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Britain this week paid tribute to Caribbean immigrants, unveiling a national monument to celebrate their work in rebuilding the country after World War II.<\/p>

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In a written message, Britain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth said the new statue was a \u201cfitting thank you to the Windrush pioneers and their descendants, in recognition of the profound contribution they have made to the United Kingdom over the decades\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The new arrivals were called the \u201cWindrush generation\u201d after the\u00a0Empire Windrush<\/em>, the ship that brought the first 500 migrants to British shores in 1948.<\/p>

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In 2018, the Windrush scandal revealed that thousands of Caribbean migrants who had lived and worked legally here for decades were ensnared by tough new rules designed to crack down on illegal immigration.<\/p>

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Scores lost their jobs, homes and the right to free medical care because they didn\u2019t have the paperwork to prove their status. Some were detained, and an unknown number were deported to countries they barely remembered.<\/p>\n

Britain\u2019s Government later apologised and offered compensation, but many have complained that the claiming process is too cumbersome and the payments offered aren\u2019t high enough to make up for harm done.<\/p>

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Prince William and his wife, Kate, unveiled the statue depicting a man, woman and child standing atop suitcases at London\u2019s Waterloo train station.<\/p>\n

William, in his address, highlighted the racism faced by thousands who journeyed to Britain in the post-war years, and said it still affects their descendants in a modern-day Britain.<\/p>

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\u201cDiscrimination remains an all too familiar experience for black men and women in Britain in 2022,\u201d he said, referring to a British Government scandal that \u201cprofoundly wronged\u201d tens of thousands who travelled to Britain between 1948 and 1973 after the Government called on colonies to send workers amid post-war labour shortages.<\/p>

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\u201cAlongside celebrating the diverse fabric of our families, our communities and our society as a whole \u2014 something the Windrush generation has contributed so much to \u2014 it is also important to acknowledge the ways in which the future they sought and deserved has yet to come to pass,\u201d William said.<\/p>\n

The Government, which provided one million pounds to fund the statue, said the monument is meant to be a \u201cpermanent place of reflection\u201d.<\/p>\n

London said it \u201csymbolises the courage, commitment and resilience of the thousands of men, women and children who travelled to the UK to start new lives from 1948 to 1971\u201d.<\/p>\n

Next year marks 75 years since the arrival of the\u00a0Empire Windrush<\/em>\u00a0in Essex, near London, bringing workers and children from the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

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