England Immigration parts 1-3 Brenden

England Immigration

An example of propaganda  for the awareness by the British people on immigrants living in their countries. Immigrants have a massive impact on their respective societies and there are many varying opinions on a person's approach to immigration.  The quote on this piece says "open your eyes", because as a citizen it is your duty to acknowledge the state of your country and this example is pushing for people to become informed. It is important for people to develop their own perspective to the issue of immigration, because they create many positive and negative affects. If you can grasp these factors and choose a side to stand by England will become a stronger nation with more opinion and support. 

History of Immigration including policies (Brenden Zarrinnam):

• 1836: Began recording immigrants

• 1878: Started gathering information about immigrants

Before World War 2:

• Continental Europe, and refugees from the French Revolution and Jewish persecution.

After World War 2:

• Former British colonies such as many African nations, India, Germany,and Russian Jews.

The graph shows the steady incline in their immigrant population, but it is worth noting that during World War 2 the number of immigrants takes a dip because of the vast casualties and political barricade.

This chart shows the vast amount of asylum seekers in the past five decades, and you can witness the massive explosion following 9/11 and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However recently this number than begun to even out and decrease. The majority of asylum seekers are from war torn Middle Eastern countries, and corrupt African nations. 

Over the course of a decade these top ten countries contributed over 1.5 million people to England. This graphic shares how Asia and Eastern Europe are the biggest contributors to their immigration, and this trend has remained constant.

  

England's growing policy debate:

• England is an active member of the European Union, and therefore all EU citizens are granted free movement and exemption from immigration policies between other EU member nations. 

List of all the EU member nations that all are granted free movement. 

• 1997: The Labor party gained control of the English parliament and they brought with them a very conservative approach to all forms of immigration and even asylum.

• The events of 9/11 and the London subway bombing made the public feel threatened, and many citizens became very vocal for restricting the immigration population.

A photo snapped shortly after the subway bombings of 2005

The incoming immigrants are becoming a bigger and bigger section of England's population, and the  number of "native" English people is on a decline.

A Survey by Sky News found that more than two thirds of the British public believe the UK population is too large and want the Government to go further.

• UKIP leader Nigel Farage told Sky News that immigration levels in Britain had been too high for the past 15 years. He said there were currently "too many people coming into the country for  too few jobs".

Hypothetically if I were a refugee would I Immigrate to England?

England definitely be one of my top choices of countries to seek asylum. England is a member of the European Union, so they retain this concept of "free movement." If I became a citizen I would technically become a citizen in the 27 other member nations as well. England is also protected by all these 27 nations, and is an active member in NATO. England is seen as a major leader in our global society and has retained a stable economy. There are plenty of jobs for immigrants and since they are becoming more and more of a majority in society they are well accepted in their communities. England also has free health care for all citizens, and the path to citizenship for asylum speakers is almost assured.  They also offer free education and has wide spread diversity from all around the globe. Therefore because England retains so many pull factors this country should be a number one destination for any refugee.