OVER the past two years there has been a growing awareness of how the Immigration Act is used to prevent black people coming to Britain and to deport them once they do come here.
This has come about mainly through resistance of black people themselves.
Less well known is how the wallare archies ol the stale art Hlcreasingly being used as tools in the process of immigration control.
• cases: people have prevented from entering Britain on nealth grounas, and cases that they had private treatment.
Custody Monammed butt came nere to get married, but was put in custody on his arrival because the immigraDon service cocior cance nad nad infectious tuberculosis. released on condition that he Drivalk a calle tious TB.
The campaign to defend him was success. crane married.
However in Oldham, Mohamspend several hungred because it is proposal to rewrite the National Health Act and deny the right of treatment to non-UK citizens.
of Shukkar Mohammed, who has the lived here for many years. He contracted Parkinson's disease. paid several visits to Pakistan take advantage of the climate. On returnine to britain Mohammed was told he had lost his right only stay for six months now been deportation.
the Home Office has issued secre instructions to doctors to report all "foreigners' to the Home Office.
Tories
Inal tney intena to alter the child tax allowance system so that it will be impossible to claim for children He was compensation in the and this have Chloren abroad!
Labour made sala forced to back down after a long pounds Bibi, who is 80 years old, applied to i ne he has join her son here. The Home Office calcu lilal ais nouse was over• crowded: An appeal was lodged on the grounds that under the Housing In addition to these cases is that this, but and LIS nOme rules is that entry and could threat. of that is, It has recently come to light that guarantee do so lavo announced demand ano gere winno form of Nasereen number of people who to deport her ThIS COlO DUL where s ousing. Act it was not overcrowded.
The appeal tribunal agreed with said that by 'our standards' the house was over-crowded and said colle not enter.
One of the new immigration to Britain should only be allowed if the person car show they can 'support themselves , that they won't claim ans sure perens or services The Supplementary Benefit Bill will make it a criminal offence to support someone entering the country and then not Already the secret instructions to Department of Health and Social Security clerks (the A-code)
that thes report to the Home nice any coreer who claims supplementary benefit.
Achtar claimed benefit after her husband deserted her. Now the Home Office is trying Nasira Begum also deserted by her husband and Defend Nasira Begum Support all those threatened by immigration laws Demonstration write to: Gay Rights Court, London SE) ISA.
socialist C people in employment. CLPs should be bom barding the party executive with resolutions ou this case and on gay rights in general, to mak the Labour Party finally take a position on thi For speakers, information, and petition al Wort.
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