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Britain, the place to be

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    Britain, the place to be

    Or not.

    BBC News - The illegal immigrants desperate to escape squalor of Britain

    Voluntary deportations from the UK to all countries have risen steadily over the past six years, from 335 in 2005 to 15,537 in 2010, before falling to 12,879 in 2011, Home Office figures show.
    "We have to pay the landlords, there are four or five us, and so we club together to pay it."

    The rent is £800 a month. Landlords appear to be prepared to risk housing illegal immigrants for an inflated price.

    They have been told not to open the door to anyone in case they are planning or immigration officials, but we obtained access by posing as volunteers offering food and blankets.

    The immigrants complain of damp, cramped conditions, but being exploited by their own people angers them most.

    "Our people who are here legally, permanent residents, who've made homes here, they've paid for their houses because of us," Jandeep says angrily.

    "Their mortgages are paid because they charge a high rent. Everyone who lives here is Punjabi."

    Row after row of terraced houses in this predominantly Asian area of west London are housing illegal immigrants in back gardens, creating slum-like areas.

    Local councils estimate there are 10,000 sheds concealed from view across London and the Home Counties, lining networks of alleyways.
    It sounds like a fairly grim life.
    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

    #2
    Let's face they're in the country illegally so someone is bound to take advantage of that because they shouldn't be here in the first place.
    In Scooter we trust

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      #3
      Originally posted by The Spartan View Post
      Let's face they're in the country illegally so someone is bound to take advantage of that because they shouldn't be here in the first place.
      Agreed. If they do take they should get some of the money that was seized from the dodgy landlords who house these poor sods ... it gives them more an incentive to go home voluntarily.

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        #4
        Is this problem widespread in Europe now?

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          #5
          Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
          Is this problem widespread in Europe now?
          Yep, I've got 2 Albanian families on the balcony, an entourage of Romanians on the terrace, 3 busloads of undeterminate Asians in the cellar and a waiting list for the storage space off my coridoor.
          Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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            #6
            Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
            Is this problem widespread in Europe now?
            Absolutely I hear that Pooperscoop is doing overtime (picking up dog turds) in order to earn enough for a bus fare home
            Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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              #7
              Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
              Is this problem widespread in Europe now?
              They are law breakers.

              They should be sent home swimming.

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                #8
                I wonder how much it costs the taxpayer to send them home
                In Scooter we trust

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by The Spartan View Post
                  I wonder how much it costs the taxpayer to send them home
                  Probably less than than the tax take from a legal and tax-paying worker.

                  If they want to go, we should help them to f<ck orf.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by The Spartan View Post
                    I wonder how much it costs the taxpayer to send them home
                    In France it's estimated to 21K euros per head.

                    Expensive to send back feckers who will come back 6 months later

                    Travellers are given 300 euros to go back willingly to Romania. Some do the round trip 4-5 times per year...
                    Last edited by Le Rosbif; 28 February 2012, 16:10.

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