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II) Immigrants From The Former Colonies
II) Immigrants From The Former Colonies
former colonies
What colonies?
First British Empire
When the British settled in North America and the Caribbean between the 16 th and the 18th
centuries
When the British colonized Asia, Africa and the Pacific, after America had become
independent
Strong emotional and political ties maintained between the UK and its former colonies
Commonwealth of Nations
A common legacy
All in all…
Reverse colonization
Latest migration statistics, 2015
Immigration 636,000
Emigration 300,000
Migration 336,000
Figure 1:
Ethnic groups,
England
and Wales,
2011
Integration problems ?