Briton's "put off work by benefits"

@treetopflyer Said
"why should we deny immigrants the same right"

Are they doing so legally? It appears you are losing your country to them.

@hedkandi1984_21 Said
We're not losing the country to them. I think only like 5% of people in Britain are actually foreign. If we were then just about everyone I meet would be foreign, but they're not. People just over eaggerate. Yes, we do have some illegal immigrants, but so does every country in the world.

@hedkandi1984_21 Said
You say that, but as the article mentions, it's the Britons choosing not to work cos they can get benefits. And some immigrants are good members of society who pay their taxes and who contribute in other ways. Record numbers of Britons are moving to the US and Australia every year - why should we deny immigrants the same right? My family all come from the Caribbean. My mum was a nurse here from the time she was 16. She worked for the NHS for 30 years and was a childminder about 5. She contributed to society without being villified. I can't understand why immigrants these days get such a bad rep.

@buffalobill90 Said
I suppose it's a tough dilemma: Should benefits be reduced to an unattractive level to encourage people to work? If so, would it be too low for those who rely on it? Then again, the number of people claiming benefits in the UK has reduced significantly over the past couple of decades. And after all, we need access to foreign labour markets. Fears of foreign immigrants coming in and taking 'our' jobs are not only rather outdated, but invalid. A job belongs to anyone who has the incentive and ability to do it. As long as wages are paid fairly and equally, immigration needn't be a problem with regards to occupation. I suppose the problem is that wages aren't always paid fairly and equally.

@treetopflyer Said
" I suppose the problem is that wages aren't always paid fairly and equally."

Aren't there laws in place to address this concern?

@treetopflyer Said
"dictate that a doctor must be paid this."

Insurance companies pretty much control this I would assume, and there is no established working wage based on experience, etc...

@treetopflyer Said
What are the annual increases like? Between 3/5%?

@markfox01 Said
Im not saying immigrants are bad far from it, please read what i said... however i am sayng that the british people are giving a bad rep yet do nothing for them selves.. also.. being on benifits is really easy these days.. easier for women..

labour government dont stop to think why people are leaving in record numbers for passtures greener.. we havent had a increase in wages for 10 years to the level of which the rest of the economy has increased. Engineers for instance from all fields are about ?10K less than there european counter parts.. the cost to run a business in the uk is too expensive people want higher paid jobs or nothing (benifits).

@hedkandi1984_21 Said
I never said you did, just saying that I don't understand why immigrants are looked on so unfavourably.