If the Government could find a way to get all of the long-time and
multi-generational able bodied benefit recipients to work, immigration
would not be a major issue like it is today. 

Virtually all the newspapers mention the numbers of immigrants, but I
have yet to read an article mentioning the numbers, as well as ethnic
distribution, of long-time (more than 5 years of collecting benefits
despite being able to work) and multi-generational families on benefits
for extremely long periods of time. 

I used to teach in secondary schools and I asked a young, poorly
performing British-born student what she was going to do after Year 11.
She said I'm not worried, I'll collect benefits just like my mum. About
4 years later, I saw her frequently in town with her 2 children in the
middle of the day and I'm sure she was not working. This example plays
out all over Britain, but never gets discussed by any of the major
political parties. 

I would like to see the Government produce these statistics alongside
the next batch of reports on immigration to provide a full picture about
the employment situation in Britain. 

Any comments are most welcome. 

George Watley 

-----Original Message-----
From: The Black and Asian Studies Association
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Sent: 17 July 2009 14:57
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Subject: Not just corruption - also undeclared official policy [Was: Re:
info]

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marika Sherwood" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: info
> Date:         Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:57:25 +0100
> 
> 
> ...But its only in Africa that we have such corruption, no?
> 
> Home Office officials accused of aiding smugglers
> 
> 
>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/13/border-immigration-officials
-hum
> an-trafficking
> 
>          A 'deeply shocking' Home Office report has revealed that
British
> border and immigration officials have taken bribes from human
traffickers in
> exchange for assistance with people trafficking.

>

I suggest the position is even more shocking.  The UK Government needs
to show it is opposed to immigration, especially of non-white workers,
but at the same time is under pressure to tackle the labour shortage by
allowing workers in by the back door who will then take low paid jobs.

It helps that much government work has been put out to private
contractors, who are poorly regulated.

The main reason for allowing Poland, with a population of 40 million,
into the EU was to obtain enough cheap labour to allow exclusion of
non-white workers.  On the day when Poland joined the EU the street
cleaners in my area were asked to bring in their passports.

The Immigration Service was in touch with the DWP (Department of Work
and Pensions) about unregulated cockle pickers working in Morecambe Bay.
The DWP told them to lay off because this activity was benefitting the
economy. On the night of 5 February 2005, 23 people drowned.
Check http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/mar/25/ukcrime.immigration

These practices are now operating more and more at the EU level.  The
Schengen Treaty has helped to create Fortress Europe.  A newly elected
MEP has just said "sink the boats of immigrants"!

comments welcome


Max Boucher
Community Support




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