tornado2007:
Whatever you say about a 'based argument' that statement about immigration not helping our economy is true :)
Once again Torny (with all due respect), simply stating something does not make it so.
osiol:
There are so many Polish people who don't send money home. What about British people who spend their money on holidays? More importantly, who owns what? Who are the shareholders in (insert the names of some of the world's biggest companies here)? Where does any money go?
If you want to stop the pound heading for Poland, start a business that will lure Poles in the UK to part with their money in your till before they even consider sending any out of the country.
Good point.
I spend a very large percentage of my income on holiday. Whenever I buy a West Ham United shirt/season ticket/merchandise I am funding an Icelandic business.
The very fact that cheap labour is available encourages companies to invest in the UK. Why do you think British based companies set up their call centres in India? Who's economy does this benefit?
The immigrants who choose to send their savings home have every right to do so. They still have to pay tax and fund their living expenses whilst they reside here.
I work in benefits, and I can tell you that a fair amount of non-working immigrant's money is being used to fund Bengali real estate. When you consider this is tax-payers money which has not been earnt, it puts the issue of immigrant workers sending their
own money back home in to perspective.