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Does anyone have any actual personal experience of immigration being a problem?

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OrdinarySAHM · 29/04/2010 19:41

The country is supposed to be deeply concerned about immigration but is there really a problem, or has the media or just people in general, whipped each other up into believing there is one?

DH says that I live in a privileged bubble and that is why I haven't felt any impact on my life from immigration. This may or may not be true, that is why I am asking.

Eg. My children haven't been refused a place at the school of my choice because of immigrants taking up the places. We haven't been in any waiting lists for anything because of immigrants being ahead of us in the queue. We haven't missed out on employment that has been given to immigrants. And I don't know anyone who has any personal experience of anything like this.

Do any of you have any personal experience of immigration impacting negatively on your lives?

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cornsilk · 29/04/2010 20:00

lol UD
My niece reckons that all the jobs in the local supermarket can only be given to Eastern European immigrants and that they all get special gold plated houses thrown in as well.

CantSupinate · 29/04/2010 19:58

I just realised today that when people talk about "immigrants" jumping the housing queue, what they actually mean are asylum seekers jumping the housing queue. Especially asylum seekers with children (or who are children).
Which kind of makes sense, really, most of them have less family and friends support in this country.

I'm an immigrant and doubtless the council would tell me to take a flying leap if I asked for social housing (sans DC, I mean).

islandofsodor · 29/04/2010 19:56

No. Have been treated by lots of "immigrant" doctors and nurses in my time though including an NHS dentist.

Not sure where the NHS would be without them to be honest.

sarah293 · 29/04/2010 19:55

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UnquietDad · 29/04/2010 19:55

My mother claims to know someone in her village who went for a job and was refused it on the specific grounds that this job had to be offered to a Polish immigrant under some kind of government New Deal regulation or something.

Obviously, without knowing the actual details of the person's situation, it is impossible to comment.

And as with most things my mother says, about anything at all, this needs to be taken with a large container of salt.

Batteryhuman · 29/04/2010 19:52

Nope. My fabulous polish SIL makes my DB very happy and has given birth to 2 gorgeous boys. I have also worked with a gurka charity and they are the most honourable and hard working families I have ever met.

sarah293 · 29/04/2010 19:50

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southeastastra · 29/04/2010 19:44

the opposite in one case as my mate who helped me teach was told she couldn't work in the country anymore and had to leave two children (who had scholarships) behind. was sad as children she taught missed out and it's been impossible to replace her. she took nothing from this country and put lots in yet couldn't work and had to go.