Immigration and Integration policy af Great Britain and Political Mobilization of Ethnic Minorities of Immigrant Origin in 2/2 of 20.century

Great Britain is one of the most important European immigration countries - as for number as well as diversity of newcomers who have come in the period after the end of the World War II. Imperial history of Britain, or more precisely, the existence of the Commonwealth (which in fact arose by transformation of empire) played a significant role in this process. Citizens of both old and new commonwealth countries were thanks to membership of their countries in Commonwealth logically a privileged group of applicants for living in Britain. They had very often good connections thanks to, for example, contacts with British colonial administration in their countries and also knowledge of English language was a great advantage for them in compare with other groups of migrants and facilitated them to integrate into the host society. However, it is important to mention that immigration of non­ white non-European immigrants was since the beginning seen with suspicion and immigration policy was to a great extent influenced by pragmatism. British politicians had to solve a dilemma: either to implement strict immigration controls on all Commonwealth or accept immigration from new Commonwealth countries as accessory effect of old immigration. They accepted the transformation of United Kingdom into multicultural society not..