IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

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Socialist Challenge No. 63, 14 September 1978 · p. 8 of the scan · 223 words

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which Haywood. THE DEIENTION of the 16 Indian | clicit information. séamen resulted in an official protest from the Indian government. It also saw a long report on BBC TV news, Office, which expluined the arbitrary charucter of the Immigration Acts.

The intigration laws are increasing ly being used to harass black people.

hardly surprising since Scotland Hard lins a secialle-created legal Immigration Squad under the INFORMATION The squad works with police officers from every cation in the Metropolitan area, whose main task is to supply One does not need too strong an imagination to grasp how these officers In a recent meeting with Brynmor John, Labour's office boy at the Home the Joint Counci for the Welfare of Immigrants stated thar of 172 recent cases, the majority were victiens of raids, random questioning and arrests on the streets There have been round-ups of Asans, who have been asked to produce their passports.

JCWE following Instances of the way in which the Act i used. It is in fact the only way in which such an Act can be used: *In a dawn raid in Plumstcad, SE London, Asian Tamilies were woken up by seven police officers demanding to sce their passports. After their MP complained und an investigation wit Why TAILS AJU department, the Asians roceived an WE ARE TH

← Bradford hits backThey are a major weapon used to harass, detain, and deport black people. They institutionalise racism in this country. They must be fought against. COLIN TALBOT spells out what is going on in Britain because of the Immigration Acts; anti-racist activists in Bradford discuss their new campaign against deportations; and DAVE WAX reports on the- racism debate at last week's TUC. →

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