I don't agree with low skilled immigration. I just don't agree with the whole concept of having people from the EU migrate with no skills over skilled Commonwealth citizens wanting to live here. If anyone has a skill and they want to make use for it in the UK, why not?

As much as people are against colonialism, I still think we should be helping the British people first, and the Commonwealth people a close second.

Edited by Hansy (12 Jul 2017 4.28pm)

Countries within the EU already have the right to curb immigration and put in stringent rules ie. Leave if you haven't got a job within 3 months. It's been a bit of a fallacy that we can only be more stringent with immigration rules if we leave the EU.

We won't be helping anyone with this government's attitude towards workers and pay, irrespective of where they were born and to whom (unless they are wealthy to begin with).

And not the building company that fitted it because it was cheaper and against building regulations.

If someone really wants to become British and they show enough commitment to that cause, there must always be a pathway for that to happen.....So I differ with Japan, for example, on that front.

However, like you, I agree that this country...indeed every country, should always put the interests of its own citizens....not just its tax payers, first.

I take your point about the Commonwealth...I look at it like this. A country should always first back those that would be willing to enter the trenches for it. The fall of Rome essentially happened because its leaders ultimately forgot this basic reality....that people fight or strive for an ideal....if you erode it you erode society. The fall of the west is eroding along those lines and has done ever since the 'rise' of individualism....if it weren't for the nuclear option the west would have have probably fallen long ago.

The 'fair weather' types take their turn in my society.

Edited by Stirlingsays (12 Jul 2017 6.53pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I am a strong believer in looking after those that have served our country. It isn't their choice to go to war, it is the choice of those that sit on benches. Hearing about soldiers, navy or air force personnel living out on the streets is damn right disrespectful for what they have or would have done for our country.

The reason why I believe we need to help those in the commonwealth, is because alot of the countries still have the queen as the head of state or those that have removed her we need to continue to build good relations with. India as an example could be a huge economic powerhouse that the UK can make significant investments in, their infrastructure is absolutely dire, and their compliance is next to nothing. Helping countries like that will increase our global outlook, instead of the European outlook we currently have.

For me, Brexit is a really exciting time. Non-EU countries already coming out in support for a trade deal and what the Hungarian Foreign Secretary said in his recent interview about EU and UK trade speaks volumes.

Edited by Hansy (12 Jul 2017 8.54pm)