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Alan Munro's avatar

Many working class and benefit recipients seem happy to have their frequent deliveries made by immigrants. Go figure. I work and never use a delivery service but then I’m a different generation. If some of those on PIP walked their lardy asses to the shops they might begin to see an improvement in their health (just sayin’) delete if offensive.

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David Hugh-Jones's avatar

The problem with calling it “our fault” is that immigration unmistakably has huge benefits for the immigrants. If it’s also good for us, then there doesn’t seem to be a remaining case against it.

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Alex Potts's avatar

I've never been convinced by the argument that immigrants drive down wages by increasing the supply of labour. Surely don't they also increase the *demand* for labour (because they consume stuff), and wouldn't you expect these two effects to cancel out a priori?

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Tom Watson's avatar

Strictly speaking, mass immigration is the choice of governments who for the last 14 years and 4 elections were partly voted into office because they explicitly promised to stop it.

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