Immigration into the UK in 2020 was so high that it literally broke records. As Migration Watch reported on ONS estimates:
‘Total long-term immigration by those of all citizenships (715,000), and total immigration by non-UK citizens (633,000) were both at the highest levels ever recorded’.
Overall net migration came close at 313,000 to the all-time record set in 2015 which was 331,00. Most of the 2020 influx is coming from outside of the EU, as Migration Watch notes:
‘Net migration to the UK from outside the EU nearly tripled since the year to March 2013 (when it was 106,000) to its highest level ever - 316,000.Net migration to the UK from the EU has fallen, from 219,000 in the year to March 2015, to 58,000 in the most recent year.’
Our question to you is – Should the UK reduce immigration?
Proponents of mass migration point to the cultural benefits, advances in GDP and the virtue of diversity. Its detractors argue that it supresses wages, changes communities and is a barrier to assimilation.
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Absolutely. Can you imagine the world as a large aircraft carrier and Great Britain a small life boat. Why should we allow all and sundry from the large aircraft carrier into our small lifeboat and, expect to give benefits to those who jumped ship onto our nearly swamped life boat. Float or sink springs to mind folks. 😉