White aliens

The control of European immigration to Australia 1920–30

Bibliographic Data

ID7852437
AuthorsMichele Langfield (Victoria College, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume12
Issue2
Pages1-14
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0725-6868 • E-ISSN: 1469-9540
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07256868.1991.9963375
PMID12317296
OpenAlexW2071845594
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited10

The author reviews Australian and British policies restricting non-British immigration to Australia after World War I. "The intense desire in many quarters to maintain a 'white Australia' led not only to the active encouragement of British immigrants but to the restrictions and regulations upon European immigration in the period under review. These restrictions took two forms. Statutory powers of exclusion and restriction were conferred through...legislation.... At the same time...administrative techniques were used to limit further and control 'white alien' immigration. These techniques, such as quotas and the discretionary power of the Minister to limit visas and landing permits, changing in response to economic conditions and public opinion, were perhaps more important in the government's policy of ensuring Australia's racial purity."

Alien · Citizenship · Coalition government · Immigration · Immigration law · Immigration policy · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Statutory law · White paper · Australian History and Society · Law

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