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Should Labour stop taking in migrant workers?

LABOUR'S chaos in counting the number of foreign workers in the UK descended into farce yesterday as the total changed for the second day in a row.

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AND HOW WOULD THEY CONTROL THE UNIONS WAGE CLAIMS THEN?

29.12.07, 12:29pm

They rely on the Unions to pay for them and therefore dare not oppse them openly as Maggie once did.

Instead these cretins swamp the country with cheap foriegn labour causing the British to consider themselves luck if they can get or jkeep a damn job as thousands are sacked to make way for cheap immigrant labour.

The smiling knife of Labour is being plunged deep into the unions backs as the Labour party continue to pick their pockets.

Love her or hate her the one thing with Maggie was that what you saw was what you got, I would certainly prefer a smack around the ear with the Iron Ladies Hambag than Gorgon Broones smiling knife between the shoulder blades!

• Posted by: The_Way_I_See_It • Report Comment

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WE CAN'T STOP THEM EU DICTATES TO US

10.11.07, 12:41pm

I hate to think what will happen if this country goes into recession like the ones under the Tories with millions put om the dole.

• Posted by: Fedup • Report Comment

MIGRANT WORKERS

10.11.07, 11:28am

A more pertinent question would be
"should labour stop taking in migrant welfare scroungers?"

• Posted by: urban • Report Comment

SORRY

08.11.07, 1:31pm

"give me back my Country"

I do apologise I didn't realise it was yours.

• Posted by: MrVipond • Report Comment

MIGRANTS

08.11.07, 12:45pm

The simple answer is YES ---Stop asking the same questions --do it, kick them all out --give me back my Country -I am not European I am British.

• Posted by: jimmy1 • Report Comment

JUST NT TRUE

07.11.07, 10:46am

"ASK ANYONE IN BRITAIN AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"

Wrong. This spin that you all use of "Everyone knows....", "the truth is....", "ask anyone...." is just that, spin. It is a false impression spun to suggest everyone agrees with you which is not true. Point of fact, as with most things to do with politics the 'true' answer as I would see it is:

ASK ANYONE IN BRITAIN AND THEY MIGHT GIVE YOU AN OPINION BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT THEY DON'T REALLY CARE. SOME WILL HAVE STRONG OPINIONS FOR OR AGAINST THOUGH.

Despun!

• Posted by: MrVipond • Report Comment

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MIGRANT WORKERS?

05.11.07, 8:01pm

Most peoples hope of immigrant workers are something like a plumber his wife and two kids, an electrician, wife , two kids, a dentist, an engineer etc etc etc.........
But the reality is this our "immigrants" are gangs of young uneducated, undisciplined, lawless men from East Africa, East Europe anywhere East of Britain. They are all benefit junkies, here to take what ever they can by any means from this country, thats why our crime rates are rising.
Italy, to their credit are now deporting them because of the crime rate..... we will, eventually have to do the same.
Immigration should be a selctive process, where we only take who we want...... we will live to rue the day that we didn't

• Posted by: Eddie • Report Comment

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STOOPID STOOPID QUESTION

04.11.07, 8:30pm

ASK ANYONE IN BRITAIN AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

• Posted by: seaqueenuk • Report Comment

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POSITIVITY

02.11.07, 7:03pm

Some folk are actually out there doing something positive in the struggle to put Britain and her people back on track.

• Posted by: GreenEngland • Report Comment

MOAN MOAN MOAN,..I`VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A BUNCH OF MOANERS LIKE YOU ALL

02.11.07, 7:36am

moan moan moan...you can`t have it both ways ,you all think it`s great when you go to the supermarket and the fruit and veg is cheap.You all think every one else should be forced off using the clogged up roads except you.You think it`s ok to have a second home,including ones in France.You think it`s ok for the English to go and live in Spain etc.You don`t mind watching migrants playing for Manchester United etc You don`t mind if they are rich millionaires such as the Chelsea owner or the Harrods owner etc.You think its great to go out for an Indian meal,.
IT`S TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR TO MORE,YOU ALL KNOW THIS IS RIGHT.

• Posted by: god • Report Comment

SHOULD LABOUR STOP TAKING IN MIGRANT WORKERS?

01.11.07, 10:46pm

The fact that this government cannot count immigrants does not surprise me. They are so out of touch with the real world in which most of the indigenous people of this country live is a cause for growing concern.


• Posted by: ricardo • Report Comment

MIGRANT WORKERS

01.11.07, 9:49pm

The usual dishonest figures from government regarding the so-called contribution made to our economy by migrants ignores the fact that the major part of it comes from people such as Americans, Canadians, French , Germans and Australians who work in the City of London.
We do not need thousands of low-skilled workers here except to do seasonal work - as has been happening for decades without many problems. The problems arise when they decide they like it here so much they want to stay - and this could be addressed quite easily by making it clear that no immigrant/migrant worker would be entitled to a penny from the state unless they had been here contributing to the system for at least 5 years. No free healthcare except in true emergency, or help with housing or anything else.
The goverment also conveniently chooses to ignore the millions of ££ that are sent out of the country every week by these people. That money isn't doing any good at all to our economy. And let us not forget that we have something like 2 million people unemployed in the UK, not to mention millions more claiming disability benefits to which they are not entitled; if we are short of labour, the answer is to get those people off their backsides and earning an honest living. Withdrawal of benefit from those who choose not to work should be an option.

One thing you can bet on, if NuLabor is prepared to admit that there are 1.1 million migrants in the country, the true figure is probably double that.

• Posted by: JaneRoberts • Report Comment

SHOULD LABOUR STOP TAKING IN MIGRANT WORKERS?

01.11.07, 6:42pm

Any migrant coming to this country should be subject to 40% tax for their entire stay; they shd be 'allocated' accommodation (in any bleak 'sink' derelict council estate/ former army barracks available); they shd be prevented from bringing their (unroadworthy Eastern European) car to this country and made to take a Uk driving test if they wish to drive in this country; they shd be charged full market value for NHS services and schooling (in addition to the NI deductions taken from their wages); no benefits payable from Social Security -ever! and under no circumstances be allowed full residency rights - 'once an immigrant always an immigrant' - they'd soon get the message and stay away then!

• Posted by: Speedbird • Report Comment

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DYLAN

01.11.07, 1:46pm

Your last paragraph is the key one for me. There are millions of people entirely dependent on benefits. There is no moral, economic, social, or whatever, justification for this. It is having a seriously damaging, corruptive effect on the people of our nation.

Why is it happening? The only logical explanantion i can come up with is that the government want it that way. They have one huge body of people grateful, compliant and docile because they think there really is such a thing as a free lunch. And they have another group grateful for the chance to work, albeit for poverty level wages. In the way they see it, gratitude equals votes!

Insane, yes. But terrifyingly logical.

• Posted by: Ethan • Report Comment

SHOULD LABOUR STOP TAKING IN MIGRANT WORKERS

01.11.07, 1:43pm

I read today the local councils are screaming their heads off because these migrants are costing huge sums that they are not getting from council tax. This means these migrants are not paying their way it is as simple as that. The bloody lying scum in government say they are paying taxes so if so why are the councils screaming their heads off. The shyster employers who employ them are the only winners while the rest of us pay the bills. Labour lie their heads off stating how good they are for the economy while in reality they are one bloody great drain.

• Posted by: kenherts • Report Comment

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