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Originally Posted by DanaC
Actually, I would be a lot less strict about it than we currently are. Most of what we read about it is hype. The numbers don't really stack up to a mountain of panic. Britain is one of the hardest places to gain asylum in and isn't so easy to get in on other terms either. We hear all about the Eastern European workers coming to Britain, we hear significantly less about those who return home after a few months, disillusioned by the fact that England is cold, rainy and pretty unfriendly to foreigners.
Yes, I know it's a huge issue right now. That's because it has been blown out of all proportion by newspapers selling copy by outrage and politicians racing to gain the votes of Mr and Mrs Middle England.
Incidentally, nobody talked about you having to take the world's masses. The article mentioned guest worker programmes as a possible route to citizenship, not a promise as you then characterised it.
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If your country is one of that hardest to get into, why shouldn't we get a bit smarter and do the same. Our lax laws and immigration policy are a big problem for us. It is a drain on our social systems which we cannot at this time care appropriately for our own CITIZENS. Out Constitution applies to our citizens, not to every tom, dick, and harry that comes here under false pretenses and in an illegal manner. A practical approach is to develop a well thought out guest worker program for the people we need to do the work required. We don't need 14 family members here illegally when maybe only a few are actually working. And people bitch about not having appropriat health care.