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Indian Workers Association Criticises Immigration Policy

The Week Vol. 4, No. 6, 19 August 1965 · p. 5 of the scan · 289 words

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ti was passed at the Indian Indepen the stitincahe bhbiok of the Indian Workers Association ein oct the Labour Government's White Paper on ja cigs as : ee be Se Gat ba

the real cause of social evils. wen ote ee ven harmful because racialists would regard it as a victory, and step-up their campaign to blame immigrants for housing ga. as lack of health services, unemployment and other evils, faeh iran continued "It is deplorable that on es api begs proce Aceh a epeal the Commonwealth Immigration Act oad pe ag racialism by the Labour Party - have further tightened it."

The resolution will be sent to the Government, Labour Party Siar oe the trade unions and Commonwealth Governments. The Labour Party wi be asked at their annual conference to reconsider the White et Mowing the resolution, Mr. A.S. Johal, general secretary of the rmingham branch of the Indian Workers Assodation, declared “Racialism has now become a more serious menace than it has ever been in Britain, The immigrants do not cause housing shortage, bad health services and other difficulties - they existed long before the immigrant came," Mr, Johal pointed out that the restrictions would not apply to people coming from 5 Spain, Italy, Germany and Southern Ireland, Another resolution expresse the branch's concern at the “growing menace of racialism." It went on to call for colour bar and racial discrimination to be made criminal offences.

Mr. Michael English, Labour M.P, for Nottingham West, said that now was the time for the association to object to the provisions in the White. Paper, "It is at the moment a proposal and it may be that wiser counsel may prevail," he added, :

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