Originally Posted by
f1_fan
Having just read through this again it is refreshing that most people on this thread do actually seem to get the fact that immigration is not our biggest issue in the UK and that there are worse problems we need to sort out.
http://m.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/feb/...k&type=article
I actually genuinely don't have an issue with immigrants coming into this country, they bring a lot and the 'indigenous' (whatever that means) could learn a lot about work ethic from many who come to these shores. I do feel there need to be strict conditions of entry; those seeking asylum should be seeking asylum, not handouts; don't bring ideologies that work against ours; intergration is critical - apartheid isn't good. Other than that, I'm all for diversity (except for that little chap with the big hair who's always being flung about).
I think one of the faillings of the previous government was closing down discussion about immigration. If people have concerns (imagined, as most of them are, or otherwise) they need to be aired and addressed. Not doing so, as the article above demonstrates, plays into the hands of the hard and far-right.