If the amount of people immigrating to the U.K each year was limited, building houses would not be half the problem it will be if immigration isn’t sorted out. If there was a limit on immigration to the U.K the number of houses being built would shrink considerably.
A second big issue is illegal immigrants and asylum seekers. If there was a limit to immigration into the U.K it may remove a huge number of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers. This is not guaranteed but the illegal immigrants and asylum seekers are the obvious targets for the general public. Some people may say illegal immigrants are bad for the society as they cause trouble and cost the government money. For example, the government spends money on resources to find and cut down the number of Illegal immigrants entering the country i.e. tracking them down through the police force.
Asylum seekers are a sad case as many of them have fled countries where the violence and pain has personally affected them, but there is a popular misconception that there are too many of them. We should allow a minority in but again the numbers let in must count towards the limitation on immigration. If there was a limit on immigration to the U.K the government would have more money to spend on the resources that need money spent on them and it would have positive effects on the community, i.e. It will decrease the amount of racist attacks and also may stop the rise in taxes which would be necessary to pay for the immigrants needs and resources.
On the other side of the argument there are reasons why we should not have a limit on immigration and some of some of my reasons are described below.
If you look throughout the country at places like hospitals, public services etc you will find skilled workers from different countries and cultures who have immigrated to the U.K. Many of these are highly skilled workers such as plastic surgeons, dentists and scientists. Our community hugely benefits from them for example their knowledge, skills and commitment to their field of work. If our society did not consist of these highly skilled workers I do not know where we would be today. A lot of the British success in the medical department could not have been achieved without the aid of foreign workers.
You may meet a variety of people from different countries and cultures; whether you work in an office or go to school. Meeting people of different ethnic backgrounds is important as you will learn to understand their culture and it may also help you to learn the language should you so choose to. I feel you would not get this opportunity in a school unless you are an inhabitant of a big city or town.
My conclusion to this argument is that the U.K should have an annual limitation on immigration. My final decision has been a difficult choice but I think I have come to a fair and balanced conclusion to the argument presented to me. An annual limitation will keep both sides happy as it will stop the country becoming overpopulated but will allow a fair amount of immigrants into the country. This will result in an overall better economy.
