Within hours of his appointment, the new Immigration Minister indicated that the influx of arrivals from overseas will finally be brought 'under control'.
Phil Woolas dropped broad hints that he supports a policy of 'balanced migration', and an upper limit on migrant numbers.
The outspoken MP added: 'Community cohesion is crucial. After the economy, this is probably the biggest concern facing the population.' Campaigners gave Mr Woolas's remarks a cautious welcome as a sign that Labour is at last preparing to abandon its controversial 'open door' policy.
They have also been heartened by his strong track record as a politician willing to confront uncomfortable subjects.
In the past, he has warned that first-cousin marriages in the Pakistani community are increasing the risk of birth defects, and that Muslim women wearing the veil could spark 'fear and resentment' among non-Muslims.
The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP, who has faced down BNP activists in his own constituency, told the Sunday Times on Sunday that it was vital to 'provide confidence to the indigenous population that migration is under control'.
He can only look at those who are coming from countries that are not part of the European Union, so the influx of Eastern Europeans will still allow companies to squeeze surplus value from it's employees and keep that psychological threat that you are always replaceable fresh in everyone minds!!! the minimum wage will be kept to a minimum £5.72, what a joke.
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The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP, who has faced down BNP activists in his own constituency, told the Sunday Times on Sunday that it was vital to 'provide confidence to the indigenous population that migration is under control'. A recent European Commission report predicted that unless trends change immigration will drive a surge in UK population from 61million to 77million by 2060.
So having done a U turn on a points based immigration system, now Labour having decried Conservative policy to have a cap on numbers, now Labour, many years too late, are going to adbopt this as well.
What this tells me Labour have run out of money to pay listed companies, American security contractors, why prop up share prices when they are in freefall
Originally posted by Flanker: So having done a U turn on a points based immigration system, now Labour having decried Conservative policy to have a cap on numbers, now Labour, many years too late, are going to adbopt this as well.
Thats the thing with Labour - they eventually get the right policy.
Immigration and the economy are often connected, we are told. So if the economy is slowing down, we are likely to see less economic migration anyway. Eastern Europeans come here to work, and if there's no work, what are they going to do? Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Originally posted by Miss Dee: Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Reckon Polish benefits are more generous than ours?
Originally posted by Miss Dee: Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Reckon Polish benefits are more generous than ours?
Well, I've heard it said that Poles are hardworking. Of course, once they've 'assimilated', they may become as lazy as many indigenous British people and want to take money for doing nothing!
Originally posted by Miss Dee: Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Reckon Polish benefits are more generous than ours?
Well, I've heard it said that Poles are hardworking. Of course, once they've 'assimilated', they may become as lazy as many indigenous British people and want to take money for doing nothing!
As many did before them, becoming far more accomplished than the hosts at it...
Originally posted by Miss Dee: Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Reckon Polish benefits are more generous than ours?
Well, I've heard it said that Poles are hardworking. Of course, once they've 'assimilated', they may become as lazy as many indigenous British people and want to take money for doing nothing!
Wasnt there a statistic of 40% of pakistanis on benefits. Benefits came in about the say time as the immigrants, and before both we ruled the world.
Originally posted by Miss Dee: Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Reckon Polish benefits are more generous than ours?
Well, I've heard it said that Poles are hardworking. Of course, once they've 'assimilated', they may become as lazy as many indigenous British people and want to take money for doing nothing!
whether that figure will be higher now or balanced out due to some Eastern Europeans getting fed up claiming benefits, and have gone back home, who knows we await latest figures.
But it seems there are draw backs for using imported cheap labour, not so cheap in the long run!! as well as the indigenous population adopting a lazy lifestyle, that we now have to encourage them to unlearn. All that extra pressure on housing, midwifes, hospital beds, emergency rooms,docotrs surgeries etc, for what??? to encourage wage competitiveness to drive down wages in the unskilled semi skilled workforce.
Well you have saved nothing! YOU ALL will pay the right price in the end! one way or t'other, the ones that walk away with the profit is the multi nationals, as governments aid them in their quest for squezing surplus value!!
Originally posted by Miss Dee: So if the economy is slowing down, we are likely to see less economic migration anyway.
Which has already started. Not only that but many have already returned.
"The Times has established that, for the first time since they began arriving en masse four years ago, more UK-based Poles are returning to their homeland than are entering Britain.
Statistics show that only 38,680 Poles signed up to the Government’s register of migrant workers in the third quarter of 2007, a slump of 18 per cent from the previous year. Polish officials say that Poles leaving the country outnumber thoses coming in." Story
Originally posted by Miss Dee: So if the economy is slowing down, we are likely to see less economic migration anyway.
Which has already started. Not only that but many have already returned.
"The Times has established that, for the first time since they began arriving en masse four years ago, more UK-based Poles are returning to their homeland than are entering Britain.
Statistics show that only 38,680 Poles signed up to the Government’s register of migrant workers in the third quarter of 2007, a slump of 18 per cent from the previous year. Polish officials say that Poles leaving the country outnumber thoses coming in." Story
It was a smokescreen, less than half of our immigration was Eastern European, the bulk was made up of the usual suspects, & once they're in they're not going anywhere...
Originally posted by Mugatu: It was a smokescreen, less than half of our immigration was Eastern European, the bulk was made up of the usual suspects, & once they're in they're not going anywhere...
Originally posted by Miss Dee: Most people don't want to sit on the dole, and certainly not after having travelled across a continent or across the world!
Reckon Polish benefits are more generous than ours?
Well, I've heard it said that Poles are hardworking. Of course, once they've 'assimilated', they may become as lazy as many indigenous British people and want to take money for doing nothing!
Wasnt there a statistic of 40% of pakistanis on benefits. Benefits came in about the say time as the immigrants, and before both we ruled the world.
Sorry but 'before both' the Americans ruled the world as they do now!
They have been saying what they can to alleviate the populations concern over such matters for some time now, without doing a dman thing about it apart from let more in. I think they have run out of credibility and we cannot believe a single word the honourable gentlemen say anymore.
Originally posted by Bob Hope's Funky Monkey: Statistics show that only 38,680 Poles signed up to the Government’s register of migrant workers in the third quarter of 2007, a slump of 18 per cent from the previous year. Polish officials say that Poles leaving the country outnumber thoses coming in." Story
Lovely statistics.
274K signed up for work permits. Interesting, as just over a year ago the Polish ambassador said he suspected there were around a million in the UK.
That's a hell of a lot to go back.
They are entitled to benefits after a year, so when thousands get laid off they will have to decide whether to stay on benefits or go home.
The opening of our labour market remains one of Labours most idiotic policies. Utterly dumb, even for this, the dumbest of governments.
This just creates devision amongst us .... have an open door policy use them as cheap labour, undermine indigenous population, throw the immigrants out like trash when you have no use for them, using immigrants as a commodity way to go Labour you've made the final transition. Time to stop letting government puppets use people like commodities stripping them of their dignity setting us against each other, and all the while they fill their war chests.
Originally posted by TrevGo: The opening of our labour market remains one of Labours Tories most idiotic policies. Utterly dumb, even for this, the dumbest of governments.
Don't forget it was John Major who signed upto the Maastricht Treaty that allowed free movement of labour in the EU.
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