Immigration Cap Crap
Theresa
Well, (Home Secretary) Theresa May did as the Tories promised and went ahead to introduce an interim measure to curb the growing numbers of immigrants into the country. As a matter of fact, the government is planning to introduce a set number for non-EU immigrants in April 2011 and at the moment, they are working hard to ensure that there is no surge in numbers of immigrants who are alarmed by this news, at least until April 2011.
In the paper, those targeted are skilled and highly skilled workers whereas international students would also be affected come April 2011. Ministers of religion, sporty people et al are exempted.
The Background of All This
From an international student’s point of view, I duly understand the problem and respect the Briton for the love of his country and the safeguarding of the national interest by being conservative. I have come across people who after establishing that I study here go right ahead to ask whether I will be going back home after my studies. Others are constantly complaining about their next door neighbours whose kids are a handful whereas others are complaining that the lack of jobs (which you may think it’s due to the recession) is attributable to non-EU immigrants in the country. The government, on the other hand, thinks there is a strain on Public Services and therefore feels the need to ‘control’ the numbers of those coming into the country; after all, they have to act in keeping with the definition of the word ‘conservative’ from which they derive their title.
As an outsider, I am aware some people are waking up and finding my invasion not really concordant with their culture or natural being. There are lots of restaurants around – and none of them seem to serve fish and chips! There are many football clubs in the country constituting to the best football league in the world. And on the contrary, the English team does not get that far in the world cup. In other words, there is a need for more ‘Home-grown players’ in the Premier league. In short, there is need for control of non-EU professional footballers in the country, Eastern Europeans and the rest of the non-EU contingent in the quest to free up resources for the native Briton.
Missed the Point
What Theresa May introduced on the 28th of June 2010 is a cap to reduce the number of those coming to live in the country by 1,300. As earlier stated, those targeted are Tier 1 (Highly Skilled Workers) and Tier 2 (Skilled Workers) and international students. In 2008, there was a total of 273,610 international students moving into the country. The British economy gets a total of £12bn a year generated from the fees paid by international students. The common man in the street does not know that non-EU international students don’t get loans and bursaries or what have you as do the home students. As such, there is not a justifiable amount of strain that these students cause on the economy nor the Public services. They in fact pay to the last penny of their every minute spent in the country. On the other hand, it is only an imbecile who would think that Highly Skilled workers are not needed in an economy. If one can justify that they possess skills that are on demand in an economy, there really should be no time wasted on drafting such ineffective (if not detrimental) recommendation as the Home Secretary office just did. It is shooting yourself in the foot and completely forgetting who to target.
Take it or Kick it, My Recommendations:
Going through the streets of London or any major city, I would not fail to notice loiters or people that the Briton may refer to as ‘a strain on the economy’. These are the unskilled, the unproductive and criminal minded individuals who are a threat not just to the natives, but also to those who have duly earned the right to be in the country. And shortly put, the government should target such (work out how!). As for Eastern Europeans, these, like the Briton, have a freedom of movement and I don’t see the Tories doing much about that. It may be easier ditching fish and chips for the Kebab. And as for football, do what you may, but the local boys have not been prevented from playing football. They are some of the heavily-pocketed individuals in that sector. So, may be a matter of getting your act together.
These are modern days and the human race is interacting at a very fast pace that sooner or later, there will not be a divide in race. What will be will be.
Jamesy
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