BABA Bakhataura, the much loved and respected Punjabi folksinger living in Oldbury West Midlands, is under threat of deportation.
Despite the fact that he has supported himself with his music during his stay and has not claimed benefit, the Home Office has decided to deport him.
He has already spent upposedly 'overstaying • Mhen his sentence wa up, only a sustained campaign gained his release on bail from an Crown Court then refused to order his deportation.
But the Home Office jumped in and issued a deportation order. Baba appealed, but tne nome Office adjudicator dutifulv upheld the order. Baba's defence campaign are now taking the appeal to the High Court.
It would be inconceivable that a white immicrant to this country, who came over and made an honest living in the entertainment industry, would be subiected to the same treatment.
In the June general election, Baba stood as an independent parliamentary candidate in Ladywood, Birmingham. His strategy was to expose the way both lorv and Labour Party have assisted the ruling class in exploiting black and Asian groups, by encouraging them to come over to work as cheap Then. they USE inhumane, racist and sexist immigration laws to cast them out when their usefulness is at end and jobs are at a premium, even for whites.
Baba called for the redeal of all racist immigration and nationality laws and the end of deportations of acked bene recener a very large protest vote of over 300, in a constituency where the Labour Party attempts to take uo ine probiems of the black community in a Serous way Deportations are now running at over 250 a month. Unfortunately too many people disappear from the scene without a Campaigns like this and the Mohammed Idrish one do valuable work in bringing the facts to people and showing them a struggle can be Waltu Birmingham • Send messages. of support and donations to Baba Bakhtuara Defence Campaign, c/o Elite Сіпета, Soho Road, birmingnam 1. Socialist Action 15 July 1983