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    Britain's DACA? Children of invited laborers caught in 'Windrush' controversy

    Apr 23, 2018 4 minutes

    They are called “the Windrush generation.”

    After World War II, Britain confronted a dual challenge: a shattered infrastructure that needed urgent work and a severe labor shortage. To solve the problem, the British government invited people from from the British Empire and Commonwealth to move to Britain to help rebuild the country. In 1948, the British Nationality Act gave British citizenship to all people living in the United Kingdom and its colonies, and meant they had full rights to enter and settle in the country.

    Those who answered the call from the Caribbean are named after the Empire Windrush, the first

    Why have they become the center of controversy?Why don't they have the correct paperwork?Why is Theresa May embroiled in the scandal?What prospects are there for resolving their situation?

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