Immigration proposals branded racist
- Title
- Immigration proposals branded racist
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1979
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- Duration
- 00:02:38
- Description
- Unidentified female speaker says new immigration proposals are racist. The new law would mean British women who were born abroad will not be allowed to live in Britain if they marry foreigners. Deputy Prime Minister Willie Whitelaw has claimed that the new rules are designed to end fake marriages but the interviewee says it will mostly affect Asian women who take part in arranged marriages. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- None Identified
- Keywords
- Human rights; Immigration; Women; Marriage; Discrimination; Racism; Arranged marriages; Family; Married women; Willie Whitelaw; Asian communities
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