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Refugees and ‘enemy aliens’ in the Modern Era, 1900 - 1947 - OCR BControls

This was a period of strict immigration controls and racial tensions. During the two world wars ‘enemy aliens’ were interned. Some Jewish refugees from Nazi persecution were welcomed.

Part of HistoryMigrants to Britain c1250 to present

Controls

Throughout most of this period there were ever tighter controls on .

Key facts:

	Immigration Laws 1905-1925	What did it mean?
1905	Aliens Act	Immigrants were allowed entry only if they had enough money to support themselves and a job to go to. Refugees were still allowed entry.
1914	Status of Aliens Act	‘Aliens’ (foreigners who had come from another country) had to register with the police and could be deported.
1919	Alien Registration (Amendment) Act	Only certain jobs were open to ‘aliens.’
1925	Coloured Alien Seamen Order	This established a ‘colour bar’ on merchant shipping jobs.

	1905
Immigration Laws 1905-1925	Aliens Act
What did it mean?	Immigrants were allowed entry only if they had enough money to support themselves and a job to go to. Refugees were still allowed entry.

	1914
Immigration Laws 1905-1925	Status of Aliens Act
What did it mean?	‘Aliens’ (foreigners who had come from another country) had to register with the police and could be deported.

	1919
Immigration Laws 1905-1925	Alien Registration (Amendment) Act
What did it mean?	Only certain jobs were open to ‘aliens.’

	1925
Immigration Laws 1905-1925	Coloured Alien Seamen Order
What did it mean?	This established a ‘colour bar’ on merchant shipping jobs.

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