Analyze The Evolution Of The British Immigration Policy After The World War Ⅱ 1948-1981

In the history of Britain is a country of cultural tradition is relatively single, long-term to maintain relative stability of the descent, no large different racial integration problems. In 1939, the official permanent residence in the UK of Asian and black only about 7000 people. Until the 1950, from the Indian subcontinent, the population of Africa and the Caribbean accounted for only about 1% of the population. At the time of Asian and black not only quantity is less, and live. But this situation after the second world war have started to change. Blustery, the national liberation movement after world war ii in order to retain to the independence of the former colonies after the war, the British nationality law of 1948 arises at the historic moment. It gives the national right to freedom of migration and settled in the UK, to world war ii after the British empire and commonwealth of immigration has provided a legal basis. As the change of the post-war economic situation, more and more colored population moved to the UK. In the 40 s and 80 s nearly half a century, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean, African British accounted for the proportion of the population increased from 1% to nearly 6%. In other words, the post-war British society from a single culture into a multiracial nation, multicultural society.This paper mainly studies the evolution of the British immigration policy after world war ii, research time after world war II is defined in the 20 th 80s, research subject is immigrants from the British empire and commonwealth. Through the study of the problem revealed British immigration policy of double standards: welcome attitude to white settlers and attitude toward non-ferrous immigration restrictions, and show the cause of the difference of attitude is rooted in the British racist ideas and the transformation of the British foreign policy focus. As the country from a single culture to the transition of the multicultural and multiracial nation race relations are strained and led to the riots. British race relations in order to adjust, implemented different immigration policies in different periods, but limited impact.