Apocalypse said:
I have no problem whatsoever with anyone coming to this country to find work as a legal immigrant.
What I object against is when they can't speak the language or can hardly read or write. I resent that simply on the premise that I wouldn't dare migrate to Japan (for example) to find work, not having the slightest clue how to speak Japanese.
The issue for me is not one of racism, but simply people who expect something for nothing, whether they are UK native born, or incoming immigrants. You can't simply expect to arrive in a country, unable to speak the language, unwilling to learn it, not wishing to integrate in any meaningful way into society, not want to gain employment, and then wonder why all the taxpayers subsidising you want something done about the situation.
IMHO, most people aren't really racist. They simply object to able bodied people, who are clearly intelligent, who have no wish to contribute to a society, but simply want to take everything they can from it. And let's face it, there are plenty of those who were born in the UK...
IMHO, we have a duty to those coming here genuinely seeking asylum due to political issues in the country of their birth, or because they have a medical condition that simply cannot be treated in their own country.
Everyone else is an economic migrant, and as such are more than welcome here, provided they contribute like the vast majority of other decent taxpayers.