-Tom- said:
As frustrating as it is ... If migrants are coming in to work then there can be more said about the native Brits who happily sit at home on benefits and don't want to find work. That coupled with the whole system which gives non incentive for such people to work in monetary terms.
I am against immigration when there aren't enough jobs for all, or the infrastructure isn't big enough, but it has to be said that the above is very true - lots of "dole" people around (and I mean people who are able to work, but don't want to work....not people who are genuinely seeking work or genuinely unable to work). Why are most food outlets in my town staffed by Eastern Europeans, when there are plenty of unemployed british people around?
The system (that they are trying to change) allows the lazy ones to live off the state, whereas the immigrants will take the low paid jobs because it is better than they had at home.
But there is also an argument about immigrants coming here for the benefits.....why else do they pass through the other European countries to get here? Why not stop before they get to the UK?
Does immigration put a strain on services like schooling and NHS. I believe it does. Class sizes always used to be an issue anyway, and if children from other countries are now attending as well, possibly with a poor grasp of the English language, then surely that's going to take more resource to give them an education. I speak as a non parent, so that's just my instant opinion without any research.
NHS: again, no research but I fail to see how it cant stretch resources. Drs appointments are limited, hospital appointments are limited. I don't think the NHS was ever running "under capacity", so more people=more pressure. And what about the so called health tourists?
