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Britain

Immigrants drain UK, says Left think tank

2007-10-01

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants are a drain on Britain and its economy, not a benefit, says a Left-leaning think tank.

It's interesting how the Left has positioned itself as a champion of immigrants while at the same time denigrating them. Just imagine if a Tory (or a Republican) had said this.

Migrants from many developing nations fail to pay their way, while those from wealthy countries, such as the United States and Australia, provide a boost for the economy. The report, published today by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), sets out to reveal which nationalities are "a debit on Britain's balance sheet".

Fewer than 1/2 Britain's 650,000 Somalis, Bangladeshis, Turks, and Pakistanis have jobs

It found that fewer than half of Britain's 650,000 Somalis, Bangladeshis, Turks, and Pakistanis have jobs and the four communities have the highest levels of benefit dependency. Britain's fastest-growing migrant group, the Poles, score above-average for employment, but have the lowest hourly pay and make a below-average tax contribution.

Channel 4 commissioned the report for a Dispatches documentary, Immigrants: the Inconvenient Truth, to be shown tomorrow night.

The IPPR, which has close links to Labour, insisted that its report "is not an attempt to cast immigrant communities in a bad or good light". However, its findings will be seized on by those campaigning for tighter immigration controls. New government statistics predict a two million rise in population over the next decade due to immigration, more than previous projections.

Liam Byrne, the immigration minister, said last week that the forecast "underlines the need for swift and sweeping changes to the immigration system".

This newspaper revealed last week that one in five crimes in London is now committed by foreign nationals, with Poles, Jamaicans, Irish and Somalis at the top of the list.

Posted by:lotp

#4 The scale isn't fair. Madonna and two guys playing ~~soccer~~ football isn't very representative.

Posted by: Super Hose 2007-10-01 22:36

#3 Immigrants drain UK, says Left think tank

Not just the UK, I'd say.

Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-10-01 12:00

#2 Britain's fastest-growing migrant group, the Poles, score above-average for employment, but have the lowest hourly pay and make a below-average tax contribution.

Yes, provided they leave before the cut-off (six months or one year, I forget which) they are entitled to all of their taxes back. In this way they can accept lower wages while keeping more in pocket than a UK citizen would do for a higher rate but after taxes. If you put down cheese, you get mice.

Not that I have anything against the Poles. For the Orcs mentioned in this article: We are quite literally paying for these people to rape our daughters. We should be ashamed of ourselves. Time for a second Cromwell.

Posted by: Excalibur 2007-10-01 09:37

#1 "Hundreds of thousands of immigrants are a drain on Britain and its economy, not a benefit"

Ya' think?

Particularly since your idea of an "immigrant" is someone you let into your country to make you feel good about yourself, but don't actually expect them to assimilate or contribute to society because you're so sure the little brown people just can't.

Idjits.

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-10-01 00:12

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