U.K. Immigration Bill Passed
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LONDON, February 28. The House of Commons last night passed Britain’s controversial Commonwealth Immigration Bill.
The voting was 277 to 170, giving the Government what the "Daily Telegraph” called a "surprisingly large” majority of 107.
It is believed that at least a dozen Conservative members of Parliament abstained. The Government’s case for the bill, which had led to long and bitter debates in the House and the use of guillotine procedure, was summed up by the Home Secretary. Mr R. A. Butler. He said the Government would continue to welcome immigrants who could come to jobs. But it did not want immigrants, in their own interests as well as Britain’s, to come at a greater rate than the community could absorb. The bill has been attacked as a “colour bar” bill, aimed
at immigration from India, Pakistan and the West Indies The Government has denied this, pointing out that it applies equally to Australians, New Zealanders, and Canadians.
It does not apply to Southern Ireland, a nonCommonwealth country.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29760, 1 March 1962, Page 13
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