Will it still be a problem if the immigrants were from Western Europe?
463292
No it wouldnt really be a problem anymore because they would just blend in with the others.
37493
depends on what you mean by here of course. I think there, in China and in India they might have a problem with it
387149
As long as their are poor people, and third world countries, there will be no end to immigration issues.\n\nI see what you are getting at, I think.  Without the immigrants; without the poor, there would be no middle or upper classes.  Poor people do the work for the middle and upper classes to maintain their social status.\n\nHope that was kind of what you were getting at :)
446117
Because we dont want illegal immigrants but if you come into the country legally, not everyone would have a problem.
698782
There are two issues here. Firstly when you went to Africa for your holiday unless you went off the beaten trail you would have been in a tourist area. Their the locals would have looked after you and smiled as you were providing vital foreign currency for them and their families. Even people who were not connected directly to the tourism sector would not bite the hand that fed them. This is no way disrespectful to your African hosts. They may well would have been welcoming anyway but one should look at the practical issues involved. \nThe next issue is the treatment of immigrants. People do get the impression that immigrants are coming here to take advantage of  our health service/ social services etc. This is quite a logical view as if the move wasn't to benefit them in some way why would they do it. However I believe that on the whole we actually welcome people who are prepared to contribute and integrate into our culture. Where I live we have a Polish community who arrived after WW2 and have integrated well with the community. However  people are much less welcoming to people they perceive as taking out rather than putting in.  They also are not keen on queue jumpers who push their way into the country in an illegal manner and then expect resources to be allocated to them in the same way as those who have gone through the proper channels.\n\n\nFinally some of the most unwelcoming people to newcomers are not those who have been here for a long time but those who have recently arrived themselves!
980801
i don't see it as a problem, as long as they don't start flooding into the country and expect us to support them. I have a lot of respect for these people, they are hard working for the most part. but there are always those that just want everything for free, those are the ones i don't want in the country as we pay enough taxes as is
306672
By all accounts, we are putting them to work.  And that's fine with most people, especially the people who hire them.  So there is no problem.\n\nBut problems were made.  Because they became more numerous, they became more visible, and so they got more notice.  Eeek!  An immigrant!  Two, three, a dozen, right over there!\n\nNow we have to sort out frightened people's "concerns" against the economic benefits of having them here to do our crop picking, lawn care, babysitting and other low-end jobs.
237046
Yes, actually I have migrated allready.  I'm living in Spain now and will move to Switzerland soon.  I don't see any problem with it, you learn different cultures and languages.
762544
It just depends on where you are and how you've been raised! I know plenty of europeans, and they seem just fine. Go any where in the u.s. and i'm sure that some state will have an issue with another state. Like kansas and arkansas. Now they don't think to highly of each other. It's not about the country, but the people and how they've been raised.
113966
There are no problems, as long as you make sure you have  all of the correct visas etc. Sometimes the weather can be a bit cold but apart from that what a fantastic country. Good Luck
198879
Well, if you think about it we are all from immigrants.  My great-grandfather is from poland, and my great-grandmother is from poland.  My other great gtrandparents are from italy and columbia.  So really if it was ok for the immigration back then, why is it a problem now?  Maybe it should be controlled and only allow a certain number a year to control population!
402253
I agree, I'm from the US, but I can see the problems starting across the pond.  We were a nation based on LEGAL immigration.  UK has always been a semi-homogeneous society.  It doesn't have to be lilly-white, but I can see that the openness of Euro countries is taking a toll on national identity
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I would say that its nearly impossible. An immigrant in any country will long for his native land and any given oppurtunity might associate himself with that country. Ofcourse there are exceptions and staunch patriots of a country who are immigrants to that country, and I salute them.\n\nAcceptance both from the immigrant and the native of a country is the key for any multicultural society. I have heard stories from my friends in US whose American neighbours stood up to fanatics and protected them during the aftermath of 9/11 when anyone with a Turban(head gear) was considered a terrorist. I would call that a success of Multicultural Society.\n\nYes, Charity begins at home and so does Tolerance. We might not be able to change the whole country in our lifetime, but we sure can set an example and mind you, that is an infectious thing which spreads rapidly. \n\nAs some great person once said, "Youngsters are the torch bearers of the world tomorrow..". Probably if they are educated about Love, Forgiveness, Tolerance and Harmony from a young age, we might see that "Utopia" called "Harmonious Multicultural Societies". \n\nYes, we too need that education and knowledge to teach those youngsters. Maybe this forum is one place which can be a start.... Lets go beyond that religious, racial, regional and cultural differences and find happiness and harmony amongst us HERE.. The world will follow...\n\n.:Fishie:.
851054
Not a problem, the vast majority of Moslems are hardworking and peaceful.\n\nAs usual, it's just a minority of loud mouthed idiots who give the majority a bad name.\n\nUnfortunately, the right wing press try to whip up anti immigrant hysteria, but most people know better than to believe it.
1132253
Most of them are decreasing. I’m from Hungary and we do too. I think it’s rather in connection with living too well. We’re having more fun than many other people in poor countries, and why should we ruin that with kids?\nAnyway, there are a lot of immigrants, so it’s not a big problem.
206771
It affected immigration from certain countries.
648093
Suzanne,\n\nBe careful with your logic here.\n\nThere are Eastern Europeans living in the UK.\n\nOf all the people living in the UK, some are theives and some are scroungers. Some Eastern Europeans here are theives and scoungers.\n\nThat doesn't make [b] ALL [/b] Eastern Europeans living here thieves and scroungers.\n\nYou may have seen on the news that there is a lot of fuss about the Home Office not being able to find ex-covicts who should have been deported or illegal aliens.\n\nYou will have also seen the fuss about wanting to introduce identity cards and a national database of DNA, fingerprints and photographs.\n\nMost of us Britains seem to want the deportation of illegal aliens and foriegn criminals - but are against the idea of ID cards and a national database.\n\nThe simple fact is that unless the government authorities have a way of determining who should be here and who shouldn't - then they can't deport them. \n\nUntil there is a national database and an ID card system it is a long and arduous process to weed out those who are not here. However, the implications to our privacy and the opportunities to abuse the information are huge.\n\nI'd rather have some illegals wandering the country than risk a government abusing information held about me.\n\nCertainly, I am happy to accept people who come to this country, work hard and contribute to British society.\n\nI'm just going to have to accept that those who are unwilling to contribute are going to take a while to identify and send home.