A cross-party committee of Lords has called for a cap on immigration after saying that immigration in the last 10 years has had little or no benefit to the existing population.

Talk about stating the bloody obvious.  It’s very easy to “prove” that there’s a net benefit to the economy and quality of life when you take into account the improved lifestyle of the immigrants and don’t set off the cost of immigration against the benefits.

People coming from Eastern Europe of Jihadistan will work longer hours for less money but at what cost?  Unemployment figures are rising and the economy is on the rocks.  We can’t keep shelling out more money on social security whilst immigrants work 60 hours a week for minimum wage and we’re on the brink of recession.

The British government has introduced a points system inspired by the Australian and Canadian immigration system but it only applies to non-EU citizens and half of immigration to the UK is from the EU.  This clearly doesn’t address the root of the problem and there is no way to restrict immigration from Federal Europe because the British government has given away the right to do so to foreign eurocrats.

But it’s ok, Gordon Brown is taking the report very seriously.  He’s pledging to do more to ensure people are trained to work in the kitchens of curry houses to sort out staffing problems expected when not enough Bangladeshi’s can be imported to do the jobs.

Your country in safe hands!

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