Majority want tougher immigration policy
Honestly, is anyone suprised? I knew the British public could be stupid (i.a. three New Labour victories) but its been no secret that the majority of people living in Britain are not pleased with the current immigration policy. This is simply more evidence that New Labour has lost touch with the British public (as if gaining less votes than the Conservatives in England in the last general election and the lowest % of the vote to ever form a majority government wasn't 'losing touch' enough!). No doubt some will choose to ignore the evidence provided and point out the small survey sample; ignoring that its been weighted to represent the population, was conducted by YouGov and at the request of a cross-party committee - and that there is no evidence that contradicts this snapshot of the nation's opinion. Infact, this survey presents roughly the same findings as an earlier survey in 2006 -again undertaken by YouGov- that found that 76% supported an annual limit on immigration.The majority of people living in Britain, from all political and ethnic backgrounds, think too many people are settling in the country and favour tougher immigration policies, a poll showed on Monday.
The article goes on:
...or to put it simply: 85% do not agree with New Labour's current net-inward migration policy. And it appears New Labour has even lost touch with its own support base, with a combined 81% of Labour supporters not being happy with the current immigration policy:According to the YouGov poll, 57 percent of adults think there should be less immigration than emigration and 28 percent favour keeping the number of people moving to Britain the same as the number leaving, so-called balanced migration.
I have argued for a balanced immigration policy (Zero Net Effect) previously. This has nothing to do with race. ("Among black and minority ethnic respondents to the YouGov survey, 36 percent favoured balanced migration and 39 percent wanted tighter immigration policies.") Nothing to do with the percieved benefits and drawbacks of immigration (try telling Japan they need an open immigration policy...). An upper cap on the numbers allowed entry into the United Kingdom is quite simply a logical conclusion - the only conclusion than can be made from a nation living on a small island more densley populated than China; and living far beyond its ecological capacity. I'm glad the majority of Britons agree.Among supporters of the ruling Labour Party, 36 percent said balanced migration was about right and 45 percent said that would still mean immigration was too high.






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