Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "اللاجئون اليهود الهاربون من أوروبا المحتلة في المملكة المتحدة" in Arabic language version.
The story proper opens in 1933, when hundreds of refugees from Nazi Germany, most of them Jews, arrived in the United Kingdom. Our starting point is a little earlier. This is because Whitehall policy on the new influx of aliens was made in the context of immigration restrictions dating from 1905. It is in that year that we begin, with a brief history of immigration law, policy and practice ... The year 1905 saw Britain take the next step in creating its modern system of immigration control. Prior to this time, immigration itself was not subject to legal controls ... The Aliens Act 1905 was designed to stem the influx of Jews from eastern Europe ... The new controls were highly selective ... [After discussion of the programmes in Russia in 1906:] In subsequent years the figures were much lower. Overall, the period from 1906 to 1914 saw a decline in alien admissions, partly because the new law had a deterrent effect. But by now most Jews emigrating from the continent preferred other destinations, particularly the USA. The mass entry of aliens ceased at the start of the First World War. The Aliens Restriction Act 1914 introduced sweeping powers to restrict alien immigration and to provide for deportation. After the war the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 extended the 1914 provisions into peace-time and added severe new restrictions.
The story proper opens in 1933, when hundreds of refugees from Nazi Germany, most of them Jews, arrived in the United Kingdom. Our starting point is a little earlier. This is because Whitehall policy on the new influx of aliens was made in the context of immigration restrictions dating from 1905. It is in that year that we begin, with a brief history of immigration law, policy and practice ... The year 1905 saw Britain take the next step in creating its modern system of immigration control. Prior to this time, immigration itself was not subject to legal controls ... The Aliens Act 1905 was designed to stem the influx of Jews from eastern Europe ... The new controls were highly selective ... [After discussion of the programmes in Russia in 1906:] In subsequent years the figures were much lower. Overall, the period from 1906 to 1914 saw a decline in alien admissions, partly because the new law had a deterrent effect. But by now most Jews emigrating from the continent preferred other destinations, particularly the USA. The mass entry of aliens ceased at the start of the First World War. The Aliens Restriction Act 1914 introduced sweeping powers to restrict alien immigration and to provide for deportation. After the war the Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act 1919 extended the 1914 provisions into peace-time and added severe new restrictions.
