Bora Bora wrote:dee7o wrote:Chocoholic wrote:For one the Pols are bloody hard workers - they EARN their living, they don't just come in and sponge off the state - off ME actually! That's the problem most of us have with immigration, is that the majority of people refuse to integrate, refuse to work and refuse to contribute! These people I have zero tolerance for! Those whoi wish to work, to fit and and to contribute, then come on in!
So you have integrated into UAE culture? Heck I am an Arab and I haven't. Not every immigration model has to be a melting pot. I was in Canada and in the States. In Canada they expect you to bring your culture with you because they believe the multicultural model enriches the country. In the US you are expected to leave all you know behind and embrace Americanism: the model that boasts the highest obesity rates in the world. Guess what, no one has tried to blow up anything in Canada and there is minimal crime. On the other hand in the USA........well you know.
So, you go to America and the mentality is for you to become obese? Obesity is not a requirement to live in the US. Other countries are addressing the problem of obesity, such as the UK and the UAE.
And regarding "refusing to work". How many Asians SE or FE have you heard of who are on welfare in Western Countries? How about you compare that to the rate of native Caucasians in those places? Who are the tax payers dishing out their money to feed/clothe/home? Asians or "native people" who aren't even really native in many cases (not talking about the UK here).
FYI, illegal immigrants are not entitled to welfare in the US, but they are the biggest offenders when it comes to medical and education. When illegals have children these children are entitled to a free education even though their parents don't pay into the tax system. The American taxpayer gets the bill. Even children who are in the US illegally get the benefit of an education up to grade 12.
When they go to clinics or hospitals and they are treated they skip on the bill so the hospital has to "eat it". If the hospital or clinic has a sliding scale payment, they claim they don't have money. People who hold the green card or passport bring their parents to the US on a visit visa and guess what! the parent needs surgery. They already know what hospital they are going to bring them to to have the surgery, because they did their homework before the parent came and found which hospital has sliding scale payments and then claim they have no money, so the surgery is free. After the surgery they put the parent back on the plane and send them home.
Illegals in the US contribute nothing to the country or economy. Most of the money they earn goes back to their country of origin and they pay no taxes. Granted they take jobs that many wouldn't, but that doesn't entitle them to live off the taxpayer and contribute nothing back into the economy.
And if the government catches up with them they want to stay in the US because their children are US citizens. Well, I say they should ALL go back to their native country and when the kids are old enough they can return to the US and become productive citizens.
Illegals and legal immigrants know how to work the system in the country they reside in and it doesn't matter what country they came from. [/b]
What are you talking about? What brought illegal immigrants into this? This topic was about some sri lankan dude in the UK who discriminated against people by accent and refused them service. Who mentioned illegal entry? I don't condone illegal crossing of borders no matter what the color, race or profession of the person. Besides, what do you mean "illegal immigrants are not entitled to welfare"? Well Duh!!! They don't exist in the eyes of the government and what moron would go up to social security when they are not even a legal resident of the country? We are discussing the value of people who enter a country legally, fulfill all the immigration requirements set by the government and attempt to build a life. Are these people harmful or an asset?
