FIGHT THE IMM Immigration Laws was launched.
We were horrified to learn of the conditions in which those awaiting. deportation were living: *Six to a cell of 13ft x Bf (think abour the size!). *They were not allowed to work. *They had no. recreational facilities. *They were kept in the cell 23 hours a *They were subjce in constant abuse. What did we do?
First we called a pubbe meeting, then we put pressure on the Home Secretary and MPs. We involved the Council and some local Labour Parties We contacted the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants to provide a qualified person to deal with these cases. Finally we organised a picket of Armley jail.
Resuli? Saed Rahman was released. Rut the bale or S or IN arners Ls uncertain. They have disappeared Why were they in jail:
Because ol the 1971 Immigration Act divides people inso patrials and son patrials. l'atrials are chose people who are either born in the UK, or whose parents or grandparents were born here.
Socialist Challenge 14 September 1978 Page 8 THE ATTENTION of the Bradford Asian Youth Movement was drawn a few weeks ago to the plight of a local Asian trade unionist, Saed Rahman, who was in Armley jail awaiting deportation. Further Investigations established that there were 23 others in Armles, and the Campaign Against Deportations & Racist This concept, milons or while citizens from immigration controls.
Simultaneously, thousands of black people who are British passport holders stateless through the concept of patriality.
ALL WHITE Trades The justification for this Act was in reduce tle number of people who could come into this country. In fact that now they are all white, of course.
What does the 1971 Immigration Act mean in practice?
Virtually the only black allowed into this coonery perinanently are dependants.
Light. administrative arbitrary control. powers to investigate the most intimate details of poople's lives.
These degrade Asian women, who often have to travel hundreds of miles from their home villages interviews.
hensible to the dependants. al a stroke, freed This Act means that wives Commonwealth this if it was your family? police without trial. — 5/he can be held indefinitely -There is no appeal -There is no bail riphts, people This group has come and Dificials have out, they imply:
humiliate and whites.
1o Delhi for the Women and children are barassed. Officials can decide whether a child or wife is genuine on the basis of questions which are often incompreare separated from husbands, and children from their fathers, for long periods of time by force. Prould you put up with organisation.
beca widespread and arbitrary powers over the black coonunity. The police car search any black person's house fo so-called illegal immigrants'. A black person can be arressed and imprisoned This is a complete reversal of the due Flares.
DELES ON SE A CETHE DELLAH passing he speaking. immigration laws, wore than any other single incident, has intensified racial black people. Because white people can he allowed in while blacks must be kept Goldberg.
*Somchow blacks are inferior to the econo tie to reis county.
economic ills of None of this is true, but if the State says this, theo no wonder racism is bercasm; no wonder the National Frost is growing more bold; and no wonder that black people are dying is the East End of Landon because o racismi. These laws must be changed Support the actions below and pas support.
Affiliate to the cam FUTURE ACTIVITIES Saturday. 23 September. A national jails where deportees are being held will be picketed. We shall picket Armley Saturday 21 October, The Asian Youll Movement has called a demonstration 3n begorord des racie Ba Sunday, & October. A public meeting will be held in Bradford on the question of Immipration Controls. Tariy Ali will Further details ure available from:
Campain Against Deportations & Racist leumigration 14 Southgate, Tel. 305927, Or from the Asian Youth Movement, c/o 1 Marlborough Road, I KEEP TELL