Oh No!! Not the 'I' Word again.

[SocketRocket]

Over 600,000 legal Immigrants into the UK during the last year.
Net immigration 330,000.
8.3 Million people living in the UK born abroad.

Are these numbers acceptable and can we supply suitable public services if this trend continues or increases.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

The numbers are acceptable if the people moving to the country are contributing to the country

 

[cookelad]

Over 600,000 legal Immigrants into the UK during the last year.
Net immigration 330,000.
8.3 Million people living in the UK born abroad.

Are these numbers acceptable and can we supply suitable public services if this trend continues or increases.

Wonder if that 8.3M includes people like me? Born outside the UK to British parents living and working elsewhere.

 

[Tarkus1212]

Wonder if that 8.3M includes people like me? Born outside the UK to British parents living and working elsewhere.

Me too.

If we create enough jobs then the answer to the original question is yes.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Wonder if that 8.3M includes people like me? Born outside the UK to British parents living and working elsewhere.

Same as my brother - born abroad when my dad was stationed abroad

Would expect a lot of people in the same situation

 

[Papas1982]

Same as my brother - born abroad when my dad was stationed abroad

Would expect a lot of people in the same situation

even if they took this into account. How many would you really consider to be a lot?

Personally if people wish to contribute here they are more than welcome. There are enough English who abuse the system, we don't need others to as well.

 

[FairwayDodger]

Over 600,000 legal Immigrants into the UK during the last year.
Net immigration 330,000.
8.3 Million people living in the UK born abroad.

Are these numbers acceptable and can we supply suitable public services if this trend continues or increases.

Many of these immigrants are working in our public services.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

even if they took this into account. How many would you really consider to be a lot?

Personally if people wish to contribute here they are more than welcome. There are enough English who abuse the system, we don't need others to as well.

Well since the 50's there has been over a million military people served abroad - dragging through my memory i think the number was actually closer to 1.5 million over a 60 year period.

Now a lot of that number married etc and had kids - how many would be a pure guess

 

[bladeplayer]

The numbers are acceptable if the people moving to the country are contributing to the country

HERE ! this is the answer , no problem in any1 coming in even here if they pay their own way & contribute


Mind you there are alot of Irish wasters here that wont do that . never did never will , we employed thousands of foreign workers but still had Irish people drawing welfare ..

Some1 tell me how we had so many jobs , buts still high welfare numbers ..

Soft government enforcement ..

 

[Papas1982]

Well since the 50's there has been over a million military people served abroad - dragging through my memory i think the number was actually closer to 1.5 million over a 60 year period.

Now a lot of that number married etc and had kids - how many would be a pure guess

Ok, so bascially a small percentage of the 8m then really. Because even if every person in the military had a child that now calls England home. It's gonna be far less than a quarter of the total.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Ok, so bascially a small percentage of the 8m then really. Because even if every person in the military had a child that now calls England home. It's gonna be far less than a quarter of the total.

I'm struggling to see what your issue is ?

I just mentioned that a good number of people were born abroad to military parents and they would be part of the number ?

 

[Papas1982]

I'm struggling to see what your issue is ?

I just mentioned that a good number of people were born abroad to military parents and they would be part of the number ?

Lol. I didn't have an issue. I was purely curious as to what percentage born abroad Brits would contribute and figured with you having served you'd have an idea.
Wasnt in any way looking for an issue.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Over 600,000 legal Immigrants into the UK during the last year.
Net immigration 330,000.
8.3 Million people living in the UK born abroad.

Are these numbers acceptable and can we supply suitable public services if this trend continues or increases.

Perhaps we can kill 2 birds with one stone here. Immigration is increasing, golf club memberships are mostly falling as the old people shake a 7 and the rest of the population switch off their television sets and do something less boring instead.

So how about golf clubs doing special promotions to attract all these immigrants? So the immigrants then become accepted and well loved members of British society, versed in our traditions and etiquette. And at the same time golf clubs memberships rise. Double bubble!

 

[SocketRocket]

I'm struggling to see what your issue is ?

I just mentioned that a good number of people were born abroad to military parents and they would be part of the number ?

I don't believe people born abroad to British citizens are counted in those numbers.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't believe people born abroad to British citizens are counted in those numbers.

But people born in this country but to immigrants are counted ?

 

[Val]

I would like to know how many of these immigrants are not migrants but are refugees fleeing war torn countries?

Migrant = a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions.

Refugee = a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Should mankind show no compassion and close it's doors to these people?

 

[FairwayDodger]

So how about golf clubs doing special promotions to attract all these immigrants? So the immigrants then become accepted and well loved members of British society, versed in our traditions and etiquette. And at the same time golf clubs memberships rise. Double bubble!

OMG, not just the country but into his golf club as well? SR would have a stroke.



(Just joking SR!)

 

[SS2]

Radio 4 programme "More Or Less" investigated the 8 million figure. 3 million of the 8million were British citizens (such as Boris Johnson, Bradley Wiggins) who were born outwith the UK. So the actual figure is 5 million.

 

[Tarkus1212]

I would like to know how many of these immigrants are not migrants but are refugees fleeing war torn countries?

Migrant = a person who moves from one place to another in order to find work or better living conditions.

Refugee = a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster

Should mankind show no compassion and close it's doors to these people?

Definitely not Val, especially as those leaving countries such as Iraq and Syria are fleeing from a situation that he UK helped to create.

 

[SocketRocket]

But people born in this country but to immigrants are counted ?

I don't believe so. The ONS said 'Born abroad'