Immigration - Demography vs. Border Control

[DanaC]

Actually, I would be a lot less strict about it than we currently are. Most of what we read about it is hype. The numbers don't really stack up to a mountain of panic. Britain is one of the hardest places to gain asylum in and isn't so easy to get in on other terms either. We hear all about the Eastern European workers coming to Britain, we hear significantly less about those who return home after a few months, disillusioned by the fact that England is cold, rainy and pretty unfriendly to foreigners.

Yes, I know it's a huge issue right now. That's because it has been blown out of all proportion by newspapers selling copy by outrage and politicians racing to gain the votes of Mr and Mrs Middle England.

Incidentally, nobody talked about you having to take the world's masses. The article mentioned guest worker programmes as a possible route to citizenship, not a promise as you then characterised it.