SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Black Section gears up for immigration campaign

Socialist Action No. 151, 24 October 1986 · p. 3 of the scan · 436 words

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on visitors Ghana and Nigeria, issued a statement condemning 'the most blatent act of racism yet seen from Black Section reaffirmed its opposition to racist imtion national committee and himself an immigration worker for a London for campaigning.

THE visa controls show how blatantly racist this government is. The that inis government has preplanned the whole issue. It was hoping for the response it got at the ports of entry in order to show that the immigration services can't cope justify the ecw visas.

I work in immigration.

The cases I've handled show just how unjustified these visa regulations are.

They also support the idea that the issue Orchestrated by the government.

For example, one case WHEN THATCHER announced new visa controls Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Labour Party Black Section this Tory law centre, explained the operation of the visas and Black Section's proposal is a person who requested entry to the UK for two to attend a lunction this weekend. Despite the fact that his documents were in order, that he had a return ticket ana an income, he was refused enhaye He was held incommunicado Tuesday until Saturday before he was interviewed. He arrived at Heathrow detained in Gloucester without his family knowing his whereabouts until the Friday evening I believe that this situation arises from the fact have met with high degree of success. The onway that the government can make sure more app asiaching the wisa switching visa system to country ol origin. Now someone refused their country of origin, but has a right of appeal this country.

Of course, that means their representative in Britain can't get the full story.

representative meets the client doesn't know the client has been treated during country of origin. In other the government is deliberately creating which meets the racist demands of the immigration authorities to make it more difticult tc win appeals.

This move is dictated by ideology. strengthens the hand of the right wing of the Conservative party who argue that it is black people in this country who Mrs her country now aware that immigration rules tally racist unt of work immigration campaigns done, Lic black sense of that Thatcher so much.

When the Labour Par tv Black Section nationa committee meets this comwill be 3182 immigration. targets immigration trols as a major campaignIng alca lot us. le proposes that we deepen our links with the immigration campaigns and take up the issue of racist immigration legislation within the par-, ty.

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government'. migration laws and demanded the racist visas be stopped. SANJIV VEDI, a member of Black Sec-

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