Who thinks that immigration in this country has gone too far!!??

Question

This subject gets me mad! Our economy is collapsing slowly and immigrants are earning money which isnt used to go back into our economy, by sending it elsewhere!

Im not racist, but mad at the politicians for leting others take from us, leaving us on the slump!

what do you think?

Answer 1

the GOVERMENT should have put a STOP to it YEARS ago

Answer 2

Yes it has full stop.

Answer 3

I'm afraid people will call you a racist by you questioning the economics of mass immigration and the logic behind it.

Has it benefited the average UK resident, the answer is no.

It will be interesting to see since the UK  has the fastest rise in jobless since 1992 if immigration rates will fall. The country does not need anymore unskilled workers.

Edit - or the Guardian / Economist Brassy!

Answer 4

this subject is more controversial than Gordon Browns gym bag

Answer 5

Immigration should have been stopped in the late sixties, its out of hand now, as you say the government don't give two hoots for for the average Brit. I hate to think what it will be like in another 10 years

Answer 6

yep

its gone too far

Answer 7

yes,it has become a real problem,legal aliens are ok

Answer 8

Legal immigrants are great, Illegal aliens are not.  Yes I

know, we get called racist when we protest against

Illegals.

Answer 9

Sorry folks, it's way past the point of no return. Don't waste your time,

each consecutive government will only dig you in deeper. Great Britain

will never be great again,you've already lost your culture,and some point's in law. Look at the government,and the opposition,(to busy feathering their own nests), can you honestly see an M.P with

the ba**s to do something about it, look at what happened the last time

someone tried (Enoch). To many lefties in town.Pull the wool from over your eyes and do what I did, get out while the goings good,...OH and by the way I live by, and respect the law and culture of my new home.and would not be allowed to try and change it,as in the U.K...  Some of you will say rats desert a sinking ship, well, sheep go to slaughter,..........Have a nice day

Answer 10

A lot of people need to check out the definition of legal and illegal, these terms are simply defined by the EU, so does that instantly make it okay. The 1 million + poles that are here are here legally (in the eyes of the EU, not mine) and people are admitting that such a massive number has a bad effect on our economy. Why do you think in 2004 almost all other western european countries put limits in place, they knew the desperate polish would storm their borders, but the british government did nothing.

ILLEGAL AND LEGAL IMMIGRATION, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE!

Brassy, if you love them so much please move to hackney where there are apparently over 100 nationalities living (also rated as worst place in the uk to live in 2007, strange that). And why must immigration always be addressed from an economic viewpoint, what about a social and cultural viewpoint. Yea, they may not be taking our jobs as i feel this is also a little too strong, but they are being let in by the same liberal people that let our useless lazy scum sit on their a**e and claim benefits - and the dangerous liberals are the people we need to get rid of, and i imagine you are one of them!

Answer 11

I agree with the questioner!Legal immigration is good!But! illegal immigration can only have negative results for the country!

You will find that this Labour government tends to turn a 'blind eye' to this happening!Why?Because they could be future voters and supporters of the Party!

Answer 12

Yes, I mean, first we let the Angles in, then the bloody Saxons followed and it was all downhill from then!

Answer 13

yes immigration has its cons but also has its pros, for example a more efficient labour force as in quite a few cases skilled imigrants are coming in and COMPETING for jobs, not stealing, even though maybe immigrants are maybe lowering the wages but not in all cases and some 'native' people dont want the jobs the immigrants are willing to have and happy to be claiming benefits, mabye that is draining the tax payers money. some may send money back to there native countries, but a lot are living here, putting money into the economy making is more competitive on the world stage, but other factors which arnt immigration is affecting this.

Answer 14

yes it has gone far to far, and along time ago. people are afraid to say no.. for fear of being called racist......  it would be made easier to swallow somewhat if we were talking about integration but we obviously are not!

Answer 15

*raises hand*

I'm fed up with it, it's hurting our economy plus they are taking many of our jobs. Again I'm not racist, far from it, but there is a time when enough becomes enough.

10 years ago, my partner could walk out a job one day and be in another the next. Today, it took him 3 months of unemployment and running up a lot of debt in that time to find a factory job. When he got to work, in 60 people, only 4 people were British. 2 of those were bosses. It's like those jobs are handed out to immigrants?

It doesn't effect the middle'class except for the bills as much as it doesn't take their jobs (no offence to middle-class persons), but for unskilled workers it really is a problem.

Currently, I've just come out of education, got myself a 2nd class psychology degree, and can't find work anywhere. I'm looking at things that I could get if I hadn't done my degree as i realise that the best way is to work yourself up, but can't find anything. I also can't apprently claim JSA because apprently a) my partner apprently earns too much (15k a year) b) because I've just come out of education and never paid tax. So all I look like I'm getting in fiancial help is my stamp paid. My partner is in the process of paying back a loan, which is on 70 pounds a week, paying off the computer (it's about the only luxery he has and his old one bit the dust), car insurance, car tax etc, and he can only just manage the bills, but what about the rent, food, etc? ergh.

Answer 16

Our  government is a complete failure.

Yes

Answer 17

Legal immigration is fine (we need legal immigrants), but illegal aliens are not, they are people who have no regard for our laws and sovereignty, they are destroying this country.

Answer 18

Mass immigration from Islam, Africa  and the Indian sub continent is the biggest disaster ever in the history of the now UK.In fact MASS  immigration from any area is a mistake and this Includes Eastern Europe.

Other waves of immigration in past centuries were EUROPEANS and already had technology  more advanced than the then  British .They were military people in very small numbers. Britain had only 2 million people  in 1066, there are 2 million Muslims alone in the UK today.

In any case Britain is overpopulated perhaps to 60% (see the Optimum Population control link below) These islands can only support about 40 million in long term security and we are going to have 70 million within a few  years.

Moving millions of  people from the southern equatorial areas for the first time ever in World history  en mass  to OUR  island is no answer  to world poverty and is the major cause of UK overpopulation.; moreover  it is undemocratic because  real British would not have allowed  it if we had been asked.

Do not let the Yahoo answers immigrant lobby fool you either, being anti mass immigration is patriotic and also scientific logic, not "racist".

"Racist" is the favourite word of the uncontrolled mass immigration lobby who are ruining our island, it is used as a trick to keep the  flood gates open. The "racist" mantra chanters are most likely  part of the recent immigration tsnuami

Answer 19

"Brassy" You have no-idea what you are talking about.

One of the main reasons that Employment did not rise because of the influx of Eastern Europeans is because if you happen to be claiming unemployment benefit and you refuse to take a job that is run by a employment agency, you run the risk of loosing benefit, yet most of these jobs are only temporary short term (some as little as one day long).

After which you have to go through all the process of signing on again, and most people tend not sign on straight away unless they are desperate

Which results in these people not being counted in the unemployment figures, in short its a con, and people like yourself who have no idea what it is like to be struggling to find full time permanent employment DO-NOT help matters, with your number crunching that has little in common with the real world and the real facts of life in Britain today.  

Answer 20

The fact is the economy is not good, but these problems cannot be blamed on immigrants. The whole world is facing an economic slump, probably because of bad political decisions like Iraq, and the banking sector creating a nation of credit slaves and lending money to the US market, which is in worse trouble than we are).

Never generalise, yes there are bad immigrants just like there are bad locals. But there are also good (legal) immigrants who contribute positively to the country, like good citizens do.

If you want someone to blame read the papers, watch the news, then you will see what is really causing the economic problems.

Answer 21

For the last 40 years 60 to 70% of the population have -, according to opinion polls,- indicated that they they dont want mass immigration .   Yet the media exercise a degree of censorship worthy of a police state in suppressing opposition to Immigration, the MP selection procedures of the main parties are rigged to elect only pro immigration MPs.  If democracy is defined asa system in which change only takes place with the consent of the people British democracy is a --------- LIE.  Such is the "democracy" we are exporting to Iraq.  

Answer 22

We all think it has gone way too far !  God help us !

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WASHINGTON - White people will no longer make up a majority of Americans by 2042, according to new government projections. That's eight years sooner than previous estimates, made in 2004.

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The nation has been growing more diverse for decades, but the process has sped up through immigration and higher birth rates among minority residents, especially Hispanics.

It is also growing older.

"The white population is older and very much centered around the aging baby boomers who are well past their high fertility years," said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. "The future of America is epitomized by the young people today. They are basically the melting pot we are going to see in the future."

The Census Bureau Thursday released population projections through 2050, based on rates for births, deaths and immigration. They are subject to big revisions, depending on immigration policy, cultural changes and natural or manmade disasters.

The U.S. has nearly 305 million people today. The population is projected to hit 400 million in 2039 and 439 million in 2050.

That's like adding all the people from France and Britain, said Steve A. Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington group that advocates tighter immigration policies.

White non-Hispanics make up about two-thirds of the population, but only 55 percent of those younger than 5.

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Asians, which make up about 5 percent of the population, are projected to increase to 9 percent by 2050.

The population 85 and older is projected to more than triple by 2050, to 19 million.

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Answer 23

RACIST!! YOU RACIST!! *points finger and looks around waiting for an approving nod from others*

ok seriously, I think it's ridiculous how many peoiple this country lets in. I don't think it's so much letting people come and work.. it's the dishing out of passports that is causing the problem. If you get poor people to clean your toilets and serve you macdonalds, it works out cheaper, hence a better standard of living. if you let a bunch of highly trained economists and lawyers in, they'll boost the productivity and therefore the economy, resulting in a better standard of living.  But there is a ridiculous amount of immigrants coming in, going on the doll, committing crime and joining gangs.. resulting in a poorer standard of living.

I also think that the amount of immigrants should be about 2 thirds of what it is.

Answer 24

we should return our country to its pre free for all of political correctness human rights and open door to all the chaff of the world, these countries have put nothing but hungry sick and economy draining leeches in the few council houses or rent paid private sector, leaving the real Brits to struggle and in some cases not make it economically viable to even go to work on low wages if they can find a job, yes we all know there are some lazy so n so's out there, but their our so n so's not some non English speaking mumpers that have crossed half of Europe passing ten free EU country's to sponge of our welfare state,revoke all the passports and citizenship's that have brought labour votes only cherry pick the trades we need and put them to review after 10 years as well put the great back into britain, being racist is not only a white thing 99.9% of people are racist but only a few fools crow about it.

Answer 25

i agree with you mate, ignore the idiots that call you racist for making a legitimate statement regarding the welfare of the country. it has gone too far.

Answer 26

I'm sorry to say this but this is closet racism. Firstly you should read the book titled 'Immigrants Your Country Needs Them' by Philippe Legrain, then you'll understand why most the arguments people come out with are complete and utter rubbish.

    Firstly immigrants do NOT steal jobs. It is a myth. Look at how many immigrants entered the UK from Poland and Eastern Europe during 2004-2006. Around half a million is the best estimate. During this period did unemployment rise? Answer: NO! And I should know since I'm an economist. The same happened in the early 90's when Israel let in thousands of Jews from the ex-Soviet Union. And in the early 20th century in America when thousands came over from Southern and Eastern Europe. Immigrants cause an expansion in the supply side of the economy meaning the opposite happens, jobs are actually created.

    The second myth regards immigrants being lazy and claiming benefits. If you all you smart arses who claim immigration is bad looked up the UK's immigration law, you'll discover immigrants from Eastern Europe are not allowed to claim any social security for the first 2 years of being in the country. So in other words they have to work!

    Also who cares if they send some of the money they earn back to their families. They earnt the money, let them do what they want with it. How would you like it if I told you how to spend your money? Even so it is beneficial to the world economy in terms of pulling people out of poverty around the world. In fact in 2004 the Philippines received $11.6 billion from Filipinos working abroad. This represents 13.5% of their GDP. And this money is just that sent through official channels. Some estimates put it as high as 40% of GDP including the unofficial ones. Just think how many people this has pulled out of poverty. It's also exponentially more than what Western governments will give the Philippines in official aid.

    Plus just what kind of morals do you have if you wish do deny someone living in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia or Afghanistan a better life elsewhere? I have proposed in the past that a game show be created called 'I'm an immigration skeptic, get me out of here', where xenophobic, racist, undereducated idiots such as some of those who have answered this question, are forced to live in places like Zimbabwe and Afghanistan and we see how long they're able to live in the country before they attempt to emigrate. Should be interesting.  

    

Hope this response helps and ignore the people who have answered this question using fantasy economics and whose most educated reference point is either The Sun, the Daily Mail or the Daily Express.

Answer 27

yawn- next!

Answer 28

went to far a long time ago.

Answer 29

"I'm not a racist, but ...."

You know what to expect when this phrase appears - unthinking Daily Mail generalisations.

Can you justify the link you have implied between the economy collapsing (if indeed it is) and immigration? Can you explain why one causes the other? I doubt it.

And, of course, there are no UK citizens working abroad sending money back home, are there? But UK citizens working abroad are spreading knowledge and expertise, while foreigners working here are just scrounging?

I don't think you know what you are talking about, but clearly, as you've told us, you're not a racist.

Answer 30

Unfortunately, ethnic cleansing is here to stay unless we do something about it but what mainstream political party is going to do something about it? It is a matter for the Native Britons to get together and oust Mainstream political extremism and there is only one way to do that and that is to vote for a political party that you are certain will do something.

Do you trust, Brown and Cameron and co to do it? Now don't be silly, the Dictator and Cameron have a lot on their plates selling this country down the drain. So why do we still vote for the fraudsters.

Its beyond belief.

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