immigration: sleight of hand?

[expat]

EU job centres to target Africans -- BBC

"You can't manage migration flows by simply having tougher border controls," says IOM spokesman Jean-Philippe Chauzy. "If you're trying to undercut the people smugglers, the best way is to open up legal opportunities (for migrants)."

I do love political arguments that slip in a good "IF".

"If you're trying to undercut the people smugglers, the best way is to open up legal opportunities (for migrants)."

Or to put it another way, if you're trying to stop illegal immigrants, declare them to be legal - sorted!

But what if you're trying to control immigration?



PS it'S not mere trickery, it's worse than that: it's a government-funded effort to go to the poorest countries in the world and look for good workers, and take them away.

[Troll]

Yes - lets have more people here who despise us and our way of life

[DodgyAgent]

EU job centres to target Africans -- BBC
I do love political arguments that slip in a good "IF".

"If you're trying to undercut the people smugglers, the best way is to open up legal opportunities (for migrants)."

Or to put it another way, if you're trying to stop illegal immigrants, declare them to be legal - sorted!

But what if you're trying to control immigration?



PS it'S not mere trickery, it's worse than that: it's a government-funded effort to go to the poorest countries in the world and look for good workers, and take them away.

Already on to it. Just setting up "DA Mali Ltd"

[VinnyB]

A quote from the article : "The idea is to match potential migrants with job offers in sectors like agriculture, building or cleaning.", so the high skilled jobs then!

When will this Govt get the lazy bstards who were born here, off their a*ses to start making a contribution?

[Spartacus]

Or to put it another way, if you're trying to stop illegal immigrants, declare them to be legal - sorted!

They've been doing that in Spain and Italy for years, which makes tougher controls here a waste of time. If you are an illegal you just go to Spain, pick tomatoes to keep you going, wait 12 months or so for the next amnesty, collect your Spanish passport and off you go legally to wherever you like in the EU.

[DimPrawn]

Immigrants push up house prices. The government should invite the whole world here. You know it makes sense.

[andy]

I have calculated that if whole of europe migrates to UK
each house will be worth 10 million
boomed(tm)