General News UK immigration policy condemned by the UN

I wanted to maybe go live in the Mother Country.

 

Sorry but it isn't "xenophobic" to look out for your own country first, especially when similar policies exist in Canada, Australia and other EU countries.

 

If UKIP weren't enjoying the popularity they have right now this bill wouldn't exist. So if you're looking for someone to blame, blame Farage and his cronies.

 

Since the Bill has Lib Dem and Labour Support I doubt that

 

Yeah, it's still xenophobic. Just because other white-dominated societies are also racist, that doesn't justify the racism of another. And Westminster can hardly be said to be looking out for a lot of their citizens.

Those immigration laws are really mild compared to Australia's, but still terrible. Of course, Britain could actually do something about the conditions that necessitate emigration from poor areas, some of which are caused by British actions, and many more from the colonial history of it. If they're so worried about immigration, they should do something about emigration.

I don't see the British government restricting the hundreds of thousands of French immigrants or Australians in Britain. But of course only the white and already well-off deserve to be treated as humans.

 

As far as my knowledge of the EU goes, citizens of a country in the EU are citizens of the EU and are free to move and live anywhere in the EU (or the EEA). The schegen area covers covers all of EU (and Switzerland) except for the UK and Ireland, whose argument consists of "Islands are different*". These strict immigration laws seem violate the rights of every EU (and EEA) citizen unless they are from these island nations. Maybe I don't understand European Union law as much as I need to, but it looks pretty clear.

*Iceland (part of the EEA) makes no such claims.

 

Actually Australians since they are non-EU require points and to be on the list of in demand professions before they can get a work permit, and are held to the same income requirements as any other immigrant.

 

After living a year in Edinburgh, UK, I found that much of British culture is defined by immigrants this policy is also harmful to culture. For example, the only food stuffs that wont give you a instant heart attack, is the indian, and indian and west asian food and culture is everywhere. Britain is defined in part by immigrants, much like the US.

 

I think there is a genuine fear amongst British people that their culture is being swept away under the carpet. Will restricting immigration do anything to address this fear?

 

The reason the UK and Ireland are not in the Schengen zone is due to the common travel area which pre-dates the EU. There are no border controls for UK or Irish citizens due to the succession of Ireland, Irish and UK citizens enjoy greater rights in each other country beyond what the EU offers (including the right to vote in each other's parliament)