Is Immigration Good for the British Economy?

Is Immigration Good for the British Economy?

Blasting this out from my bed...

Is immigration good for the British economy?

You might hear a lot from the mainstream media about how 'immigration is good for the economy'.

Is it really? And is it good for you?

What is 'the economy' first of all? It's all the money and worth that Britain generates. Now sure, if you have an immigrant in Britain working and paying taxes he is contributing to 'the economy'...

But what does that mean for a typical British person?

Well it could mean that they can't get a job because an immigrant has taken a job. It does mean that their wages will potentially be lower because there is a greater supply of cheap labour. Everything is about supply and demand in a way, and the more supply of cheap labour there is the lower wages companies can afford to pay.

And don't imagine that every immigrant who comes into the economy gets a job and pay taxes. Many are unemployed or criminals. Many claim from the benefit system.

So quite often when someone on the mainstream media says immigration is 'good for the economy' what they actually mean is it's good for THEM or other rich people/companies.

What do I think should be done about immigration to Britain?

First of all we need to deport as many illegal immigrants as possible. We shouldn't be giving them benefits that British taxpayers pay for.

Then we need to be VERY SELECTIVE about who we let into the country. We are already one of the most over crowded countries in the world- there simply isn't space for many more people.

Every immigrant allowed into the country should have a job which pays at least £30,000 a year. They should only be able to claim from the benefit system (that include the NHS) when they have actually contributed something to Britain, like British people and our ancestors have.