Irish Migration
By 1841 a tenth of Manchester's population was Irish and lived in the district known as "Little Ireland" which was a slum area in ancoats. This area was immensely over crowded that the sudden Irish influx during the Potato Famine could not be accommodated and had to turn to other English cities.
Manchester's early Irish habitants found themselves living in poverty and the people lived in conditions that were unimaginable.
Polish Migration
It is said that since Poland has become apart of the EU in 2004, Poland's population has quadrupled from 75,000 to 515,000 according to the Office of National Statistics. 9% Of Polish people have moved to the North West of England - estimating there are now over 30,000 in Manchester alone. Due to the rise of polish immigrants within the UK, the Polish are being blamed for taking jobs and are suffering a rising tide of racism.
CASE STUDY
In 1979 Anwar Ditta, born in Birmingham and brought up in Rochdale, was told that her three Pakistan-born children would not be allowed to join her and their father in England.
Anwar knew she had to get help. In November 1979 she approached Steve Cohen, a Manchester based lawyer who had fought similar cases. Together they held a public meeting in Rochdale and began the Anwar Ditta Defence Campaign. Demonstrations and rallies were held to gain support and raise the profile of the campaign.
Support for the campaign came from both the local community in Rochdale and nationally. A petition of 3,000 signatures was handed to Timothy Raison, the minister responsible for immigration at Manchester Town Hall.
In Manchester
Pearl Binder (LadyE lwyn Jones) - lithograph - immigrants
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