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Oh to clarify something... the immigrants who end up on these shores and claim benefits aren't economic migrants, they tend to be asylum seekers who can be given income support whilst their claims of human rights abuses/death threats/political conscience/whatever their reasons for coming here are investigated. If substantiated they can stay, and also claim benefits. They're not illegal, they're just trying to escape oppression, torture, death. But they are also subject to the same benefits rules as the rest of us.

Just thought I'd point that out before someone says they know of an immigrant claiming benefits. They're most likely an asylum seeker - there's a world of difference.

And one other thing. Our population is in decline. There are not enough people being born to replace those who are dying. So without immigration our population will eventually be unable to support itself economically and collapse. We need an influx of extra hands to do the jobs that need doing.

Additionally - how many people can trace back their ancestry and state categorically that their family has not originated from another country somewhere down the line (be it France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Italy or any other nation that has conquered these islands over the centuries)?