SOCIALISTS MUST build a broad campaign of all forces opposed to the racist Asylum and Immigration Bill. The bit mat te snahod.
This is a golden opportunity to in. flict a massive defeat on the Tories. and pledged to support the national demonstration on February 24. Activ. ists should ensure these words are ing the bill as a whole. Its reluctance to distinguish ascal from the tones over any significant policy meant that its original position was one of "gaining a bi-partisan consensus". Pressure from the left and right in the party made it pull back.
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Labour Party members must exploit this leadership manoeuvre to engage CLPs in campaigning opposition to the Unfortunately many Labour-controlled councis are already preparing to implement some of the social security regulations involved in the bill, exampics mcioc winorawing housine benefit or free school meals.
Demands must be placed on local councils to resist the bill and the social. security regulation changes. Even if central ruboing were withdrawn we must demand that refugees are not thrown onto the streets to starve.
Mass movement
The Liberal Democrats, churches and even some Tories are opposing the legislation. This widespread opposition must be turnco into a mass movemeet led by the labour movement in alliance with refugees and black people.
The Campaign Against the Asylum and Immigration Bill (CAIAB) is At the moment the priority of the campaign must be for a complete defeat of the whole bill.
Local campaigns should be established that bring togeter and tools all the forces opposed to the bill.
Many public sector workers will be asked to implement either the bill or the proposco social secunty reputatons Trade union branches are already commitmitting themselves to non-implementation and defence of members This is useful both in raising discussions about the proposals and in preparing the membership in the event of the proposals being introduced. that the bill is discussed at their forthcoming national conferences.
Why have the Tories taken this step? One reason is to help create a racist "Fortress Europe" contained *Dirlais sed Frase have istised, for Britain and France have insisted, for the moment, on maintaining an independent immigration policy from the rest of Europe. Yet both governments are actually proposing legislation that will bring each respective country's legislation in line with other European Bargaining chip Remaining outside of the Schengen agreement appeases the Atlanticist who do not agree with ceding power to Brussels to restrict immigration. It also provides a bargaining chip to force an even more draconian European policy.
The "anti-Europe" right of the Tories are fully in favour of the chauvinist ideas behind Schengen.
The defeat of the bill could potentially bring down the Governmentespecially given its ever-dwindling majority. A victory for this campaign could boost the confidence and comhativity of the working class and the oppressed in fighting the whole range of attacks.
We have a real chance of winningnow we must take it. The compaign must be bult as broadly as possible - — ¡SUBSCRIBE TORY RACISTS NO WAY! ASYLL SEENERS HERE TO STAY! KILL THE BILL