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were the largest foreign born group and have been for the last 200 years. This figure does not include those from Northern Ireland since it is part of the United Kingdom. Those of Irish ancestry number roughly 6 million from the first, second and third generations. The overwhelming majority of new
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Comprehensive regulation of immigration is a modern area of law, which grew particularly during the late 20th century as ordinary people became more globally mobile, and the United Kingdom became an increasingly attractive place to live and work. The original inhabitants of the
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from 1066 established that the original monarchy from north France. After that, laws were sparse. The common law recognised a general distinction between aliens and citizens, and a citizen would be someone born in England, or a dominion. Soon, the
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allowed people to be considered English if their father was, although born abroad. Others would generally need permission to migrate. One of the earliest statutes was the
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were to be expelled because they had engaged in crafty trickery, by telling fortunes. Another piece of targeted legislation was the
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One of the first modern statutes was aimed at restricting Jewish immigration, following religious persecution in Russia. The
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In 2011, an estimated 589,000 migrants arrived to live in the UK for at least a year, most of the migrants were people from
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From 1920 to 1970, the Immigration Branch of the Home Office managed government policy towards migration. This became the
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UKSC 31, two men could claim asylum on the basis that they could suffer persecution for being gay in their home countries.
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members of Parliament to allow people of Jewish origin to settle in Britain in return for Jewish support against the
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In 2007, net immigration to the UK was 237,000, a rise of 46,000 on 2006. In 2004 the number of people who became
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around Scandinavia brought many people of that origin from the 8th century to the 11th century, and the
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citizens rose to 140,795, 12% on the previous year. In the 2001 Census, citizens from the
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UKHL 55, racial profiling by UK immigration officials held to be ultimately lawful.
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allowed children born abroad to two English parents to be English. Moreover, the
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EU immigration and asylum law : commentary on EU regulations and directives
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required registration and placed general controls under the authority of the
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HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, amending the 1971 act, among other laws
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R (European Roma Rights Centre) v Immigration Officer at Prague Airport
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is the primary statute dealing with migration system of the country.
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Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
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that relates to who may enter, work in and remain in the
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Chikwamba v Secretary of State for the Home Department
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Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016
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Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006
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Freedom of movement for workers in the European Union
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European Union / European Economic Area / Switzerland
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British nationality law and the Republic of Ireland
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