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During the period of 1880 to the present day, there were many different groups of people from all over the world that decided to migrate to Britain.
There were a few main groups of people that migrated, these are: Jews, West Indians (Caribbean’s) and South Asians. Their reasons for migration were a mixture of push and pull factors. Firstly, Jews have been migrating to Britain as early as 1730 but in the past 150 years that figure has dramatically increased.
After 1880 thousands of Jewish people moved to Britain. They fled their homes in Russia and other Eastern European countries to escape persecution and to find a better life abroad. After the assassination of the Russian Tsar Alexander II many Jews fled to Britain after being blamed for it and the laws already against Jews were put into force more than ever. This made life for the Jews extremely difficult. They moved to Britain because there was already a Jewish community in Britain, but also many made there way to America......

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