Comments on: Labour must not become an anti-immigration party

By: Maureen Lewis

Maureen Lewis — Fri, 28 May 2010 06:54:49 +0000

It is about keeping ones culture! Without immigration reform your country will cease to be British very quickly. All over the world
third world countries are rushing the gates of first world nations not the other way around. In other words, they keep their culture and you lose yours.

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Labour must read political tea-leaves carefully | Matthew Cain's blog — Thu, 27 May 2010 08:26:41 +0000

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By: Su

Su — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:13:14 +0000

http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/05/labour-must-not-become-an-anti-immigration-party/

By: Rick Muir

Rick Muir — Tue, 25 May 2010 08:43:19 +0000

excellent piece by @wdjstraw on immigration http://www.leftfootforward.org/2010/05/labour-must-not-become-an-anti-immigration-party/

By: Confused of Croydon

Confused of Croydon — Mon, 24 May 2010 19:06:42 +0000

What interests me the most about the rise in immigration under the late Government is the spectacle of large numbers of immigrants working their proverbials off and paying taxes to keep several million Brits economically inactive (unemployed, incapacity benefit etc)! It seems that the Government preferred relying on migrant labour to the hard work of bringing people back into the labour market.

I certainly agree that the key thing is for the Government to be seen to have control of migration. The last one wasn’t- despite the shrill rhetoric. But control means actually enforcing the rules and removing those who come here illegally. Is the Left really up for that?

By: Noxi

Noxi — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:00:19 +0000

RT @sunny_hundal: Labour must not become an anti-immigration party, says @wdjstraw http://bit.ly/8ZTZEw

By: law

law — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:27:37 +0000

"Labour must not become an anti-immigration party | Left Foot Forward" http://bit.ly/aBCZ15 #immigration

By: Lord Pont

Lord Pont — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:24:22 +0000

@Liz

I don’t think that particular slogan was pinched from Labour by the BNP

But anyway, I get your point. It’s just that people can be so hypersensitive. I mean, why can’t we all just say what we think and have an honest debate about this sort of stuff. Telling people what they are/aren’t allowed to say shouldn’t be part of it (apart from obvious abuse)

By: Michael Burke

Michael Burke — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:46:22 +0000

Of the many myths surounding immigration isthe notion tha immigration ceates unemployment or drives down wages. Neither is true.

The large-scale immigration that took place in Brtian beginning in 1994 was accompanined by a FALL in unemployment, 9.2% to 2.7% on the claimant count, less pronounced but equally clear on the ILO measure.

In a similar vein, non-British born workers are paid more than their British-born counterparts. There has been some convergence over that period, overwhelmingly to the detriment of the latter.