I think we need an Immigration policy that is tougher to qualify than at present.

So drug users and immigrants were more important than a british pregnant woman, which to me is disgusting.

Well, I don't say it's disgusting but it does highlight a possible grievance.
But what's the answer? Shouldn't someone who is fleeing for his life from some dictator's regime be given accommodation before a British woman who already has somewhere to live and who, it could be argued, could have avoided becoming pregnant.
(I'm not trying to pass judgement on your case, Mr B)

Well, I don't say it's disgusting but it does highlight a possible grievance.
But what's the answer? Shouldn't someone who is fleeing for his life from some dictator's regime be given accommodation before a British woman who already has somewhere to live and who, it could be argued, could have avoided becoming pregnant.
(I'm not trying to pass judgement on your case, Mr B)

of course if they are from a war torn country then they are high priority. I was meaning the polish and people from the EU. Oh and she didnt have anywhere to live because her parents kicked her out. We ended up getting a mortgage so its all by the by!

Do you think there should be no restrictions at all to immigration,

yes

or what do you think the restrictions ought to be?

See above

I think we need an Immigration policy that is tougher to qualify than at present.

i am single, white, and english, and it took me 3 days to get a council house in hartlepool, and thats from the point i first entered the council offices to the point i walked through the front door of my new home.

it would have been quicker than that but they offered me 3 different gaffs, and i wanted to go and look at them all first.

thing is that with genuinely desperate people they will accept anywhere that offers them a roof over their heads even if its a shithole on a sink estate.

with a lot of the indigenous population, the lasses get knocked up at 16 or 17 and want to specify to the council the exact house they want, and kick off and blame immigrants if they dont get it.

they also want council tax benefit, housing benefit, child benefit, about 100 bar a week to spend on tabs/drugs and drink. in addition they need the social to give them a grant to furnish the gaff. they then wander round in their pyjamas smoking said tabs and looking for feral lads to buck them.

the lads drift from lass to lass, claim every benefit going, ideally disability benefit, while selling drugs, carrying out burgalries, and handling stolen goods.

their offspring are usually called shakira, demi, jade or some equally ridiculous boys name like keanu and have a staple diet of greggs pasties washed down with fizzy pop.

these are the folk who vote bnp, then complain about having to wait to see a "paki" doctor/consultant at the local hospital when their bairn has swallowed methadone or ketamine.

funny!

But a bit of a generalisation chippo!

i am single, white, and english, and it took me 3 days to get a council house in hartlepool, and thats from the point i first entered the council offices to the point i walked through the front door of my new home.

it would have been quicker than that but they offered me 3 different gaffs, and i wanted to go and look at them all first.

thing is that with genuinely desperate people they will accept anywhere that offers them a roof over their heads even if its a shithole on a sink estate.

with a lot of the indigenous population, the lasses get knocked up at 16 or 17 and want to specify to the council the exact house they want, and kick off and blame immigrants if they dont get it.

they also want council tax benefit, housing benefit, child benefit, about 100 bar a week to spend on tabs/drugs and drink. in addition they need the social to give them a grant to furnish the gaff. they then wander round in their pyjamas smoking said tabs and looking for feral lads to buck them.

the lads drift from lass to lass, claim every benefit going, ideally disability benefit, while selling drugs, carrying out burgalries, and handling stolen goods.

their offspring are usually called shakira, demi, jade or some equally ridiculous boys name like keanu and have a staple diet of greggs pasties washed down with fizzy pop.

these are the folk who vote bnp, then complain about having to wait to see a "paki" doctor/consultant at the local hospital when their bairn has swallowed methadone or ketamine.

...is the correct ethical answer.
But how would you deal with the inevitable fall-out in social/economic terms?
If a Government didn't have very specific workable plans in place before a no-restrictions policy was installed, the country would degenerate into lynching and total chaos.
So, what's the lily-livered Liberal answer?

Yes, but you're all avoiding the question.

I'd say our immigration policy is pretty tough, it's just more people want to come here than most other countries.

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What fall out?

Oh, you mean the media hyped make believe fall out?

Easy, buy everyone that votes BNP a bag of sweets every month.

Tell them all that the sky is about to fall on them. They will stay indoors.

Put Eastenders, Coronation Street and Big Brother on twice a night, seven nights a week, forever.

Then build them Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Mormon churces bigger than the Mosques. They will think that is brilliant.....though they will never enter them.

Easy.

shouldnt we be really proud that so many people actually want to come and live here?

Do you think there should be no restrictions at all to immigration, or what do you think the restrictions ought to be?

The fall out of many people and scarce resources, which could be worked out but hasn't been yet.

I can't accept spongers, scroungers and criminals wherever they are from. However, those that want to work, pay their taxes, learn the language, merge into the British way of life and generally give something back to society are welcome.

I'd say our immigration policy is pretty tough, it's just more people want to come here than most other countries.

I know someone with an Indonesian girlfriend, he's been seeing her for four years. Has she ever been ever to visit him on holiday in the UK? Has she f***, it has proved almost impossible for her to get a Visa. A completely genuine case, turned down flatly on more than one occasion.

I think a lot of the time people shoot from the hip with such comments without actually knowing the facts, that's more polite than just calling you plain ignorant isn't it? I guess you have absolutely no idea what it takes to actually obtain a UK Visa?

If that is true how can you possibly comment?

Mutley - she's not Romanian, rather a person of Roma or Sinti origin. Roma people are in nearly every country in Europe; she's probably from Poland or Slovakia which are free of restrictions. Joining the EU brings such freedoms. Besides, I like the lad she is with who plays the accordion, he keeps me entertained every time I head into town.

By the way - Talbot, Chip and ADG

Is that the same woman who also sells the Big Issue outside of Asda in Billingham and Thornaby?

Is that the same woman who also sells the Big Issue outside of Asda in Billingham and Thornaby?