Originally Posted by Editha

Speaking personally, I put absolutely nothing into the economy of Canada during the 8 years I was there, other than buying a property, but apart from making it harder for a Canadian to afford a home, I can't see what my 'contribution' was. None of my cash has been hard earned either, in fact nowadays most of it is inherited wealth. But, I was quite happy to take advantage of Canada's excellent health service, libraries and arts subsidies.

Nor have I ever known an immigrant to the UK who came to 'scrounge'. Nowadays most of the immigrants I meet are eastern europeans working in the catering industry. And I'm always pleased to see them since their presence almost almost guarantees clean plates ad cutlery and a better quality of food than when British staff are employed.

And by the way, adopting an air of racial superiority went out of fashion around 1945.

Originally Posted by scot47

I wonder how the Navajo and the Australian Aborigines feel about this debate.

Originally Posted by themajor

The BIG difference with the british emmigrating is the they-we put a lot in to the economy of the country that we emigrate to. Buying or renting property, spending our hard earned cash. Where as as many of the immigrants to the UK come as scroungers and take advantage of all the freebies, then bring in there relatives and so it grows and is exploited even more.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian

Buffoon.

Originally Posted by scot47

I wonder how the Navajo and the Australian Aborigines feel about this debate.

Originally Posted by knighstrike

Good thing only a few of them have these anti-immigrant sentiments or else they'll be pushing out all the British descendants back to the UK. Hahahhahaha...

Originally Posted by Steve&Clare

It does make me laugh, before I left the UK in 2005, most of the doctors I ever went to in Bristol were Indian, because they had come to the UK to receive world class training whilst receiving less than top tier wages. Without them the NHS would be stuffed.

Look around London and you will find very few white Brits doing the "menial" tasks like sweeping the streets or driving cabs. Britain would be lost without the influx of immigrants to do the shitty jobs that over entitled Brits can't be bothered to do whilst they can still scrounge off the dole.

This isn't the age of empire any more, we can't go goose stepping round the globe, plundering Johnny foreigner at the point of a bayonet. This sort of racism and xenophobia went out of fashion with Bernard Manning, Jim Davidson and the 70's.

Originally Posted by themajor

Enoch Powel was so correct. As is David Cameron on the stopping of the immigrants.

Originally Posted by Steve&Clare

I can't tell whether you are a dickhead or a troll.

Originally Posted by themajor

The beauty of a forum is that it is International. It is available for people to give honest and open OPPINIONS. These oppinions may or may not agree with the general consensus.

However we are all entitled to give our views.

Originally Posted by Editha

True. I broke my foot last October and for the next few months had to pay regular visits to the fracture clinic. In the waiting room they had the doctors' names up on the board. OH and I passed the time by guessing the nationalities of the doctors from their surnames.
The one who treated me was a Croat or a Serb I think, but sadly not as good looking as Goran Višnjić.