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Immigration and Emigration Why did people come to Britain or
leave Britain
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Immigration Come into a country and settle there. So why do
people come to Britain? Better standard of living Democracy
Employment
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People left Ireland for many reasons during the 19 th Century.
1840s Irish Famine Industrial Work Overcrowding Poverty Backwards
economy
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Italians came to Britain, mainly from Southern Italy, to escape
poverty. Many Lithuanians and Poles came to Scotland to work mainly
in the coal mines. Jewish people came to Scotland to escape
persecution in Nazi Germany during the 1930s
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From the 1940s, many came from the British commonwealth Chinese
from Hong Kong Indians Pakistanis West Indians Caribbean All came
seeking work and better lives
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India Pakistan Hong Kong Poland Caribbean West Indies
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Emigration Poverty at home encouraged many Scots to leave.
Where did Scots people Emigrate to?
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Between 1904 and 1913, 600,000 Scots (13% of population),
emigrated. 1920s and 30s saw economic problems so the flood of
emigrants halted From 1951-1971, an estimated 450,000 Scots
emigrated Many young and ambitious people left the Highlands and
Islands of Scotland. Population of Highlands and Islands dropped
from 180,000 in 1881 to 120,000 in 1931.
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Many Skilled workers and professional people left Scotland,
lured by better pay and conditions
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Canada, Australia and New Zealand encouraged immigration,
adverts offering jobs and help with the cost of the Journey Higher
wages and cheaper food, clothes and housing attracted many
emigrants in the 1950s and 60s.