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We request that as soon as practically possible the UK closes its borders to economic migrants unless strict criteria are met. These criteria should be as follows:
1) Working knowledge of the English language enforced by a test.
2) Inability to access any kind of benefits funded by the taxpayer (e.g. NHS, social security) unless in full time employment or having previously been in full time employment for a period of 12 months or longer.
3) Any immigrant convicted of criminal activity should be immediately deported rather than imprisoned in the United Kingdom.
Originally posted by Odium
Originally posted by Freedom ERP
Wasting £4.5m on people who have come to my country, claim benefit and can not be bothered to learn English.
Wait...
They can not be bothered? How exactly do you know they can't be bothered? It doesn't say they can't be bothered on the article. Nice way to place something into the arguement that wasn't there in the first place. EVer though it might be because free English classes are rare? Let alone ones which can be done in the evenings - the nearest one to where I live in 40minutes away and would cost roughly £12 a week using public transport to get to and from...
Originally posted by Odium
Why do people move to this country? Well, many immigrants can barely get a job that allows them to survive in their own Nation. Thus they come here.
Originally posted by Odium
Malganis, I assume you never had the best education? Now England, Scotland and Wales are what is known as an Ireland –
Originally posted by malganis
Anyway, the flow of legal immigration could be stemmed by reducing the numbers of immigrants we let in over time or requiring some sort of citizenship exam. And if they are prosecuted for a serious crime they should be sent to a prison in their native country, not fill up our already stretched prisons.
Originally posted by malganis
As for illegal immigrants, I know it sounds bad but a lot of other countries use deportation to effectively reduce the numbers of illegals. Maybe that's something we could consider.
Originally posted by malganis
And asylum seekers, well... as I said before, we have a lot of our own problems on our doorstep that we could be spending the money on. Turning people away isn't nice, but neither is letting 15 year olds run around trashing the place because they're bored, or having to wait a year for an operation in a dodgy hospital.
Originally posted by Royal76
The UK isn't just England..and you are a part of the European Union are you not.
I live in America and think people should be FORCED in school to at least learn 2 other languages. It for their own good. I wish Spanish and French or Chinese had been forced on me. I would like to know what they say.