Chairman of MigrationWatch UK, Sir Andrew Green said: “As public concern has increased, supporters of immigration have tried to give the impression that the majority come from the new EU member states and that, in time, as their economies improve they will return home – thus implying that public fears are groundless. THEY HAVE BEEN LYING! [My comment]
It is now clear that 2.3million people have been allowed to flock through the “open door” into Britain.
Most of the newcomers have arrived from outside the EU, making a mockery of Government claims that an annual cap on migrants would have a limited effect.
Critics said the influx – equivalent to the entire population of Greater Manchester – has put a massive drain on public services.
It has also forced up the tax burden on already hard-pressed families and seen police forces pleading for more cash to deal with gangs of foreign criminals.
TOM WHITEHEAD, Home Affairs Correspondent, Daily Express.
