I agree to an extent, as Britain is a much better place for allowing some immigration.
However, if it is not controlled properly then we could see whole communites displaced and tensions build in certain areas.
I have given a recent example of this in Peterborough, but I will now give an example of the last time immigration was a big issue.
At one point Britain needed lots of cheap labour to work in it's rubber plants. Lots of people from india and pakistan were encouraged to come here and take low paid work.
Not surprisingly these people chose to stick together, and as a result, areas such as Southall in Middlesex have effectivley become whole seperate communities from the rest of Britain. You go to a video shop there and you can't get anything but Bollywood videos. My dad was brought up there before this happened, and my nan was one of the few white people left. She had to leave as she was racially abused by youths, and could no longer call the place home. Youths of any culture do this sort of thing, but it was hard for my nan to take in the place that was her home.
I repeat, you can't blame the immigrants for a) Coming here or b) Sticking together in their communities. That doesn't make it right that people who have lived in those communities feel like they are in a foreign country.
This is why it is all about controling the immigration, so that this situation does not happen. If you come to Britain, you should feel safe and welcome, and should want to integrate with the people already there. Setting up whole seperate communites is not fair on anyone and will only cause fear, misunderstanding and resentment. All of human natures worst traits.
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