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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
I think a lot of prejudice comes from the policies of "helping those in most need" thus if you've managed to traipse half way across the planet to edge up on the shores of old Blighty with nothing you'll go to the head of all the queues. Not saying that's necessarilly wrong but it does cause alienation of the people who've been waiting for years to get a councill house etc. Not surprising that they might consider holding their noses and voting BNP.
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When my family and I arrived in this country we were helped at all, least of all by the government or local concils. We faced prejudice and bigotry nearly every day. I doubt very much you have ever encountered signs on windows of shops saying, "no dogs, no Blacks, no Irish." My kid sister passed out in the street one day. My mother went in to a café to ask for a glass of water for her and was told, "get out, we don't want your sort in here."