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    Neue Umfragen zeigen, dass Einwanderung ein Hauptanliegen bei Bürgermeisterwahlen ist, die von der Reform im Auge behalten werden


    Neue Umfragen zeigen, dass Einwanderung ein Hauptanliegen bei Bürgermeisterwahlen ist, die von der Reform im Auge behalten werden

    https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/immigration-top-issue-in-mayoral-battlegrounds-eyed-by-reform

    Von JayR_97

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    20 Comments

    1. AnotherKTa on

      What powers exactly with a regional mayor have to do anything about immigration levels?

    2. tebbus on

      Great, can’t wait for the country to fall into the sewage of populism and emerge with a fascist dictator, a self-proclaimed ‘nomad capitalist’ who drove the economy off a cliff to line his own pockets.

      You love to see it.

    3. AcademicIncrease8080 on

      Migration can be an easy policy win (stealing high skilled workers from other countries), but the UK’s focused too much on low-skilled workers + our politicians didn’t think to assess the cultural compatibility of which migrants we were bringing in. The result is overall, the UK’s mass migration has been fairly detrimental:

      – Declining social cohesion and declining levels of public trust (both which are needed for a successful economy)
      – Societal instability (a constant and rising terror risk and high levels of crime and antisocial behaviour)
      – Political instability, which is something that businesses and markets hate
      – Ethnic sectarianism, the UK will gradually ‘balkanise’ into different ethnic areas (basically already happening), which will ultimately impede economic development
      – Low skilled migrants are a net drain fiscally if they are allowed to become welfare dependents, or if they stay post retirement age. It only makes sense to bring in low skilled migrants temporarily to address labour shortages (but then have to leave afterwards e.g. Singapore’s approach)

    4. [deleted] on

      Alright, let’s tackle this with cold, hard facts no fluff, no dodging:

      1. Immigrants aren’t draining the system, they’re sustaining it:

      NHS staff: 13.3% are foreign nationals, and 29% of doctors are trained abroad. Without them, the NHS wouldn’t function.

      Taxes: Immigrants contribute £2.4 billion more in taxes annually than they take in services (Oxford Economics). That’s a net gain, not a loss.

      2. The real drain is corporate greed and tax avoidance:

      HMRC estimates £70 billion a year is lost to tax avoidance and evasion. That’s enough to double NHS funding for six months. Who’s really not paying their way?

      3. Wealth inequality is bleeding the country dry:

      The richest 1% own 40% of the UK’s wealth, while working people are hit with tax hikes and cuts to services. Ordinary taxpayers are footing the bill for billionaire hoarders.

      4. Small boat crossings are not an economic crisis:

      Illegal immigration accounts for less than 0.5% of the UK population annually. Even if you stopped every boat, it wouldn’t fix housing, NHS, or wage issues.

      Meanwhile, the government has failed to deliver the 340,000 new homes a year needed to tackle the housing crisis.

      5. Farage and Reform’s rhetoric is a con:

      They bang on about immigrants to distract from the real culprits: tax-dodging corporations, billionaires, and decades of failed government policies.

      Immigration isn’t the issue it’s their refusal to address the real systemic problems.

      Bottom line: the numbers don’t lie. The problem isn’t the immigrant working long hours; it’s the billionaires dodging taxes and a system rigged in their favour. Focus your anger where it belongs. Racism will divide us. It’s the rich Vs the poor.

    5. Come-Downstairs on

      Conform UK keep trying to blame immigrants for Systemic problems

    6. ZedsDeadB4by on

      Immigration is an objectively a concern and should be an argument detached from racist rhetoric.

    7. ScoopTheOranges on

      And what exactly is Reforms policy to stop illegal immigration? Can anyone tell me? Anything concrete?

    8. MobiuGearskin on

      Genuinely considering getting a job inside Reform, so I can spend the next few years looking under every damn rock in the place. Happy to leak it all.

    9. no_fooling on

      Ah, and which contests hold corporate greed as their major concern?

    10. DrCrazyFishMan1 on

      It amazes me that anybody can fall for the “immigrants are bad” propaganda train after all of these years.

      Like guys… It’s almost 2025…we it’s been the same shit for hundreds of years and at no point did being anti immigration benefit anybody

    11. Jay_6125 on

      Quelle surprise!!

      I guess historic cultures don’t like seeing their countries changing beyond recognition in such small time frames and without their consent.

    12. orangecloud_0 on

      *IMMIGRATION *??? Says the same man who accepts money from a South Afrikan man??

    13. soothysayer on

      Realistically what would reform actually do about immigration? Like Farage is PM tomorrow. Immigration is top priority for… Reasons. What’s he doing?

    14. SuccessfulWar3830 on

      Im worried about the immigration of american money into our politicians.

    15. NathanDavie on

      I genuinely don’t know why this isn’t just countered by talking about vacant properties and landlords. Can’t build enough houses and the houses that do exist are snapped up by people that don’t need them.

      Press that message and you’ll galvanise a very large number of people under 40.

      Well I do know why they don’t do it; a lot of MPs are landlords.

      Anti-immigration anger isn’t even about the job market anymore. It’s just regular people concerned about housing and the usual racists.

    16. SuccessfulWar3830 on

      The top place was greater linconshire a place where in The 2021 census data for Lincolnshire shows that **96.0% of the population are white.**

      The fuck are they worried about?

    17. ThatGuyMaulicious on

      No shit sherlock its been an issue for the past 30 years and Labour are still sweeping it under the rug.

    18. wombat6168 on

      Just remember when you vote for idiots like toad face farage and his clan you get what you deserve, look at America and the return of the orange rapist trump

    19. Jaidor84 on

      Immigration reduction will have little to no impact to 99% of the population yet dominates the decision making for elections.

      Those who are poor will still be poor. The NHS won’t get better if anything worse, crime will still exist. Pedophiles will still exist, riots will still occur.

      Immigration should absolutely be controlled better, loopholes removed, requirements for visas that benefit the country and bring those that want to share and be part of British culture but none of these will change Britain or make anyone’s life better.

      Reform and the right who are seeking power are simply pushing the agenda on the unintelligent public to garner votes. Using division and fear to create a hyperbole.

      What’s most frustrating is that hides the real issues, the real shit the public should care about and be voting for. Tacking poverty, improving education, building homes, thinking about Britains future prosperity and building the foundations for industries to excel, uniting Britain and creating a culture of happiness and joy.

      That’s what we should be voting for.. Not a topic of division and hate that keeps us in this cycle of short term thinking where no one benefits.

    20. Armodeen on

      The concern is whatever their media/social media content creators tell them it is.

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