So where are the floods of Rumanian and Bulgarian immigrants
promised by David Cameron and other politicians? Keith Vaz MP could only find
two new Rumanian immigrants entering the country via Luton airport on 1st
January – and both had firm job offers.
Why would Rumanians, who mainly speak French not English, choose
to come to this country in masses? The figures of Bulgarians and Rumanians
already working in the UK show that this country is not an attractive
destination for these workers. Approximately 141,000 Bulgarians and Rumanians already
work in the UK, about 0.3% of the working population – hardly the threat to our
jobs and working conditions that Labour claims
Worryingly, an e-petition to stop ‘mass migration of Bulgarians and Rumanians’
garnered over 100,000 signatures before it was closed.
Yet the impact of such immigrants on the labour forces is likely
to be minimal. In fact immigrants are more likely to be working, less likely to
have health problems and generally an asset to this country. See comments by
Jonathon Potts and others here:
We even treat highly qualified immigrants who have a lot to
offer as though they were a threat. The government’s declared aim is to attract
the ‘brightest and best’ immigrants. Yet the restrictive policies and petty requirements
for academics trying to get work visas in this country are leading to highly
qualified international academics being forced to leave the country even when
they have firm job offers Read several haunting
personal accounts here:
When did this country start to hate and fear immigrants so
much? During World War 2 we were a safe haven for those fleeing danger, now we
have become a small minded fortress.
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