Yes we have always taken a few, e.g. Jews fleeing persecution in Hitler's Germany, West Indians to fill public sector jobs after WW2, Ugandan Asians, etc, but not millions of mainly economic migrants, as we have had more recently.
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Yes we have always taken a few, e.g. Jews fleeing persecution in Hitler's Germany, West Indians to fill public sector jobs after WW2, Ugandan Asians, etc, but not millions of mainly economic migrants, as we have had more recently.
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Taken just as much during the last two Tory Governments as well - or is Blair to blame for that as well
There is nothing wrong with people arriving into the country to work and be a part of the country and contribute to its working
There are a lot of immigrants working in key roles that make your life better and save other people's lives.
Old Skier
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It was a brand it was still called the Labour Party.
Yes, a fair proportion of NHS staff are immigrants themselves, but as we have a million or so of unemployed UK young people, shouldn't they be trained for this work? Apart from anything else, it seems unfair that we can cherry pick trained health care professionals educated by other countries!
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Why is it unfair ?
And just because someone is unemployed doesn't mean they can fill any role - i didn't expect you to take such a simplistic stance.
SocketRocket
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Has it? Previous immigrants were on a much smaller scale and many were of a similar culture anyway.
SocketRocket
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That's correct and countries least able to afford to train people for us to steal away.
Exactly! :thup:
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Your level of ignorance and racism knows no bounds! A few? Do these few include a few of those few that so many owe so much to? Or families of the 60,000 Sikhs that died fighting on our side during WW2?
Yes, most of the British Empire/Commonwealth countries fought for the Allies in WW2, but what has that got to do with what's happening now? My father, who was in the RAF, was based in India for a couple of years during WW2 btw.
Out of a million, I am sure that you could find 2 or 3 hundred thousand that would be suitable. How many do we need?
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Ok Delc - the opportunities are there for everyone to wokr for the NHS - so why do you think the people who are unemployed are not working.
You make it sound so easy.
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Because it's nothing new, you quote British Empire and Commonwealth, so nothing to do with our history going around the World creating problems and issues and telling the locals how great we are, that it is now coming back to bite us on the ar5e. Immigration is nothing new apart from blaming every problem we currently have on it.
Problem is that the Labour Party think that the immigrants will vote for them, while the Tory Party regards them as a source of cheap labour for their Big Business buddies! We are in a no-win situation!
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Im guessing they have told you that ?
You really do like your generic statements.
But its nothing new - as mentioned previously - its broken record time.
But a lot of immigrants are coming from countries that were nothing to do with the British Empire (or Europe)!
Doesn't mean it's wrong though! The UK is becoming seriously overpopulated!
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Do you mean Immigrants who come to the country to work legally
Or Asylum Seekers looking for protection ?
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no its not - plenty of space.
Ethan
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Thanks for that, very informative, I meant pharmaceutical but didn't know how to spell it :lol:. Don't they also make weedkiller and overcharge the NHS for their products
Some of them (not mine) make chemicals too. The NHS rarely pays list price and there is a cap on the total medicine cost for the country.
