Good of Labour to admitted their mistake on immigration, but when will we get an apology?

There is nothing wrong with immigration; no one in their right mind will consider it to be a bad thing if it is not abused. Not to mention, today, most of us, in most nations are immigrants or descendants of some kind of migration in one way or another.

Take me for instance. I was born Sudanese. But beside my African roots, my ancestry is a rich mix of Saudi Arabians, Egyptians and Turkish all of which were settlers and migrants. Now British by choice, I am the last person to talk down immigration or think it is bad, wrong, damaging, or of no value.

Nevertheless, uncontrolled immigration can be damaging to both the settlers and their hosting nations. Without the right provisions in place, services and communities become overburdened and both immigrants and their host could suffer. So it is immigration without preparation that is wrong and damaging, and if we learnt anything from the last government, is that lack of planning has disastrous consequences.

Then of course there is the economic issue. And no, not that ‘British Jobs for British workers’ nonsense, but British jobs for those who pay taxes and put back into the British economy and society. Not workers who get paid cash under the table. Those who permanently live in their vans and caravans parked in empty parking lots or building sites all over the country. The ones who work seven day weeks for weeks before driving back to their families in Eastern Europe loaded with the cash they made in the UK’s black economy. Or even folks who rent a house and illegally live a dozen to a room. People who never pay any sort of tax (Income, National Insurance, Road or Council) in the UK. Those so called immigrants aren’t even immigrants, they never even settle in the UK. They are exploiters who come under the banner of free movement to abuse the system, our economy and kindness. This group of people does many jobs; all of which off the books and they range from cleaning, gardening…., to building and construction. Because they can afford to – they cost far less than legitimate registered workers who pay their taxes can ever do.

It’s that kind of immigration and those abusers that people don’t want to come over to this country. Because they are not migrants, they are exploiters – here only for a fast buck and when the opportunities dry up they go back home or to where they can exploit another system. It is them that we need to safeguard against and stop from entering the UK.

All the political rhetoric and competition between the parties is futile unless we can secure and protect from this ever growing black economy – especially now as economies everywhere are struggling.

Those who employ them, whether businesses or private individuals are equally guilty of destroying the economy, both (the taxpayers and the corresponding countries’) need protecting from them too.

On a lighter more positive note, I am very glad Labour has finally woken up and admitted their mistake. Unlike many on the right I don’t think it is too little too late, and definitely hope it is not a political gimmick. Because, I believe it is never too late to admit mistakes as long as the lessons from making them are learnt. However, if they are in an apologetic mood, I think Labour should also apologise to all of us who they called bigots and racists in the past, when all we did was express concern about Britain and what is best for her.