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Shouls immigration be unlimited?
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Is there any rational reason why it shouldn't be?
In my mind, most opposition to asylum seekers is based on racism.
In my mind, most opposition to asylum seekers is based on racism.
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But I must say that on principle I believe in the right for everybody to live in any part of the world they wish. When you think about it, the concept that you can only work and live in your country unless you get a hard-to-obtain visa or marry a foreigner is a disgusting one. We don't know how lucky we are in the EU that we have the freedom to live and work anywhere we please within the Union.
And I would agree with you that much- although not all- of the opposition to asylum seekers is based on racism.
I am not racist and I believe that we should let in a decent amount of asylum seekers but the problem we have it what happens to illegal immigrants & those who have have their application turned down. After all, you can't complain about Iraqi asylum seekers if we're fighting in their country.
Dealing with them in a better manner so they can mix into society better, learn English etc so that if they stay they can contribute to society, if they stay, and lead respectable lives.
The thing also that annoys me is the amount being spend catering for people who have no right to apply for asylum who will be rejected anyway when we treat our pensioners like dirt when they have contributed to this country their whole lives.
Also they can easily vanish before they're deported.
But you must admit, there must be a limit to how many people a country can take in and actually better their lives.
Well I suppose of criticism of immigration is that people would seek a 'free ride' regarding welfare if borders were totally open. The solution to that would be to encourage other nations to lessen or reduce the scope of their welfare states.
Obviously Britain and Australia enjoy similar standards of living. I can't think many Britons who would quit life here and move to, say, Ethiopia; whereas a lot of Ethiopians would want to move to a prosperous country if they were allowed to- and who could blame them?
Until equality and prosperity is achieved for everyone (and we all know the chances of that! :rolleyes: ) global 'free' immigration would prove catastrophic for many countries- not least those who are deserted in droves by everyone young and fit to work.