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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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It's just not sinking in is it?

Maybe you just don't want to admit to it?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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The majority of people living in the UK are sick to death of paying over the odds taxes and letting political correctness ruining the heritage and patriotism of this great nation, and there is sweet f*ck all we can do about it but keep working and watching the 'Great' from Great Britain crumble from beneath us.

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Of course there is something you can do about. There are political parties that support your view and if people would just take an interest and actually do something instead of moaning, then you might see a change.


The truth is, people are obviously not as concerned about the situation, otherwise things would change.

When the UK independance party, or the BNP gets a parliamentary seat, then you'll know the worm is turning.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Remind me, how many illegal immigrants are there in the country?
How much do they cost the state?

The Liberals estimate £1billion a year

Lib Dems want amnesty for illegal immigrants - Telegraph


Only another £5billion to lose (assuming its not catered from in the £12biullion costs)
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
Of course there is something you can do about. There are political parties that support your view and if people would just take an interest and actually do something instead of moaning, then you might see a change.
Unfortunately we won't get chance for another 2 years. Gordon Brown knows Labour are out, that's why he didn't hold an Election.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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France also has twice the land mass of the UK.
Thats all fine then - maybe your suggesting the foreigners can eat grass and live somewhere out the way

Same population as us,it the people who create the wealth! since teh got their cap subsidies taken away

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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She wasn't.

But of course she was in the mionorty. Unless of course you actually agree with the idiotic claim that most immigrants are freeloaders?
Nope, but the one in question was.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
How much do they cost the state?

The Liberals estimate £1billion a year

Lib Dems want amnesty for illegal immigrants - Telegraph


Only another £5billion to lose (assuming its not catered from in the £12biullion costs)

Pete. The Government have admitted they don't know how many illegal immigrants are on our shores.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
Pete. The Government have admitted they don't know how many illegal immigrants are on our shores.
Which is precisely why I used a figure from another political party.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
How much do they cost the state?
No, that isn't the question I asked.

Only another £5billion to lose (assuming its not catered from in the £12biullion costs)
Maybe it would be helpful if you found out the break down of the income and costs, as at the moment it seems you seem to be doing a lot of guessing.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
Nope, but the one in question was.
And so we come full circle.


Personally I do not beleive we should have deported her..

We did, so that's that.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
Which is precisely why I used a figure from another political party.
What makes you think the liberals have access to better figures than the government?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
No, that isn't the question I asked.
The question you asked was in relation to the costs of illegal immigrants. If it wasn't , then it was a pointless questions


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Maybe it would be helpful if you found out the break down of the income and costs, as at the moment it seems you seem to be doing a lot of guessing.
Yeah sorry, i have only supplied links for immigrant tax revenue and expenditure as well as immigrant numbers for france and the uk.

Compared to your reams of information its pretty poor

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
What makes you think the liberals have access to better figures than the government?


Rightr so I can't use government figures because they aparantly can't trusted, but i can't use opposition figure either?


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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
Of course there is something you can do about. There are political parties that support your view and if people would just take an interest and actually do something instead of moaning, then you might see a change.


The truth is, people are obviously not as concerned about the situation, otherwise things would change.

When the UK independance party, or the BNP gets a parliamentary seat, then you'll know the worm is turning.

The government knows people want change! Why do you think they are brainwashing us along with the media about P.C? They brainwash you into thinking its racist to call a black board a 'black board', and its racist to sing 'bar bar black sheep' and hang st.George flags from your car. Its not racist but yet some people believe it because the media working with the government have done such a good job. Now with these views on peoples minds do you really expect them to go to a poll station and put a tick next to BNP? I think not! They cant even sing a nursery rhyme about a black sheep in public, let along vote for a party that the media portray as **** racists. So they continue to vote Labour as its the easy option and at least they will be able to sleep at night without thinking their a evil racist.

imho though, BNP need some serious modernisation before they can ever expect to get a seat in parliament.

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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This situation is so messed up, no one knows how many are in the country!
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant


Rightr so I can't use government figures because they aparantly can't trusted, but i can't use opposition figure either?


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You can't use anyones figures. If nobody knows how many are coming into the country, they can't give figures as to how much they cost us.

Those of us who don't believe all the Government spin though, know there are far more coming into this country than the Government would ever admit to.

They are also costing us (the Tax payer) more than the Government would ever admit to.

It's called not cutting your own throat
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by stilover
You can't use anyones figures. If nobody knows how many are coming into the country, they can't give figures as to how much they cost us.

Those of us who don't believe all the Government spin though, know there are far more coming into this country than the Government would ever admit to.

They are also costing us (the Tax payer) more than the Government would ever admit to.

It's called not cutting your own throat
You can use estimates - that's all you can go on - and there are several sources - take an average and you won't be far off.

Still doesn't stop your assetion that all immigrants are freeloaders from being utterly blown apart, though.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
The question you asked was in relation to the costs of illegal immigrants. If it wasn't , then it was a pointless questions
Not at all, the point was that the government have no idea how many illegal immigrants there are and their best and worst case guesses vary considerably. Now how do you plan to calculate the costs associated with the illegal immigrants when you don't know how many their are? Well you have to guess and when you're guessing about that how accurate are the guesses about the costs per illegal?


Yeah sorry, i have only supplied links for immigrant tax revenue and expenditure as well as immigrant numbers for france and the uk.

Compared to your reams of information its pretty poor

Frankly I don't care about those that are here legally, I'm not xenophobic, as far as I'm concerned this thread is about an illegal immigrant who has been returned home.

So keeping it on track, how many illegals are treated by the NHS each year and what is the average cost of that treatment? What effect is that having on waiting lists?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant
You can use estimates - that's all you can go on - and there are several sources - take an average and you won't be far off.

Still doesn't stop your assetion that all immigrants are freeloaders from being utterly blown apart, though.
I've never said ALL immigrants are freeloaders. However I do believe (and I guess others on here do too) that more come here to freeload and come looking for work.

I have no problem with Polish coming here working and paying tax. I do however disagree that our government should allow them to claim benefits for their families still living in Poland.

I do think that there should be stringent limits on the number of immigrants coming here to work. I would rather a British person took the job and not a Polish person.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Those of us who don't believe all the Government spin though, know there are far more coming into this country than the Government would ever admit to.
You're quite happy to believe the media's spin though aren't you, why is that.....?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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Well you have to guess and when you're guessing about that how accurate are the guesses about the costs per illegal?
As above -

It won't be £6billion though. It wont be anywhere near.


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So keeping it on track, how many illegals are treated by the NHS each year and what is the average cost of that treatment? What effect is that having on waiting lists?

It wont be a huge amount because as has been pointed out, the NHS will only treat iilegal immigrants in emergency cases. Unless under review

So will it effect waiting lists for hip replacements and other elective surgey? Nope. Will it affect transplants? Nope, because if you are an illegal immigrant you cant have one.

So the likely casualty (boom boom) of illegal immigrants with be A&E - I.e. emegencies. And waiting times in A&E are at thier lowest for years.


So I would say that the impact on services is pretty minimal.

As it stands, you have to have been a resident in the UK for a year, legally, to receive any sort of non emrgency treatment.

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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteBrant


Rightr so I can't use government figures because they aparantly can't trusted, but i can't use opposition figure either?


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My point is that if the government have stated "they have no idea how many illegals there are" how on earth can the LibDems claim to know how many there are.

The whole are is full of SWAG with estimates ranging from 310,000 to 600,000. In your article the LibDems are on about an amnesty for those that have been here illegally for over 10 years, although there is no estimate given for what proportion that is. So it could actually be quite a small percentage of that potential 600,000 that would cost an extra $1 billion. So how much are the remainder costing the UK?

The figures just don't stack up because it's so full of bloody guesswork.
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You're quite happy to believe the media's spin though aren't you, why is that.....?
Because their not the ones making 6 billion from them being here?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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. However I do believe (and I guess others on here do too) that more come here to freeload and come looking for work.
Based on what though.

Given the fact that immigrants generate more revenue in taxes, than they take in services and benefit, how do you possibly come to that conclusion?
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Mixed feelings on this one.... are we not civilised human beings? should we not help this lady who will certainly die without our intervention....
Blimey, DCI are you feeling ok?

Personally, I think this is a bit harsh and portrays the UK in a bad light. I'd certianly rahter money was spent on helping out someone who was entitled to be in the UK originally and who has sucumbed to a terminal illness whilst over here, than the hordes who come over here illegally from the outset with every intention of just milking benefits.

If immigration wanna get tough (and god knows they need to) lets start with the people who are illegal from the outset and those who commit crimes whilst over here, or who are simply not productive members of society by their own volition. Making an example of a terminally ill person does nothing to deter the above undesirables from trying it on, and is not in the spirit of a just and humane immigration policy!

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The cold truth is that immigrants are hungry for work, they arrive and within a few weeks they're employed, some opening up their own businesses.

Where I live there are Polish shops and pizza/kebab shops opening all over the show, and guess what.. they're doing rather well.

I've yet to see an immigrant begging or dossing around, most are out working most of the time.

Its **** Germany all over again.... those bleddy Jews!!
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Blimey, DCI are you feeling ok?
Pete Brant was right!! these sandals are SOOOO snug
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Because their not the ones making 6 billion from them being here?
I don't understand the point you are attempting to make
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Pete Brant was right!! these sandals are SOOOO snug
Damn right, now stop hogging that Garlic Lentil bake.
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The cold truth is that immigrants are hungry for work, they arrive and within a few weeks they're employed, some opening up their own businesses.

Where I live there are Polish shops and pizza/kebab shops opening all over the show, and guess what.. they're doing rather well.

I've yet to see an immigrant begging or dossing around, most are out working most of the time.

Its **** Germany all over again.... those bleddy Jews!!

Argh.....must .......resist.....open......dooor.....to....bad... .taste.....joke.
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