Seanus:
Good thread Osioł, 92% say they haven't claimed from the state. Loads of Brits claim from the state so 'noimmigration' is well wide of the mark if these figures are to be believed.
the important thing to remember here is 'if they are believed' or more to the point, are they factually correct. The government rightly or wrongly wants the countries population to like immigrants and enjoy having them here. If they can convince the maority of this then they can open our borders up to yet more and more immigrants. So of course a bit of number fiddling to suit their cause is no problem :)
Also, the people who answerred the questions, are they telling the truth??? I mean you could as me 'Have you ever told a racist joke' what are my thought processes, well firstly, what answer do they want?? what answer should i give?? ow and by the way just for my brains sake, have i actually told a racist joke. The answer i give for the big stats on racist jokes is 'NO' suprise suprsie, even if i have. DO you think immigrants are going to want to admit if they have claimed of state or not??? of course not their not stupid, they know that a lot of people in the UK would be pretty pissed if they knew they were claiming of the state, regardless of whether the answer is given anonymously or not. They are classed under the bracket of (Immigrant)
I'm not discrediting your post in any way osiol and i think its rather a good one, just putting a spin on it.
Thanks
T