jbonding said:
Just point out the bit about an amnesty
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Here the first one i looked at ;
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The Home Office estimate that there are between 310,000 and 570,000 illegal immigrants in the UK.
Deporting them would cost £4.7 billion, and leave acute shortages of cleaners, care workers and hotel staff.
If allowed to live and work legally, they would pay more than £1 billion in tax each year.
£1 billion + £4.7 billion saved by not deporting would pay for 300 new schools, or 12 district hospitals or 200,000 new nurses.
Nearly 50% of foreign-born immigrants leave Britain within 5 years. Immigrants are much more likely to stay for short periods, or to circulate between home and host countries if they are able to get back in.
Remittances home from immigrant workers provide a very effective form of poverty relief in 3rd world countries.
Migrants fill 90% of low-paid jobs in London, and account for 29% of the capital's work force.
Legal migrants comprise 8.7% of the population, but contribute 10.2% of all taxes.
Each immigrant pays an average of £7,203 in tax compared with £6,861 for non-migrant workers.
There were 25,715 people claiming asylum last year - if allowed to work they would generate £123M in tax revenues.
In 2005, Spain completed a large-scale regularisation programme, and the government estimates that it increased revenue by €750 million in 2005, and is set to add a further €1,350 million in 2006.
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are you telling me most care workers,cleaners and hotel staff are mainly illegal imigrants?
Quote "If allowed to live and work legally, they would pay more than £1 billion in tax each year."
and have to leave the care workers and hotel industry
Quote "£1 billion + £4.7 billion saved by not deporting
would pay for 300 new schools, or 12 district hospitals or 200,000 new nurses." I think you mean could
Quote "Nearly 50% of foreign-born immigrants leave Britain within 5 years. Immigrants are much more likely to stay for short periods, or to circulate between home and host countries if they are able to get back in." interesting fact
I still dont see where weve debated an amnesty. Lets just say OK the ones that are here can stay what do you suggest we do with any other illegal immigrants decide to visit after the amnesty but dont want to go back, then we are back to square one. Do you think there is a problem in this country with illegal immigrants