tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post6586785083809113637..comments2024-03-08T15:43:20.236+00:00Comments on Keynesian Liberal: Immigrants: Canada-style or UK-style?Peter Wrigleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-40949240762702138492019-03-03T08:45:54.559+00:002019-03-03T08:45:54.559+00:00This is my first time i visit here. I found so man...This is my first time i visit here. I found so many interesting stuff in your blog especially its discussion. From the tons of comments on your articles, I guess I am not the only one having all the enjoyment here! keep up the good work <a href="https://canadabylaw.com/assessment-form/" rel="nofollow">Canada Visa</a><br />SEO Experthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405614014009487653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-37831272171477932842017-09-12T12:23:31.606+01:002017-09-12T12:23:31.606+01:00Previous comment continued:
According to Matthew ...Previous comment continued:<br /><br />According to Matthew d'Ancona in yesterday's Guardian (11/09/17) Tony Blair's proposal for future immigration include:-<br /><br />+ mandatory registration of entrants:<br />+ restrictions on access to welfare, bank accounts and property rental:<br />+ limitations on access to the NHS (if economically inactive.)<br /><br />Yes, pretty negative: not for the sort of country in which I'd prefer to live.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-8427891234299555642017-09-10T17:35:33.920+01:002017-09-10T17:35:33.920+01:00Thanks, Andrew Mullholland: that is the point. Th...Thanks, Andrew Mullholland: that is the point. There's no need for Anonymous to be confused. The clue is in the title of the original post - "style." <br /><br />Canada's style recognises the value of immigrants, welcomes them and facilitates their progress to citizenship if that's what they want. Our style is to do our best to be unwelcoming, with, at best, a grudging acceptance of those (eg health specialists) we recognise we need. <br /><br />I haven't yet read the details of Tony Blair's current proposals but they still seem pretty negative.Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-10547553143600033202017-09-10T12:19:37.127+01:002017-09-10T12:19:37.127+01:00The article is pointing out not that points are th...The article is pointing out not that points are the way to go but that welcoming immigration is the way to go. You are confusing means and ends. The Canadian system uses points, unlike us, but the end result of the Canadian system is the same as ours. The positive end result is due to the welcoming of new blood, rather than the shunning of it - a key plank in the Leave campaign.Arm4EUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01685103456435249505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-7848330854676651792017-09-09T00:00:19.952+01:002017-09-09T00:00:19.952+01:00So… you're not actually in favour of adopting ...So… you're not actually in favour of adopting the Canadian points-based immigration system?<br /><br />Then why write an article about how great the Canadian system is, if you don't actually like the Canadian system? That's confusing. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-45642551455956517372017-09-08T17:23:31.289+01:002017-09-08T17:23:31.289+01:00I suspect the Leave Campaign highlighted the Austr...I suspect the Leave Campaign highlighted the Australian points-based system because it hinted at Australia's negative approach to immigration. What I agree with is Canada's very positive attitude and that is what I should like us to adopt. <br /><br />We already have something on the lines of a "points based" system for non-EU immigrants, though it's hardly pro-active and welcoming. There is no point in adopting one for the EU since <br />a) it won't make much difference and<br />b) the price is self-harm by being forced to leave the EUPeter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-66888516216359737792017-09-08T15:59:03.071+01:002017-09-08T15:59:03.071+01:00No, I mean, given how down you are on the Leave si...No, I mean, given how down you are on the Leave side generally, it is nice to know you agree with them on some things, like that our immigration policy should be a points-based one more like Canada's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-15320443558824405372017-09-08T15:53:32.746+01:002017-09-08T15:53:32.746+01:00According to the Bloomfield article: "The la...According to the Bloomfield article: "The largely unplanned flow of newcomers into the UK is, demographically, remarkably similar to the immigration Canada pro-actively courts."<br /><br />So why quit the EU in order to make rules which would simply perpetuate what is happening anyway, just to be able to pretend we're in charge?<br /><br />In actual fact the UK government could have put brakes on EU migration several times for several reasons but didn't bother.<br /><br />I suspect that the Brexitieers have, with great effect, found in immigration a convenient stick with which to beat the EU, and many voters have fallen for it.<br />Peter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732407426313451205.post-54419758171383393842017-09-08T15:18:30.048+01:002017-09-08T15:18:30.048+01:00I note that Canada operates a points-based immigra...I note that Canada operates a points-based immigration system, as was suggested by some on the Leave side, during the referendum campaign, that the UK should adopt. <br /><br />I'm glad there's something you agree with the Leave side on. 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