I can't agree with any attempt to draw a parrallel with what is happening now and the historical imigration trends of this country which go back hundreds of years. They are two completely different entities and there are no similarities.
Public services such as health care, education, justice, welfare and social services are currently stretched and working at a capacity way beyond their intended maximum. As a result of this, these organisations are unable to provide the level service which people have a right to expect. We are also facing the prospect of not having sufficient energy for the population in the very near future. The simple reason for this is that there are too many people living here, nothing else. The population of the country is expanding at a dangerous and unsustainable rate. Our present imigration policy, if there actually is one, can only serve to hasten the degradation of our services and infrastructure.
The migrant workers that I have come across seem to have a fantastic work ethic and quite frankly shame many of the indigenous population with their attitude towards work. Another phrase which is often quoted, "migrant workers do the jobs which British workers don't want to do." This is very true and not only that, many do it with enthusiasm. But what an appalling state of affairs this is. Think about it. Importing foreign human beings to do the jobs which we, the indigenous population, consider demeaning or beneath us is awful and will breed a deep rooted, seething resentment. It will come back to haunt us. We are doing no one any favours here.
The usual retort to silence people who voice these opinions is to either brand them a racist or to point out the fact that their ancestors are probably immigrants. Both are nonsense and highlight the fact that there is no logical counter argument to the fact that our present imigration free for all is at best, a very bad thing for all concerned or at worst a latent horror.
