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Originally Posted by gazfan
That is a fair point, however, to take one example, the influx of 'Asian' families holding 'British' passports following the independence of Kenya, Nigeria & Hong Kong, has arguably benefited the UK.
Some of those families have been responsible for the steady growth of local 'convenience store' shopping, for example.
Sadly I'm old enough to remember a time when such shops opening past 5pm were a rarity in the week & Sundays you were lucky if the newsagent stayed open longer than was necessary to get the papers delivered.
The establishment of the 'ethnic minority' run shop changed all that - i.e. not all immigrants came here for the handouts ?
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I agree ,most immigrants have and do benefit this country ,and sadly i too am old enough to remember british corner shops that shut a 5 and halfday on Wednesday
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I think it's only been in recent years that the perception of immigrants and asylum seekers being a drain on society has been an issue ,fueled by the media because they are an easy target , more so i think since the russian empire crumbled