Yes, we currently have too many immigrants

This is a common trope used by certain people build a straw man which they can blame for the governments incompetence and corruption.

The richest peoples wealth has exploded in recent years, not the wealth of the immigrants. Our country has been built on immigration, we used it massively to rebuild quickly after world war 2, and have now decided to turn on these people who on the whole work so hard to keep community's running for very little money.

The countries issues stem from greed rather than a lack of resources.

If the roles were reversed and we were forced to flee we wouldn’t expect to be treated the way many immigrants are here

We have the same level of immigrants as other high income countries and our levels are not as high as countries like Sweden or Canada. Our asylum laws make it harder for people to arrive here safely, and the idea that 'illegal' immigrants arrive on boats and stay in fancy hotels is a fallacy.

We don't, the percentage of UK residents that are immigrants is actually smaller than right wing groups suggest - a growing tension and anxiety around immigrants is cast as a smoke screen that aims to displace the role that large multi-national corporations and the ultra-wealthy have played in creating large gulfs between wages and prosperity.

immigrants are people too,trying to have a better life, would you not want a better life for your children/yourself if it was possible

in a position of danger, regarding violence or any kind of hazard in the place where you live, in what circumstance would you want to live there? to move elsewhere to a renowned safe place and ensure the security and safety of you and/or your family is a priority above any other. your life could be at risk. your morals, your beliefs, all insecure. finding refuge elsewhere is not with malicious intent, but the intentions to confide in an area for safety.

They’re fleeing their own country for safety, the least we can do is have a heart and give them a chance to live. They benefit the country, they’re not taking jobs. We should all remember that nobody in this country actually came from this country - Vikings, Anglo-Saxons etc. We’re all descendants from Europe - nobody is just British

Immigration allows for a greater import of both low and high skilled labour, and helps diversify the country and educate the native British population on other cultures

Immigrants are just people who want better for themselves and their family, where they are born should not determine whether they are allowed a safe or happy life. There is more than enough money and housing to go around, if only the very rich were a little less selfish.

People would not immigrate form war-.torn countries if they had a choice, therefore we as a nation must have compassion for those who face conflict that we as a Western society are not directly affected by. Also, other European countries (either similarly sized to the UK or smaller) have more immigrants than our country does.

We do not as the majority of immigrants work hard when they arrive, and the UK Population is not exponentially growing

They are coming here for safety and deserve it. They’re people and they deserve respect and a chance.

there is no such thing as too many immigrants everyone deserves a chance at a better life in better environments

Immigrants enrich our culture and make up the vast majority of our national services such as the NHS. Without them we wouldn't gave got through the pandemic.

Aren't we all immigrants? Maybe from prior generations, but why should only the newer immigrants be penalized?

The more people that come into the country the more likely the country makes more money which is also good for the people that come in due to entering a somewhat safe country and the opportunities that it gives them.

It’s the same Immigrants that run this country, the same immigrants the kohi noor was stolen from. We dont

without immigration the country would fall apart, after all we are all humans and we bleed the same colour!

Everyone has a right to live where they want to escape war. I’m not more entitled to live in the UK just because I was born here

Immigrants should be allowed, as long as they are not terrorists or criminals, you cant hate immigration in a country that colonized.

These people come here not to harm people but to literally escape death. We would do the same if we weren’t born in England. They are more qualified than us to do the jobs that we cry that they’re taking, when without them we wouldn’t actually have enough people to fill the jobs

Asylum seekers may be fleeing persecution and danger, and it is the responsibility of humans to behave with empathy and consideration. Borders are not natural, they are created.

Our nation's foundations are based on migration and immigration, historically Britons are migrants ourselves! Those of foreign descent prop up our healthcare sectors for instance as nurses and medical professionals just to name a few occupations.

Yes we do however that does not warrant the inhumane exile of these asylum seekers who bring benefits to the countries acronym and culture.

no we don't because as more countries start the build heavy imagration law people are forced to come here but most immagrents easily pick up work and are highly qulified than most english citeizens

Immigration improves the country and we should welcome all and make the process of gaining residency much easier. Everyone should be allowed to seek safety and asylum in the Uk to seek a better life

That it is blind racism and everyone should have the right to live safely with thier family in a safe country.

Immigrants are actively improving the economy, the job sectors, without them, we would run out of NHS workers and other jobs that non-immigrants don't want to do.

Immigration is the building blocks of a cultured, educated and hard working society, rather than demonising immigrants we should aim to adopt and embrace these qualities as a society to benefit our communities.

Immigrants have bought so much culture to this country and helped build most of it too. Plus this is discrimination and wrong

They are bringing valuable insight and many are professionals in their field. I also think that people overplay how bad it is and the news outlets often overplay how bad it is, how much money is spent on it is also overplayed

if immigrants work over here people complain there stealing the jobs but if they dont work and get free housing people complain there not paying there way i think most people are just genuinely racists towards immigrants and most of the time dont have an actual issue with the jobs or housing or crime aspect

Immigration is the lifeblood of the uk, it would be unable to function economically or socially without immigrants

This country has required migration to survive and it will continue needing it. We also have a falling birth rate. Immigrants add to us and anyone trying to throw them out is an idiot that needs education, not a platform.

There is no such thing as too many immigrants. The country has plenty of space, as several cities and towns, especially in the North and Midlands, have not recovered the population they had in the 1950s. Most of Scotland is unpopulated due to landlords holding on to too much land. Immigrants bring workers and future business leaders who help bring new opportunities to their communities.

Immigrants are fundamental to our society. They are not the reason for any of the problems to society- that is the fault of the rich and privatisation

Many people that contribute positively to our economy are immigrants, and they shouldn't be rejected just because of where they are from, but rather (if they get rejected) it should be because they commit a crime or just languish around unemployed

No one should be classed as an illegal immigrant. Everyone is a citizen and should be allowed to live wherever, it doesn’t matter where they come from or how they got here.

Immigrants contribute to the community, taxes, bring skills and unique perspectives. Diversity is vital to life.

they are just trying to find shelter and be safe due to the conflict in their own countries and what people or country would we be if we didnt let them have refuge in our country and we left them in war. I dont agree with illegal immigration.

There are many well educated immigrants who can and will contribute a lot to society, and children of immigrants tend to be more hardworking and more school photos, therefore helping the future of the uk

No, we don’t as the problem of job and house shortage is a government problem and despite immigrants aiding the demand they do not create it.

immigrants bring economic and societal benefits. their contribution often outweighs the challenges associated with immigration

The country has the infrastructure to take in immigrants as it has for many years. Immigrants also pay their taxes whereas high income earners generally exploit tax loopholes holes

Immigrants have been coming to the UK for centuries. The too many immigrants argument is an unfair rhetoric used by nationalists

Build more shelter and provide more working spaces, in fact it's good they take jobs to help other citizens, meaning more income the government receives to give out to people.

A) we need immigrants as they are fundamental in the NHS B) Immigrants only make up 16% of the population.

Yes but it’s a two way street, if we treat foreign nationals in a certain way, we should expect that when we travel the world.

Immigrants contribute more than they consume, in fact without them, many important services in various industries will collapse. They consume much less than our residents do.

If the roles were reversed and we were forced to flee we wouldn’t expect to be treated the way many immigrants are here

The statistics show otherwise. Despite what the current and former regimes want us to believe, there is more than enough space and money. They can not only make the process easier, but afford housing for the homeless we already have, by taxing the rich a little more. Immigrants helped build this country, and help keep our economy stable, they’re a necessity to how the UK runs.

If the roles were reversed and we were in that situation we would want help and we should want to help our fellow humans

Immigrants have moved to gain a better life they couldn’t provide before, and should not be treated unfairly.

I think the country has a bigger unemployment and housing crisis, which is being hidden by immigration. If these were solved,

Immigrants are who built this country and contribute massively to society. Just because they might have a different culture does not require us to shun them

Brother just look at the amount of migrants in other European countries, we genuinely do not have “too many”

It shouldn’t matter no one should be forced to live in a poor living state because of where they was born

Immigrants are overly criticised for the problems of the UK- they are used as scapegoats and a large amount of what they are blamed for is not relevant to them. Violent immigrants do exist, and they are a problem, as are all violent people. Immigrants themselves are not the problem, and they are often benefits to our society.

Immigrants have never been the problem. Reform uses them as scapegoats too distract from the real problems.

Not enough babies are being born so jobs will be empty, causing the country to lose money and everything to slow down meaning we need immigrants.

Actually, data often shows that immigrants aren’t ‘too many’ at all. In most countries, immigration levels are modest compared to the overall population. Immigrants often fill essential jobs, contribute more in taxes than they take in benefits, and help sustain public services in ageing societies. Plus, diversity can boost innovation, culture, and trade links. So rather than being a burden, immigration is frequently a net benefit—both economically and socially.

This country's immigrants are simply the backbone of the entire system here. If you intend to deport all of these people this country will simply be worse off. Parties like Reform UK use this argument as a thin veneer to hide their inherent racist and anti-humanist beliefs, as well as using this argument as a means to scapegoat the state of the global economy. It's happened before and it's happening now

People do not understand immigration until they are in the position, men are coming over in boats as they are risking their lives as women and children come over in safer options, if you were in a war struck country you would do what ever you could to get to safety

Immigrants fuel the country and the economy would grow down if we started being stricter in immigrations laws

immigrants boost the economy massively, the real problem is lack of housing, people are people and there’s never too much

We are all immigrants.

People should be able to exist wherever they want to. Borders are made up. No one should be able to decide that only some people can move here or there based on made up lines.

Immigration is necessary for people to live. If you don't let others in, you die out. Immigrants provide necessary work, economic activity, innovation, and diversity of thought. Immigrants are useful to natives but humans are living sentient creatures. They shouldn't be allowed to exist and move merely because they are useful, they should be allowed to exist and move because they are alive…  Read more.

If you wanted to move somewhere, you wouldn't look down on yourself.

In reality we do not at all they help our economy and majority live a peaceful like it’s only the small percentage of immigrants that course harm

Immigration is a fundamental structure to the UK, without immigration the UK wouldn’t be where it is now

The majority of the current difficulties that working people in the UK face are fundamentally caused by the wealth gap and the top 1%, rather than immigrants, who bring business to our country, and who have been statistically proven to give more back to than they take. Often immigrants are more economically active than other citizens.

The real impact of immigrants is heavily inflated by right wing voices in the media, relying on the inherent racism of a large percentage of the electorate who are far more receptive to blaming the country’s issues on foreigners rather than identifying the actual root cause. When billionaires continue to make record profits and escape without paying their fair share of tax, I believe that these are the people who are responsible for the underfunding we are seeing in many public sectors today.

I believe LEGAL immigrants bring great personality and skills to the united kingdom like people who work in hospitals, labs etc

Immigrants in the UK represent a minority of about 15%, meaning the amount of migrants in the UK aren't a threat to national identity, as well as it represents an increase in work force within the country.

They are the fundamentals of our society, the birth rate is declining and immigrants help England to flourish

They are coming here for safety and deserve it. They’re people and they deserve respect and a chance.

Without immigrants Britain wouldn’t be Britain they create diversity and bring knowledge and skills/ entire livelihoods to the uk and often they have had to flee because of disgraceful circumstances which we may indirectly play a role in creating (I.e pollution, or not getting involved / helping countries
Who need it)

We don't, we need more workers and people who come to a new country are far more likely to try hard to integrate and help the economy.

We need immigration. The Uk is propped up by immigrants working in the NHS and the Uk coloniser half the world. How can you expect to go to other countries and then destroy culture and history and then turn around and say don’t do the same back.

Immigrants help our economy and also come to this country to make money they can't in other coutries or to escape horrible things such as war and genocide

Immigrants take up most of the jobs, making them a great asset to the job market. Too many British people are lazy, uneducated, and just sign up for benefits rather than trying to get a job.

Immigration has been beneficial to our country for centuries. There are many different types of migration, but what people are typically responding to is 'illegal' migration and a sense that we are taking in far more than our fair share.

​One of the main reasons for our illegal migration issues is that under successive governments we have made much more difficult for people to apply for asylum in the UK through legal routes. This lack of safe and legal routes for refugees forces them into dangerous situations, such as crossing the English Channel in small boats, and makes them depend…  Read moreent on people smugglers. The existing legal routes, like the ones for Ukrainians and Hong Kongers, are often specific to certain crises and aren't widely available to all who need them.

Illegal Immigration is a problem however legal immigration provides the country with a wealth of knowledge and key skilled workers.

the world itself is overpopulated what gives our country the right to choose whether or not immigrants can stay here simply because they werent born here, people dont move countries just because they feel like it theres always a reasoning behind it.

We do not have enough workers to fill all the jobs in Scotland, we need immigration because it fills us with culture, people have gone too far with protests against things they don’t even believe in. It has become a mob mentality and just a blame game

The UK birth rate is declining thus we will have an ageing population, immigration will increase as a result. Majority of migration are foreign students wanting to study in the UK which heavily contributes to the funding of universities as well as the economy, restricting immigration as a whole will lead to the increase in tuition fees or even collapse of educational institutions. Immigrants also fill essential labour shortages especially within the NHS.

We are a welcoming nation and a nation of sanctuary, with immigrants providing huge contributions to national culture.

Stop being an arrogant **** and realize that it's relying fully on the public sector, billionaires and capitalism that is making this country **** ing ****

We have workforce shortages in some areas where international workers are more willing to meet the need than British people. Unless British people are prepared to step up and undertake less desirable work, we rely om immigrants.

There is no way of quantifying what "too many" immigrants is. Immigrants can be anything from highly skilled professionals, to people who want to live with their family, to refugees. Each will contribute to and require from society and public services in different ways.