Only in certain quarters..
If it's a "fact" you should easily be able to provide proof of the numbers?
There are people who have done calculations, for instance one professor did that for Denmark and found that immigration to Denmark was negative.
http://www.debatepolitics.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=1058832277
Anyway, you don't need numbers like that to know that it affect Britain negative to take in tons of muslims, many radical.
1. It changes the culture in a way we don't approve
2. Their labour participatation is lower
3. Fewer go to university
4. They pay less in taxes and have lower income
5. More of them live on social sexurity
6. They have a much higher crime rate
Remember that I'm not talking about all immigrants, but the ones mentioned above. There are qualified immigrants coming to Britain, but there are qualified immigrants leaving Britain, and everyone wants qualified immigrants.
The current workforce in Britain pays National Insurance and taxes which contribute towards current pension payments. When RoP or I am a pensioner, someone else in the future will be paying for our pensions then - not RoP or myself.
And I would be worried if the current immigrants are the ones who are going to support the future pensioners.
The Cons have put a cap in place because it's politically expedient. What they would really like to do is put a cap on EU immigration so they make a symbolic gesture. None of the political parties are allowed to stop EU migrants UNLESS they take us out of the EU first.
I don't really care if they do. I don't live in Britain and I don't vote in elections in Britian. However we are talking about the current cap, which I support.
Also I would support getting UK out of EU, because EU is a sinking ship.
The numbers of non EU migrants was already limited by the previous Govt when they (finally) brought in the points system. What has happened since is merely symbolic gestures to placate a worried electorate.
Then why do the left go mad? If it is allready limited, then there is no reason to complain.
Strange, do you have figures / links to show that immigration is the cause of the credit crunch? or of Italy / France / England being booted out of the World Cup? Or that the economy of any EU country is suffering directly because of immigrants?
I didn't say that every single problem is the fault of immigrants, but I am saying that immigrants to UK is affecting UK negatively. Then it's madness to take even more immigrants when UK is so overcrowded. Also because of this immigration, emigration of qualified Britons are increasing.
There are problems that are affected by immigrants. For instance think about the riots in France, or a country I know better. Sweden got a lot of problems because of immigrants. Their rape statistics have increased from 20 per 100K to 60 per 100K the last 10 years. In comparison, US got 30 per 100K and was falling. Crime rate in Sweden has increased a lot. They also had riots like France. After what I have seen UK crie rate has been on the rise.
Then there is the government. When they participate less, then it will become more dependants and less people to support the system.