By David Jacobsen
Our government and media continue to try and brainwash or hypnotically trick people in Britain about the increase in the number of people who come into UK, hoping for freedom from persecution and war in their homeland.
The Socialist Labour Party policy on immigration and economic migration onto Britain, understands that we face a crisis.
It is caused bythe EU adoption of the Nice Treaty (2001).
The implementation of the treaty relaxed border controls within EU countries. This furthered the strategy to globalise the capitalist appropriation of people and other resources.
In 2001 the UK population was 59 million.
The number of people who tried to escape war and persecution and the overall number of UK immigrants equalled the number of people who emigrated from Britain in the same year.
But then the 2003 Accession Treaty removed border controls. This resulted In people from 25 countries able to enter countries within the European Union. The population in the UK, today, is over 70 million. This 25 year increase of 11 million people to Britain is the main reason Britain does not sustain an economy planned and designed for a smaller population.
A sensible and fair immigration policy should give priority to people who try to escape war and persecution and citizens of former UK colonies equal to the number of people who emigrate from Britain each year.
Note of point; business, diplomatic and military immigration from people outside the union, such as USA and Israel, is managed with ease and efficiency by UK governments.
The Socialist Labour Party Policy on Immigration and Asylum Seekers fleeing war and persecution is on page 8 of its manifesto.