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Community versus commonwealth: reappraising the 1971 Immigration Act
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posted on 2023-06-09, 03:31 authored by Erica ConsterdineThe 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 post-war period to end non-white 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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Immigrants and MinoritiesISSN
0261-9288Publisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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1Volume
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1-20Department affiliated with
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- Sussex Centre for Migration Research Publications
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2016-10-17First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2017-02-23Usage metrics
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