I have described David Cameron’s posturing on immigration today as vacuous and cynical, for that is exactly what it is.
Cynical because once again he seems determined to fool the British people into believing that we can seriously have our own immigration policy whilst remaining inside the EU. We can’t.
Vacuous because his policy solution seems to consist of tinkering around the edges of the problem instead of dealing with it head on. Under his government, net migration levels per annum remain in the hundreds of thousands, with citizens from twenty-seven other nations allowed to come and go as they please.
What Britain really needs is a tough, solid, Australian-style immigration system. One which is firm but fair and that can control numbers.
I would argue that this — the UKIP policy — is the most ethical immigration policy there is.
The EU immigration policy set for us in Brussels discriminates against doctors and lawyers from places like India, America and China, whilst showing an open door to anyone from Eastern Europe.
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