NO! To Racist Immigration Laws

The Communist Party robustly opposes the Conservative Government's Immigration 2020 proposals and offers a new approach.

This week, the CP, ahead of an important meeting (6 June) of its anti racist anti fascist commission, published a pamphlet by Vishnu Sharma ’No racist immigration laws’ available in our shop as a digital download. Below is an excerpt from the briefing document outlining our response to the proposals.

Introduction

In the midst of the Covid 19 crisis Government pushed ahead with its points-based immigration system. Both Labour and Employer Groups criticised the move. Employers due to the pressure on employers to cope with the health crisis and Labour because the proposals discriminate against many key workers.

This paper, which was originally written prior to the lock down, primarily focusses on the Government's 2020 immigration proposals. It also draws on experiences both pre and post the UK joining the Common Market/ EU.

Britain has operated racist laws for a number of decades. Indeed it is now known that the post WW 2 government designed its policies with an aim of attracting white commonwealth citizens and discouraging black and ethnic minority commonwealth citizens. In order to achieve class unity we must take the fight to the ruling class who seek to divide us. We must expose the anti worker and racist nature of all the existing immigration and nationality regulations.

The Government published its response to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) proposals on a points based immigration system on 19th February 2020. MAC had been asked to put forward its views by Government in June 2019 on salary thresholds and subsequently in September specifically about an Australian Points Based System (PBS) and did so in January 2020.

Government intends to introduce changes to existing UK Immigration arrangements on 1 January 2021.

Read the full briefing document.

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