Immigration in 1950’s

• WW 2 - immigrants come from colonies such as new Seanad, Australia and Canadian = white and English
• Empire windrush 1948

  hundreds of West Indians to find work and founf a wam welcome
• nationality act 1948 - anyone from colonies ocd come to liv where
• newcomershad right of British citizenship

  • labour shortage post war is closed
  • 1950’s - expand to Asia and norht took workers from India and Pakistan
• motherland after colonialism
• the government promoted immigration to fill roles in hospital and transport