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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
That being the case you'll find this, and the associated historical documentation - particulary the British Nationality Act - to be of interest. |
Yes - I do like this bit from the very first sentence on that page:
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When the Second World War ended in 1945, it was quickly recognised that the reconstruction of the British economy required a large influx of immigrant labour.
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Economy, economy, economy, as obviously our economy was a mess after the world war and we were in desperate need of bodies to help us rebuild a shattered nation and shattered economy. Nothing to do with the needs of society so I don't get your point there, I specifically referred to social engineering your link doesn't appear to do anything to counteract this so thank you for demonstrating my point.
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Originally Posted by TheNorm
Not at all, but many posters seem to start with the view "immigration is bad" and try to push the discussion downhill. A bit of balance would be welcome.
BTW, I was not referring to you when I wrote that.  |
You'd love meeting some of my family. They come from a small-ish town and are so hideously racist they make me blush.