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Originally Posted by Livia

For years now, if someone's started a discussion about immigration, a screaming Left has shut them down and branded them racist. We've seen Europe open its borders which has meant an inevitable influx of people into the richest countries from the poorest countries. Here, we've seen people arrive and claim benefits, tax credits, child benefit for kids who don't even live here, free medical care... meanwhile we have people living on the streets, children living in dire poverty, elderly people making the choice of freezing or starving and people denied life-giving healthcare because of the cost. If someone has tried to talk about it they've been called racist, they've been accused of being Daily Mail readers and they've been generally dismissed by a Left who seems committed to the doctrine that the louder you shout, the more insulting you get, the more right you are. No one listened... and this is the result. The Right have a toe-hold now. I hope for all our sakes that discussions are opened up, changes are made and the right don't get both feet on the ladder because that would be a disaster for all of us.

Excellent post.
Perhaps if people were given the same benefits, health care etc here as they would receive in their own country we would see a difference.