700 are arriving every day from Eastern Europe into Britain

(From the newspaper that was friends with Hitler)

thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23387097-details/700+are+ar riving+every+day+from+Eastern+Europe/article.do

28.02.07

There already has been a similar topic discussed on the board: http://www.polishforums.com/polish_claiming_state_benefit_have-9_3814_ 0.html

I think that ukpolska's answer was the most interesting:



Personally I say, "shut the doors and send the Poles back home". At least this topic will stop hunting us.

Good point, I posted it as a comment. However, I've noticed websites won't publish comments that make them look like dumb idiots.

I don't think peterweg is supporting the article, but pointing it out as another piece of scaremongering by sections of the British Press (note the Evening Standrd is I believe part of the group that also publishes the Daily Mail)

what wrong in shut the doors????

you always can open this again!!!!!!!! if you are a good lad

you sound like a jews.....hunting us

I wasn't trying to imply that peterweg supported this article. I saw his other comments on this board so it didn't even crossed my mind to think so. It's just that this topic was repeated so many times here that I'm seriously thinking of going to uk myself and dragging my country men back home by force. Maybe that will put a stop to this whole situation.

Don't do it Matyjasz. I would lose my golfing partner and who would I drink with ?

Don't fall into the trap of thinking that we all believe what is written in our media !

no now is to late you will be fine living with africans asians south american european too

As I expected my comment has not been added. Anybody else want to try?

Matyjasz, don't worry about it. I hear far more positive comments about the Poles in the UK. In fact I've never heard anyone complain about it in person. The UK government should come up with the economic benefit argument pretty soon.

It's all good peter. I'm not worrying at all. I understand that Britons are worried about the huge influx of east Europeans. Frankly, if suddenly there was a similar influx of Brits too Poland the situation would be the same. Our government would be constantly criticized, immigrants demonized, etc… Instead of thinking how to resolve new occurring problems, the papers would only come up with more and more accusations and apocalyptical visions of near future.

Still, Britons did more than enough to ensure that the new arrivals feel comfortable in their new home. Sometimes even they overdone it a little bit...

Please dont take my boyfriend

You are still an idiot.

Maybe us Brits should all move to Poland?. I hear theres plenty of job vacancies these days

I'd rather the poles came here than the Muslims. Why should we close the doors on our own brothers?

Actually according to latest figures migrants have contributed 2BN UK pounds in tax.

I work as an interpreter and meet many Poles - I have yet to meet one who is living in council housing (or wishes to live in council housing).

One more correction - tax credit is not a handout, it is just that - a tax credit for people on low incomes, that is, if the joint household income is below a certain limit (60k I believe but it could be lower) they are eligible for tax credit, which means they get some of the tax they paid back.

I wish newspapers would stop printing these stories, all they are doing is scaring old age pensioners whose only contact with the outside world is the media.

Quote from said article:



I rest my case.

Tax credits are as follow:-
Gross Annual Joint Income

(&pound
Child Tax Credit (&pound

One Child
Two Children
Three Children


5,000
2,240
3,930
5,625

10,000
2,240
3,930
5,625

15,000
1,835
3,530
5,225

20,000
545
1,680
3,375

25,000
545
545
1,525

30,000
545
545
545

40,000
545
545
545

50,000
545
545
545

The figures are based on joint income the largest being the household income.

As to the comments on pension, we are constantly being told to save for our future because a pension will not be enough, most people put 15% in to a private pension but its okay for some immigrant to come over and claim??

Tax Credit is actually Working Tax Credit and is payable to families whose joint household income is below 15,550. It is paid to working families, not families on benefits.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnia, sorry to hear you are worried about your pension

I can assure you that there are regulations regarding who is entitled to claim and who isn't. For a start to be able to claim, a migrant worker must first have been in full time employment for 12 months prior. Every case is assessed on its own merits.

The same here in Poland, with the exception that 2 million of potential future tax payers in their best reproductive age emigrated outside our country. Who is going to work for my pension if they and their children decide not to come back? Hard question. I guess everybody has their problems.

Why don't you and your boyfriend go and live in Poland one wonders?