e newlands, if what you say is true? It is ironic that you resent quite vocally what you were. An economic refugee. Priceless.

Is a tad hypocritical as well, when you were provided for by another country because of how things were here.
But at least you have lived in similar shoes, so what you think on this has more weight than others who put up 'us first' posts.
I ain't a liberal, but i can't be part of this us and them mentality. Unless its government or apparatus of the state. I like the idea of plenty of foreigners being here. And they don't have anywhere near the advantages of us who were born and bred here.
I know its a generalisation, but people who see foreigners legally allowed here as a threat i generally write off as victims of this world. There is blame that has to be attached to others for all woes they have suffered. Or heard about 3rd hand down the pub.