The Windrush Scandal
Empire Windrush was the name of the ship that brought West Indian migrants to the United Kingdom in 1948. Windrush now will be the name of the 2018 Political scandal, which shocked the world. An estimated 63 immigration cases approved and allowed the deportation of individuals from the United Kingdom who should have had leave to remain, or even British nationality. The British Nationality Act 1948 gave citizens of the United Kingdom and Colonies the right to settle in the UK. This right was afforded to anyone who was born in a British Colony. Nearly half a million people from the Caribbean moved to Britain. Those individuals had a legal right to enter the United Kingdom, so they did not need any documentation when entering the United Kingdom. In 2018 a campaign from Caribbean diplomats, charities, Parliamentarians and some help from the guardian newspaper helped expose the Home Office. A hostile environment policy which was started by the now Prime Minister Theresa May g...