Actions taken by government for immigration.

• 1962 - The Conservative government passes the Commonwealth Immigrants

Act. This was a voucher system which restricted immigration to people who had a

Valuable skill or could do a job with a shortage of workers.

• 1964 - Harold Wilson limits the number of immigrants to 8,500 per year.

• 1965/66 - The Labour government passes the Race Relations Act, which makes it

illegal to discriminate against anyone because of their colour or race, and also sets

up the Race Relations Board to handle complaints…