Immigration?

Question

What do most people in the UK think about immigration? I am American and immigration is such a hot topic right now in the States. I was wondering if the same is true in the UK?

Answer 1

yes its a big issue here too most people want immigration to stop to stop the draining of our welfare system.

Answer 2

As a US citizen I have had the experiences of marrying a canadian citizen and visiting the poorest parts of mexico also. After seeing the conditions that the mexican people go through, I cannot in my heart blame them for wanting to run. The problem we are trying to solve here is not whether they should come over the border or not. It is all a matter of how. My husband has spent 6 years of his life and well over 5,000$ to come into this country legally. His residence interview and his citizenship interview have been pushed back from the normal wait times while the government tries to accomodate those who are here illegally. On top of that the fees have increased over 300% from before 9/11. That does not include the attorney's fees. On top of that My husband is a skilled laborer and could easily get a good construction job. But in the US he can't. Why? He is an immigrant (and an italian-looking one at that). Apparently, any person who is an immigrant is not worth what his skills and experience profess. He is an immigrant. Company's have over-looked him, passed him over, or blatantly offered him less money than his counter-parts. He is legal, but that does not matter. He is a hard worker with skills, but that does not matter. All they see is immigrant. Apparently Canada's labor force has no skill in the US Employers eyes. Can I blame the illegals for that? YES! Why hire a legal when there are illegals just across the train tracks who will do it for half the cost? But on the other hand 'half cost' to an illegal is sometimes big bucks in comparisan to where they came from. This debate has lobbyists in the fray for monetary gains only. Don't be fooled. At the same time, what does the legal process do for weeding out the good from the bad immigrants. If I am not mistaken, the terrorists were "legal". What is congress's answer to that? Higher fees and longer wait times? Give me a break. So how do we fix something that is not working on either side? Scrap it and start over. Illegals would be more inclined to cross over to the legal side if the fees were not so high, the wait times for being able to work and make a living were not so long. Illegals would be more inclined to cross over to the legal side if there were not any profit savy companies around to employ, abuse, and under-pay them. It is these companies that keep them coming. Punish them for starters. Force them to retro-pay for all the cheap labor they employ or employed. Use that retro-pay to fund tightening the border and building a system that keeps track of everyone who comes across our borders, whether by plane, train, boat, car, horseback, or foot. Document everyone without recourse. Then sort out the bad from good apples. You commit a crime, you get sent back to whatever spit of land you came from whether the crime is small or large. The legal immigrants have decent jobs. The higher wages give our economy a boost. Companies who make practice of abusing and under-paying illegals will be punished severly and should be put out of business. Those who want to enter the USA will have no choice but to get documented to get a job. Where there is no water, there is no fish. And Immigrants should not have to fear the government deporting them for any reason, but they should fear and respect the law.

Answer 3

mass immigration anywhere can only happen by destroying democracy.
The main drive is business who employ politicians to open the borders, the academics are made agree, and the public are brainwashed by the mass media- it is the same as happened in any undemocractic system.
There is still some brave dissidents who stand up to the new tyranny
e.g.a good immigration control body is migrationwatch UK

Answer 4

Yes it is, but if you express a negative opinion about it, the lefties come out calling you racist. They don't articulate a reasoned argument, just childish name calling.

The thing that outrages many people is that, we the people, have never been asked our opinion about it by the Government, nor has it appeared on any of their manifestos. The EU has simply outlawed their right to veto it. But don't let that make you think that the Government are innocent victims here, because it was they, in full knowledge of all the consequences, that signed us up to the ridiculous 'Human Rights Act', the Act that has effectively removed the border from around Britain. Now, therefore, hundreds of thousands, with many more to come, are entering Britain. The social consequences don't bear thinking about, and this is disregarding the problems we are already experiencing from earlier waves of migrants.

You will get many positive responses about immigration, but those will mainly come from younger people who have been brainwashed by left wing teachers and much of the TV media. Older patriots like me positively despair at the sheer madness of it all.

One final point. Many people when considering this issue, fail to differentiate between the personal level and the National level. In other words, it isn't personal, I don't necessarily dislike individual immigrants, nor do I blame them personally for trying to emmigrate here, but that isn't the point, because immigration policy isn't conducted by Government on the personal level. It should be based on GENUINE need taking on board the possible social consequences. But now, no matter what some people will tell you, this crowded island does NOT need more immigrants, particularly on the current scale.

Answer 5

Things wouldn't be so bad, but this country is being raped of money and resources with immigration the way it is. why do you think that so many try to get to the UK from the relative safety of France. If its so bad in their country, why do they risk their lives to cross from France every night? Coz our country will give anything away apart from to it's law abiding, ahrd working citizens. It's not immigrants that are the problem, its our government! Any person around the world would come to our contry if they could, i don't blame them, all the stuff we give them for free!

Answer 6

Unfortunately its ruining our country. We have changed so much in just 10 short years and the UK will never be able to get back to where we were again.

Answer 7

Don't worry about it dear girl the politicians are paid good money (of ours) to worry about and do things about such things. You have your job and I have mine.

Answer 8

Hold on the bubble is about to burst

Answer 9

Don't take too much notice of the more extreme views expressed on here. Most people in this country are quite liberal and generally welcome immigrants. Unfortunately there is this extremist racist/facist party called the BNP. Many of it's supporters spew out their hatred on here.

The press love nothing more than stirring up trouble with inaccurate headlines about immigrants. That's the primary reason it's talked about so much here.

Answer 10

immigrants should abide by our rules and customs not theirs.