UK: SHOULD ALL IMMIGRATION BE STOPPED NOW?

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/24630/Should-all-immigration-to-Britain-be-stopped-NOW

HAVE YOUR SAY

SHOULD ALL IMMIGRATION TO BRITAIN BE STOPPED NOW?

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Friday November 9,2007


LABOUR'S shambolic handling of immigration suffered another blow yesterday after three quarters of the public said they had no faith in the Government.

Six in ten Britons fear the nation will lose its identity if the open door policy continues, the damaging survey revealed.

And more than half the public warn that migrants are threatening employment prospects in the UK.

But where does the problem lie? Is it the fault of the Labour Government's immigration policies?

What should be done to tackle the influx of immigrants?

We want to hear your comments - so have YOUR say!


http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/009184.html

In today's issue of the Daily Express, readers were invited to comment under this headline, the equivalent of which would be inconceivable in any American newspaper:

SHOULD ALL IMMIGRATION TO BRITAIN BE STOPPED NOW?

While a majority of the responses so far consist of the usual whining to no purpose, some commenters get bracingly to the point. Below is a selection.

The story also references a telephone poll of 1,062 Britons done for the BBC, in which six in ten respondents said they fear the nation will lose its identity if the open door policy continues. BBC polls carry more clout than any coverage in the Express, so this is significant ...