Immigration to Great Britain

Immigration to Great Britain

1. 1935: 100.000 Jews and other minorities fled from Germany

2. 1939: Refugees from Czech Republic who were saved from the german occupation

3. 1939: soldiers from colonies like the Carribean, Africa and Asia come to support Great Britain in the war by fighting in Greait Britain, Germany or other Europian battlefields

   • India alone provided England with 1.3 Million soldiers

4. 1930: Somali seaman travel towards industrial cities to work in steel and mining industry

5. 1950s and 60s: Mass Immigration from India, Pakistan and the Carribean to rebuild the post-war industry

6. British Nationality Act 1948: invites People from British colonies to come to Enland to help rebuild the country after the war

7. After WWII: 130.000 Poles settle in the UK because they can't return to Poland

8. After 1926: General Immigration from member states of the Commonwealth, numbers are not significant