MANJIT KAUR and Parveen Khan are two Asian women who have both been fighting to stay in the country for over 12 months. The Home Office is trying to deport them and their children as 'illegal immigrants'.
plementary benefit and child benefit, even though their children were born citizens.
blems faced by black women at the receiving end of Britain's racist and sexist immigration laws.
Manjit was married in India in 1974. She arrived her husband.
were many pressures on the marriage, husband's At the same time the DHSS is refusing them suphere and British Manjit Kaur's story illustrates vividly the prowhere she began to build • her own lite Manjit began to receive benetit when she moved into the retuge. She was constantiv asked produce her passport tor no apparent reason, except that she is black.
In April 1982 the payped and she received a leter trom the DHSS stating "Iney Deen in touch with the Home Office and were told that she was an overstayer therefore no longer entitled to any benefits' Manjit Kaur and Palbinder tion policy, and the Home Ultice appears quite han pey to see Manjit starved out of the The Khan and Kaur Defence can be contacted c/o 593 Stockport Road Longsight, (061-225 5111).
What you can do Gerald Kaufman House of Commons, London, demanding Manil ane arveen should stay and be paid supplementary and child benefits.
sere cones o vour own MP; Leon Brittan, Home Office, Queen Anne's Gate, Lonaon, vorman Fowler, DHSS, Alexandra House, Elephant and Castle, LOn don. Get vour Union Branch Women's Group, and local party branch to do the same sent conaions ine Khan Kaur families Defence Campaign the ramires can be suooorreo un til they win their struggle. SPUC