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April 21, 2021 62 mins

This is Part 1 of two episodes on the British Government's immigration policy called the "Hostile Environment Policy" instituted under then Home Secretary Theresa May, who later became prime minister.  The "Hostile Environment Policy" targeted UK's Black immigrant population and forced the deportation of thousands of immigrants from the Caribbean, many from the Windrush generation who had entered the United Kingdom legally and at the invitation of the British Government in 1948 to help rebuild the country after its devastation during World War 2. 
      
In this episode, our guest, British lawyer, lecturer, and author Colin Bobb Semple helps us to understand how Theresa May's racist immigration policy called the Windrush Hostile Environment policy targeted the Black community and led to the deportation of countless people of the Caribbean and African descent from the UK from 2014 onward. We learn what is the Windrush, and the Hostile Environment Policy, what took place in the UK, and why the Windrush forced deportations occurred. 

Colin is an experienced law lecturer tutor, accredited advocacy trainer. He trained prospective barristers as a Senior Lecturer at the City Law School, City University in London for over 20 years. He was awarded the lifetime award by the Black Solicitors Network Group in 2007 for contributions to legal practice and legal education. He also received teaching excellence awards by the City Law School, City University, London, and was a law revision consultant. And he's going to explain what that is to the government of Guyana from 2010 to 2012. He has authored several books, including "English, Common Law, African Enslavement, and Human Rights" in 2012, "Race, Jail, and Bail" in 2012, as well as numerous articles including "English, Common Law, Slavery and Human Rights" in 2007. 

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