ChatterBank1 min ago
Benefits To Immigrants
In the light of recent events clearly something must be done urgently to stem the flow of immigrants into this country. Could the solution be to restrict all benefits to those who have lived in this country, and contributed to its public purse, for, say, a minimum of five years?
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You seriously are pitching this as anything but a populist inflammatory idea even though none of what you are saying is true Naomi? If you don't know the figures, how can you possibly have a sensible debate on anything? It's ridiculous. When this was pointed out to you, you rigidly stuck to your guns anyway even though as a group EU migrants actually add to the economy, so actually this is just about punishing anyone who isn't 'home grown' isn't it?
>...delay having children for five years - but heaven forbid we should ask people to take responsibility for themselves.
I think there's a case for saying the same thing for our own citizens too in order to reduce benefit dependency. I can see a case for putting everyone on 12 months' notice that child benefit or other benefits will not be paid for future children. But i know there would be a backlash when we hear of starving children so it'll probably never happen
I think there's a case for saying the same thing for our own citizens too in order to reduce benefit dependency. I can see a case for putting everyone on 12 months' notice that child benefit or other benefits will not be paid for future children. But i know there would be a backlash when we hear of starving children so it'll probably never happen
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> I think benefits should only be paid to people who were born here.
That's a non-starter unless we leave the EU or negotiate a dispensation which is highly unlikely.
If we did deny benefits, including child benefit, to those not born here would we also deny use of hospitals and schools? What about denying a vote?Would we want a section of our population to be treated as second-class?
That's a non-starter unless we leave the EU or negotiate a dispensation which is highly unlikely.
If we did deny benefits, including child benefit, to those not born here would we also deny use of hospitals and schools? What about denying a vote?Would we want a section of our population to be treated as second-class?
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