impamiiz
7 Jan 2008
UK, Ireland / What's So Great About The UK? [416]
Mister H, if Polish and indeed other immigrants were required to pay for public services like healthcare, education, and had no entitlement to unemployment benefits, and only got housing benefits after Brits with more urgent need, do you think then that you would feel more at ease with the immigration situation? And then maybe after a set time (I agree with 5 years whoever said that) of paying NI and taxes, could they qualify for an equal share of the public services for free.
Or even then would the issue of national pride still prevent you from feeling at ease with immigrants from Poland in particular (only because there have been so many in such a remarkably short time period - immigrants from Asia and Africa have been trickling in at a more or lease steady rate since the 1960s and before that, even, so whoever brought that up, that's the main difference between the Polish immigrant debate and others).
So, is the above solution enough, do you think, or is it really a sense of fear and dislike of losing British cultures and traditions amongst an influx of foreigners?
p.s. your original question, why do they come here, I think has more or less been answered, but this is an interesting thread and for the most part, interesting and well-put views from all sides.
Mister H, if Polish and indeed other immigrants were required to pay for public services like healthcare, education, and had no entitlement to unemployment benefits, and only got housing benefits after Brits with more urgent need, do you think then that you would feel more at ease with the immigration situation? And then maybe after a set time (I agree with 5 years whoever said that) of paying NI and taxes, could they qualify for an equal share of the public services for free.
Or even then would the issue of national pride still prevent you from feeling at ease with immigrants from Poland in particular (only because there have been so many in such a remarkably short time period - immigrants from Asia and Africa have been trickling in at a more or lease steady rate since the 1960s and before that, even, so whoever brought that up, that's the main difference between the Polish immigrant debate and others).
So, is the above solution enough, do you think, or is it really a sense of fear and dislike of losing British cultures and traditions amongst an influx of foreigners?
p.s. your original question, why do they come here, I think has more or less been answered, but this is an interesting thread and for the most part, interesting and well-put views from all sides.
