A NEW and frightening piece of legislation, the Nationality bill, could become law in curte. this bill is so complicated few people understand the issues involved and the threat that it represents to the tights boblet Pee Thin Edgen A superb booklet Wedge' recently produced by the Manchester Law Centre goes a long way in explaining the current thinking of the Tory government.
A lot of publicity has seen given to the proposal British citizens categories British citizens; citizens of he British Dependent Ter-itories, and Oxerseas Citizens.
This onlv reflects the austing situation he 1971 Immigration Act those people who are Britain CHICL now would still be able to the Bill will change, is the immigration status black people already in Britain by making l more : hem become full Many immigrants now living in Britain nave the right to register as British citizens but the Bill would :ake away that right - instead of registering, people will have to become naturalised.
Naturalisation will be expensive (f150)
ВОГС than registration and will be subject to cultural and political tests to ensure that people — as the bill puts it 'demonstrate a 250,000 white British citizens who live permanently West Europe are alarmed at the the Nationality Bill.
are alarmed at the prospect of themselves and their children being made stateless overnight.
The Conservatives have been trying to allay their fears by saying that they'll be alright because they can granted exemotion from the bill on individual application.
Dul this Isn't getting much response по government assure that future governments will be bound by such promises. Now some of the Tories' staunchest supporters know how it feels to be a black British citizen whose rights aren't worth anything.
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