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Originally Posted by martyh
Doesn't history account for some of that though.The European continent has been open for migration for far longer than Britain and it was easier since it is 1 land mass .We are an island nation and in past centuries mass migration usually equated to conquest or at least war ,maybe it's just a lingering effect of being an island nation used to having to protect itself ...or it could be that we are just a bunch of whinging poms wanting more for less ..as is our god given right i might add
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Well, isn't that xenophobia in a nutshell?
I should add that the copious amounts of red tops available and consumed by the discerning British public doesn't help either...
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whichever figures you look at (and those you supplied are probably more upto date) the UK is not top of the list for migration ,in fact comparing the 2 lists the UK has dropped a few places
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Yes, but the difference in perception is staggering. 59% percent of Britons say there are too many immigrants compared to 27% in Germany and The Netherlands. That's despite the fact that England (as opposed to the UK) has only recently overtaken The Netherlands in terms of population density. Population density in the UK is still considerably lower than it is in The Netherlands.