2. IMMIGRATION TO GREAT BRITAIN 3. IMMIGRATION TO GREAT
BRITAINIMMIGRATION TO GREAT BRITAINWhy would people wish to come to
Great Britain?Immigrants to Great Britain along History.Useful Web
Links. 4. Why would people wish to come to Great Britain? Cultural
and sociallyIt is a multicultural tolerant societyLow crime
rateStrong arts expressionsRelevant historical sites and buildings.
5. Why would people wish to come to Great Britain?Work and jobsLow
unemployment rateGenerous leave, maternity and paternity
benefitsReasonable taxesGood salaries 6. Why would people wish to
come to Great Britain?EducationBritain is a world leader in
educationWorld famous universitiesFree education system 7. Why
would people wish to come to Great Britain?Health and WelfareFree
healthcareFamous welfare system. 8. Immigrants to Great Britain
along HistoryGreat Britain has its particular idiosyncrasy because
of theinfluence of all the different groups, races and cultures
thathave come to the country over the centuries. They
haveinfluenced the system of government, contributed toknowledge,
wealth, commerce and industry, and shaped itsarts.Examples and
highlights:Travelling bands of Celts were the first to invade
Britain. Theybrought with them new methods of forging metal.From 43
AD until the end of the 4th Century the Romanssettled and
integrated with local tribes.The Germanic tribes of the Angles,
Saxons and Jutescolonised Southern England, establishing new
settlementsand cultivated the land. 9. Immigrants to Great Britain
along historyThe Vikings were skilled boat builders.The Normans
conquered Britain in 1066, and imposed a legal andadministrative
system, existing in some cases still today.Medieval Britain
benefited from the immigration of Jewish businessmen,scholars and
doctors.Victorian times brought labourers from Ireland who
undertook thetransport of goods.Thousands of citizens from across
the British Empire fought for Britainduring the two world wars. At
the end of the World War II the shortageof workers brought many of
them to live in Great Britain as there was ashortage of doctors,
nurses, teachers, factory workers etc. Still today with a shortage
of dentists, doctors, builders, architects,vets, people from abroad
come to fill the gap. 10. Useful Web
Links:http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/default.htmMoving
here.http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/links.htmlhttp://www.black-history-month.co.ukLearning
curve gov
ukhttp://www.refugee-action.org.uk/information/Links.aspxhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/citizenx/being/rights/animation.shtml
