“But since 2011, immigration from Poland has started to rise annually again, due to the Coalition's open door immigration policy. “
Er… not quite, Gromit. The Coalition’s policy on immigration (whether open door or otherwise) has no bearing on immigration from Poland. That is bound by the ridiculous “freedom of movement” principle brought about by our membership of the equally ridiculous EU.
“And what stable door has been closed? It is still wide open.”
There is no door. It, together with its hinges, bolts and padlocks have been taken down by the EU.
We don’t need to argue too much longer about the potential outcome of the latest piece of EU lunacy to strike our shores. The next few months will tell who is right: there are those who see no problems and see unfettered immigration as nothing but a great benefit to the UK; those who see a cataclysmic breakdown of life as we know it; finally there are those (including me) who suggest that something in between might occur - that the country will muddle along, that there will be even more pressure on already struggling services, most notably housing, healthcare and education.
To suggest that the arrival of large numbers of people, many of whom have not a cat in hell’s chance of ever becoming net contributors to the economy, will somehow benefit the UK is an argument which I am nowhere near clever enough to understand.