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The subject that dare not speak its name is in the news again, because a real member of the public sneaked past the legions of Labour supporters and hangers-on to get within range of the prime minister, and had the temerity to question his position on immigration. Apparently, our Dear Leader thinks even lifelong Labour supporters who disagree with the Labour party line on this subject are bigots.

Leaving aside the discussion they had on the day, let’s look at non-asylum immigration, and split it into two types – EU and non-EU. The three main party leaders are talking tough on limiting non-EU immigration (yawn), but for some reason skirt around the subject of EU citizen’s rights to come over and settle here. There are no national borders as far as movement of EU citizens is concerned. 

The EU has a population of 500 million – strip out the UK population figures of 60 million plus, leaving 440 million. If only 1% of EU citizens decided to “up sticks” and move here, we would be looking at accommodating 4 million extra people. As an already overcrowded country deeply in debt, how would we cope? An unlikely scenario some may say, but when you look at the financial storm brewing in Greece, with Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Italy set to follow them - if you lived in a country on the verge of financial collapse and violent disorder, wouldn’t you be tempted to jump on a plane and move to a place where the State guarantees to feed, house and keep you? Are we really in a position to let potentially millions of refugee EU nationals in and live here to claim benefits, or undercut the wages of struggling English workers? 

Non-EU citizens (other than asylum seekers) who come to the UK are not entitled to any State benefits -they have to work for a living and pay taxes. So the Iraqi doctor, and the Phillipino nurse, are paying their way. ERA feels all immigrants should have to meet this criteria – that of being able to fill a skill shortage, support one’s self/family, willingness to integrate into English society and obey English laws. These people are supporting themselves and not a burden to the taxpayer. EU citizens can merely turn up and demand to be looked after. 

So which is worse: the non-EU immigration you can manage, by people who have to work and pay taxes when they get here, or the EU immigration you can’t prevent, by people for whom we have no work? We have no control over immigration while we are an EU member – just remember that, if you are tempted to support any of the LibLabCon parties. The EU owns them.

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Claude
10/23/2011 9:35am

Since you mention Spain as your possible would be source of Immigrants, I must say that while in the UK on a two week visit, i found very few Spaniards, meanwhile anywhere in Spain, British citizens are all over the place, to the point that walking into a bar once, I was asked in English, what I wanted to drink.

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