peopie in Britain.
in 14 black newspapers claimed that because of white fears over *Conservative policy encourage harmonious relations by relieving this fear.
The argument in itself is phoney. If the problem is the racism of whites, then you can hardly light that by capitulating to it with more controls on black immigration. The problem is not immigration but But comine from a party which jumped as one to defend Thatcher's statements swamping, and was happy to allow Enoch Powell to stay in its ranks despite his outbursts, this argument is pure пуростіку.
Further controls on immigration will just fuel racism aiding the Tories preparations for an offensive against the labour movement by further dividing it But just how far they can go aiong this TORd unleashing a monster they cannot control At the very minimum the Tories will end the "concession" made by Labour in 1974 which allowed husbands and fiances into Britain. The entry of parents, grandparents and chi dran over I will be cut There will also be increased harassment of black peopic as the hunt for illegal immigrants' is stepped up.
Edward Heath would like black people to turn the other check" to these attacks on their democratic rights, since it is all in the interests of A new Nationality Act, also promised in the Tory manfesto. certain introduced. This would probably have the same effect as Labour's previous Green Paper roposals → allowing Britain ketheother EEC countries, to base its immigration laws on citizenship. racist Roughly speaking, citizens of the UK and colonies who are regarded under the present immigration laws as (largely white) would become citizens, patrials (largely black) would come citizens, According to Tory spokesperson Willie Whitelaw, this would also remove some of the DONSIDE sources OF immigration.
A Nationality would, moreover, be a step in a Jar more imporant prolect male moving towards the system of migrant labour with to be of the democratic rights of British "patrial"
Finally, there is another door whilst non- left open by the Tory manifesto commitments - help for those immigrants who genuinely wish UN SEAR leave this limiting black prevents worsening race relaTuture number of black Britain and gain still better race Act relations?
The Tories Insist that there is по EEC repatriation. But once help is being given to those who want There's ONE civil social security?
Certainly country" If immigration The reduce the people in between 1972 and 1976.
of forced play.
blacklise we can BoTH agree on! encouragement? Why not cuts In tax relief for dependants, a change in the state system of "encouragement" of this type would be needed to achieve any substantial reduction in the black population.
number of individuals receiving assistance under the present immigration laws has never gone beyond 250 a year But if that gives the Tory Party a bigger racist card to 10 A50 0 C SaG considerably, It will not take
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IT MAY HURT, but it's for your own good — that is how the Tories have been trying to justify their proposals for tighter immigration controls to black