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Originally Posted by martyh
The NHS is getting totally swamped with the extra work load because of the EU's open border policy and ,correct me if i'm wrong , i don't see the EU jumping to help fund it ,once out we can restrict the numbers entering and relying on our NHS .That is common sense not scaremongering Damien.
Incidentally the same applies to our education system as well
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I deleted my post because I couldn't really be bothered but none the less.
Now obviously more people creates more demand for public services and there may well be problems in specific areas of the country, we haven't a good enough job at things like that.
However there isn't much evidence that the wider NHS is getting swamped by EU migration. It may be 'common sense' but there are other factors to consider such as immigration trending younger than the general population and young people are rarely being a cost issue for the NHS. What's more these people contribute as well and if they go back before hitting old age then they're a net benefit. The NHS is swamped with elderly care, obesity and diabetes.
Here is a good article on it:
https://fullfact.org/immigration/imp...blic-services/
In short it's very debatable, with pros/cons. It's not as obvious as common sense suggests that immigration is bringing down the NHS.
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On another note. Ryanair are trying to wind up Leave campaigners:
http://www.cityam.com/241549/eu-refe...-by-vote-leave