of these models of policy making, scholars have disaggregated integration policy into its component parts and incorporated aspects of politics that change over time. The research arena is, in short, theoretically rich, though both dimensions of research on immigration policy suffer from two flaws. The first is the inability to compare effectively policies across countries. The second is the research focus on Western Europe and advanced industrial countries, to the neglect of the remaining countries in the world.

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Section: National Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparative Immigration Policy

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2018

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies

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“…As rumours spread that immigration controls were imminent, a record net immigration of 191,100 was recorded for 1960-1, more than for the previous five years combined 23 . In turn, the Cabinet committee on colonial immigrants warned in a memo that 'the movement was reaching a stage at which the government would be obliged to introduce legislation to enable them to control it' 24 .…”

Section: Building Fortress Britainmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While primary immigration decreased as a result of the 1962 Act, secondary immigration did not 26 , and by 1967 settlement of New Commonwealth citizens had greatly increased. Propelled by fears of so-called overcrowding 27 , this surge caused concern amongst the political elite.…”

Section: Building Fortress Britainmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Versus Commonwealth: Reappraising the 1971 Immigration Act

Consterdine

2016

Immigrants & Minorities

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The 1971 Immigration Act constitutes the most important piece of legislation for the regulation of immigration to Britain. Many assume that the Act was simply a further extension of the restrictive measures established over the postwar period to end nonwhite immigration. Based on original archival material, I argue that the Act was established in reaction to the dilemma the government faced as a result of joining the European Economic Community and the free movement of workers against Commonwealth migrants. The Act represents the final dismantling of universal Commonwealth citizenship and, in this sense, a definitive acceptance of the end of the Empire.

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“…The first core theme is the race-related frame for immigration and immigration-related issues in the UK. The ‘immigration problem’ as it has developed since the late 1950s has been strongly associated with social and political constructions of race and racial difference (Miles 1982; Layton-Henry 1992; Solomos 2003). A clear link has been established between the regulation of migration—particularly by those groups deemed racially distinct such as migrants from south Asia, Africa and the Caribbean—and the maintenance of good ‘race relations’ and public order.…”

Section: Key Themes In Uk Debates About Irregular Migration Human Trmentioning

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Chronicle of a Crisis Foretold: The Politics of Irregular Migration, Human Trafficking and People Smuggling in the UK

Geddes¹

2005

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations

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This article argues that a distinct repertoire of social and political contention associated with migration and the presence of immigrants in the UK plays a large part in structuring responses to ostensibly 'new' migration challenges such as people smuggling and human trafficking. This repertoire includes the elision and confusion of migration categories (particularly in this instance between irregular migration and asylum); the impact of state policies on the creation of 'unwanted' migration flows; fears of floods and invasions by 'unwanted' migrants; concerns that the state is losing control of migration; the depiction of migration and migrants as causes of increased support for the extreme right; the existence of labour market pull factors that provide economic spaces for both regular and irregular migrants; the symbolic power but limited effect of an international human rights regime and discourse; and problems of policy implementation. The contemporary twist is provided by the links made between irregular migration and the 'war on terror' and the ways in which migration has become a component of bilateral relations between the UK and other states, particularly those structured by EU competencies.

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Great Britain

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Comparative Immigration Policy

Comparative Immigration Policy

Community Versus Commonwealth: Reappraising the 1971 Immigration Act

Chronicle of a Crisis Foretold: The Politics of Irregular Migration, Human Trafficking and People Smuggling in the UK

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