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**Hugh** · 24-10-2009, 18:07

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I watched this prog, and to me it was a hatchet job on Griffin, and lets put it this way, the BNP will get bigger, not from my vote though, but you have to agree with some of what he has been saying. Most of the panel were throwing daggers at him, he has a legal party and entitled to say what he has to say, like all the other parties, who say a load of crap.

This country HAS to close the door on people coming into this country, We have alway say to immagrants 'come on in, everthing is free' It made me laugh when one of female pannelist said 'people can come into this country to help the enconomy' l don't know what planet she was on, most of the people that come into the country, go straight onto the benefit system, and we pay that.

Arthur, you may find this research article from University College London of interest - it states

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the study finds that A8 immigrants are about 60% less likely than natives to receive state benefits or tax credits, and to live in social housing. Even if A8 immigrants had the same demographic characteristics of natives, they would still be 13% less likely to receive benefits and 28% less likely to live in social housing

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The key results are that in each fiscal year since enlargement in 2004, A8 immigrants made a positive contribution to public finance (see Table 2). For instance, in the latest fiscal year, 2008-09, A8 immigrants paid 37% more in direct or indirect taxes than they received in public goods and services. This is even more remarkable because the UK has been running a budget deficit over the last years. In contrast, in 2008-09 UK born individuals contributed to the Exchequer 20% less than they received in terms of public goods and services.

Please bear in mind this is not produced by a political party or a pressure group, but by academic researchers.