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BBC1 The day the immigrants left
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forumonics and urban myths are the best things about these forumsReally? ALOT of work that I know immigrants do is cash in hand. Polish workers for example in kings lynn is a good example.
Sorry but all these immigrants coming over and paying for brits to sit on their backside is trot.
If anything, immigrants are a burden, except to small business who love cheap labour.
If I had it my way, our immigration policy would reflect that of Australia.
you got to love them0 -
Really? ALOT of work that I know immigrants do is cash in hand. Polish workers for example in kings lynn is a good example.
Sorry but all this immgrants coming over and paying for brits to sit on their backside is trot.
If anything, immigrants are a burden, except to small business who love cheap labour.
Really? Must be a guide book I've missed out on.
I'm a legal immigrant and I pay tax. Are all immigrants cash-in-hand jobs? What a life I've missed out on.
The only cash-in-hand jobs I've been quoted for have been by British plasterers and builders.0 -
forumonics and urban myths are the best things about these forums
you got to love them
The only myth here is immigrants carrying British citizens.
Pathetic.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
If I had it my way, our immigration policy would reflect that of Australia.
what, marginalize and disenfranchise the indigenous population by shipping in large numbers of convicts / underclass and having a free-for-all land grab? let's try it!Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves. - Lord Byron0 -
Really? ALOT of work that I know immigrants do is cash in hand. Polish workers for example in kings lynn is a good example.
Sorry but all this immgrants coming over and paying for brits to sit on their backside is trot.
If anything, immigrants are a burden, except to small business who love cheap labour.
OK, hands out for a minute. By default I',m with \Malcolm on the border issue. As someone who is a mongrel who was brought up in several countries, I feel as much a citizen of the world as any body though. I want to be able to travel freely, and while I am in conflict about economic migrancy I know we would do it given the need.
I'd be less resistant to open borders in a less left politics
world society. but then I came to other issues that I'm passionate about: people's rights are considered differently in different ''societies''. what is socially/culturally acceptable. An amalgamated whole does npt necessarily make us more equally...(edit...this is incomplete sentence...can't think what I want to say in words...).
Animal welfare, the limits versus freedom of science. The requirement as in all living things, for diversity...of all sorts.
I love living in multicultural britain, I want to always live in a multicultural society. There is a question of world resources. If we had...I dunnu, 1/10 of the people in the world we have I'd be less worried about...everything in life.
Is it fair, for example, to be educated in a country where education is free, to work in a country where tax is low because things like health and education aren't free and to return to a high out country for retirement and the niggles of old age?
There are migrants to this country (as well as natives) who take, but to ignore those who bring money in is as blind. we take foreign money and jobs too.
The ask the mother in law is a red herring: ask their children why they came here.
Grr. Not half of whats been festering but the fish pond is just too chilly for me tonight.:o0 -
what, marginalize and disenfranchise the indigenous population by shipping in large numbers of convicts / underclass and having a free-for-all land grab? let's try it!
Errr i think you misunderstood.
I was thinking of this:
The points test used to assess migrants will be reviewed to ensure that it selects only the best and brightest, state and territory-specific migration plans will be developed and certain occupations may be capped.
Rather than let any ski, ska, patel, stov through the border, unless for tourism
Anyway, that's my opinion. However, I will never accept this rot about immigrants carrying British ppl on benefits. That is totally !!!!!!.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
sorry i forgot that you were talking about a sprawling urban metropolis and then i re-read your post and saw that you know all of this because it happens in Kings Lynn - Population 35,000The only myth here is immigrants carrying British citizens.
Pathetic.
maybe you should pop out your council flat that has the Union Jack hanging out of the window and meet some real people and come to London and see how many of your Aryan friends there are... that was rhetorical question there aren't many because they'd rather not do the so called 'menial' jobsSorry but all these immigrants coming over and paying for brits to sit on their backside is trot.
If anything, immigrants are a burden, except to small business who love cheap labour
did you know that you have to meet foreign people to get there?If I had it my way, our immigration policy would reflect that of Australia.
you probably don't even know where it is on a map :eek:0 -
I knew an illegal who was over here some years ago. He said 'the world is for everyone' and I see his,point. It's just random chance where one is born.
As a prole with forebears who moved wherever the work was and were often just (barely) literate, I can't trace back more than a couple of generations. I could be anything, Lithuanian, French, you name it. It's hilarious how proud people are of which bit of rock they were born on, as if it's some achievement on their part.
Reminds me of Russell Howard's Daily Mail spiel about, 'Point your fanny towards Dover, mother...'0 -
The points test used to assess migrants will be reviewed to ensure that it selects only the best and brightest, state and territory-specific migration plans will be developed and certain occupations may be capped.
It's impossible to exclude someone from an EU country from permanently residing or working in the UK, it would be contrary to EU law.
I do agree though that we don't really need unskilled migrants from outside the EU, when we have a huge pool of willing workers from Eastern Europe.0 -
sorry i forgot that you were talking about a sprawling urban metropolis and then i re-read your post and saw that you know all of this because it happens in Kings Lynn - Population 35,000
maybe you should pop out your council flat that has the Union Jack hanging out of the window and meet some real people and come to London and see how many of your Aryan friends there are... that was rhetorical question there aren't many because they'd rather not do the so called 'menial' jobs
did you know that you have to meet foreign people to get there?
you probably don't even know where it is on a map :eek:
Total 1st class Troll.
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