New immigration proposals

Title

New immigration proposals

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

2 Jul 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

The government has announced proposals for tough new measures to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into Britain as 50,000 asylum seekers applications remain outstanding, with the number rising every month. Includes Commons speeches by Home Secretary Kenneth Baker who denies the changes are racially motivated; shadow Home Secretary Roy Hattersley; Bernie Grant. From Westminster, Paul Rowley reports.

Contributors

Roy Hattersley; Kenneth Baker; Paul Rowley; Bernie Grant

Keywords

Interethnic relations; Immigration; Migration law; Asylum; Racism; Migration policy; Illegal immigration; Border control

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