I have been watching this debate for a while and I agree with elements of both sides of the arguement but there are some myths that seem to get repeated time and time again and one of them is that everyone who comes here gets everything free. That just isn't true.

The truth is that migrants who come here put more in and take less out than the locals. They tend to work rather than claim benefits, so huge cost to the taxpayer I think not.

Historically the taxman has made more from immigration than is paid out in benefits for those that come and just claim. Having said that, why should anyone be allowed to claim anything, when they have not paid in or contributed in some way the the betterment of our nation.

If that is allowed to happen then those that work hard and contribute just feel the system is unfair and who can argue with that. So there needs to be effective control over who comes here and I believe that is the sovereign right of our country and should not be left for the EU to dictate.

Most EU member states would, I believe, have no problem in letting Migrants pass through their country to come here because they don't want them in their countries even more than us.

We have, I believe, always been a more tolerant country than say, Spain, Italy, France or Germany. When it comes to helping those from other countries, the British people have always been right up there, in the giving of charity to foreign causes but on a government level, we don't take as many, as Germany for instance, who take 6 times as many and France who take twice as many as us.

Another thought is that even if migrants do contribute to the country and it's economy, there are other factors that need to be considered, such as social impact and the fact that large numbers of the population just don't want foreigners here and that view is important because it's just how some people feel and right or wrong, that isn't going to change with what's going on now.

Reading through these threads, it seems to me that there are many threads stating the problems without really offering any practical solutions to those perceived problems. They aren't going to stop wanting to come, while their own countries are in turmoil, that's a reality that we have to accept.

We are going to have to invest more in the stability of those countries where the migrants come from and I believe that we can do that in a way that benefits our country. If we don't the tide will increase and spending money on fences will not stop them.

If I was them, I would want to come here, we are a lot safer and you can make a fair living most of the time.

When some of them can't even live, let alone earn, what do they have to lose by coming here?

That's what needs to change before people stop wanting to come and it is becoming more apparent that we cannot cope with those migrants who have the determination to come to Europe/Britain for a better life.

I genuinely don't believe that we are that far from seeing a policy of murder being pursuited by the British government towards these people. Cameron has channeled the prominent animal terminology which the media have been using, while government policy rests uncomfortably between non-intervention (which will lead to thousands of deaths as the winter months approach) and aggressive action (sending in the army, whatever that's supposed to achieve).

As has been said before ad infinitum, the referencing of human beings as animals has been a precursor to murder throughout history, be it the Jews under the Nazis, through the Rwandan genocide and Indians in the Raj to the Slave trade and everything in between. What's equally as concerning is that these people are now citizenless, without defence should a state that they don't belong to and have never set foot in decide to exterminate them.

I think we're finding ourselves at a real tipping point, because there are now more displaced people in the world than ever before, and that number only looks set to increase as wealth inequality rises, climate change continues to take effect and resources become more and more scarce. In fact it could be one of the defining issues of the century, and it is incumbent on the leader's of the world to find a solution to the problem which doesn't merely involve large-scale temporary resettlement or, worse still, the deaths of millions of the poorest people in the world.

Out of interest, what do you think UKIP would be doing differently to the Tories if they were in power?

I have been watching this debate for a while and I agree with elements of both sides of the arguement but there are some myths that seem to get repeated time and time again and one of them is that everyone who comes here gets everything free. That just isn't true.

The truth is that migrants who come here put more in and take less out than the locals. They tend to work rather than claim benefits, so huge cost to the taxpayer I think not.

As i understand it, leaving the ECHR would have to occur first before the changes to immigration could be implemented.