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Because they are Brits and they are entitled to be here. Sadly, foreigners come here on their own accord and they are not forced to come. You may argue that the UK need these highly skilled and hard working foreigners, which is true, but it boils down to choice. No matter how "bummy" a citizen is, S-He has more rights than a foreign millionaire who is a temporary resident. Remember the story of Al - Fayed of Harrods fame and his Brit Citizenship? A foreigner sadly is only good when he can provide the services the society requires, anything beside that, S-He is the scum of the earth. That is the sad truth. God help all foreigners - myself included.What about all the benefit-scrounging, beer-belly scratching, hoody wearing, good-for-nothing native British citizens who are nothing but a drain on the UK economy. Why do they never mention them? If economic productivity determines your right to live here then why haven't they all been kicked out yet?
Exactly. Although I currently hold ILR and am therefore entitled to public funds I can tell you that I couldn't care less whether or not I was entitled to these funds. I, and I'm sure most other immigrants, did not come to this country to scrounge off the state. I don't ever intend to become dependent on welfare benefits and that's certainly not the way I was brought up.Why not grant residency to immigrants on condition that they can't recourse public funds? I'm sure most high skilled immigrants (if not all) hate to see themselves on dole.
Rooiding, if you were a dependent on an AV, why didn't you get ILR when your parents did? Even if you were over 18, you could still apply as you entered as a dependent?rooi_ding wrote:The article you are referring to is the European directive on long stay people of third citizen countries, it is by far a more fair system then the UK one which is a 10 years of continues stay. I am in a similar situation as you, however I was on an AV dependant visa before switching to a WP so I have spent eight years working continuously paying taxes contributing 10.9% to the GDP check out this article on MSN money
Duh! Of course!! How silly of me!!rooi_ding wrote:A dependant on an AV also means married to an AV holder, sadly our ways parted but before they did my partner allowed me to apply for a WP before we went onto divorce proceedings. I am a bit older then 18 but thanks for the compliment..................
it'd be quite interesting to know how the figure works out. £27,000 - average salary for full time employment? in the UK?easylife4me wrote:Citing research produced by the government, Migrationwatch concur that for an employee to make a positive lifetime contribution to society, they must earn £27,000 a year, measured in either tax contributions or Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Admittedly, this is the average salary for full time employment, a salary which only 20% of migrants can achieve.