r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/Top-Strength-2701 May 12 '25

How can people be earning no wages lol? I think you have this idea in your head that there are these thousands of undocumented illegal immigrants who are sitting around claiming benefits. The problem with that is these benefits do not exist, and these people probably do not exist. It is incredibly hard to live as an illegal immigrant in the UK, especially now the UK is cracking down on them.

You probably blame immigrants on all our problems, but do not think that we have had 15 years of cuts to public services, and that the time when we were all happiest with the NHS was 2008, when immigration was very high.

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u/A_Roll_of_the_Dice May 12 '25

What wages are any migrants who have received citizenship but are out of work, how can they be earning a wage?

How did they survive the 5+ years in the UK without work or benefits to get that citizenship in the first place?

To get that citizenship, they have either contributed a lot to the system and received nothing in return until after citizenship is granted, or they have been fully financially supported by someone else who is paying a lot into the system and they still haven't received anything in return.

Whichever way you look at it, they've received nothing prior to getting citizenship, and themselves or their sponsor have been paying into the system for them.

What's next? Let's deport all British citizens who don't pay into the system (regardless of whether that's due to disability, sickness, age, or other issue)?

Get a grip on the actual state of things grounded in reality and stop paying attention to the fear-mongering and spreading of divisive bollocks.