So now the tories are gone

Meg24

I am acutely aware that if I'd been born in another time or in most countries in the world today I would have died a long time ago. I am grateful for that every single day, we all should be thankful that we have it so good.

I won't call human beings illegal, I don't care why they come, all I know is if someone is prepared to risk literal death to get here then they've got a bloody good reason and they've had much worse luck than me. Fair play to them I say.

Jimm_Scope

Let's clear up some information here.

There were not 750,000 refugees, those seeking asylum, last year. Net migration was not even 750,000 in 2023, it was 672,000.

The reason there are still job vacancies is because new job vacancies open over the course of the year. As businesses expand and need more employees.

Now that we've cleared up some of the information, I would appreciate it if we tried to keep to the discussion of benefits given that is the category this discussion is in!

stay_positive

well do some research , but I fear most won't see the problem here .

stay_positive

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/888765#Comment_888765

When there is no money left for benefits and its coming , this is why they are trying to stop some benefits to save money , you may have a different outlook on it . If I wanted to go to USA, Australia or NZ etc i would need to apply , why should people come here with no passports ,no documentation they could be anyone , murderers, rapists ,street gangs , drug runners, you think they are desperate enough to try it makes it okay < no prospects , and get benefits , housing health care schooling ?

Looking at the news today in Leeds , doesn't seem like multiculturalism is working out very well.