zugura, i can't say i know where your coming from as i've never had to experience anything like that when i was growing up. I agree there are medical tourists in the Uk as well as immigrants who claim benefits and do nothing. but i don't think they account for as large a % as you think.
Points i agree with; but with minor alterations:
- If you are an immigrant and you commit a crime - you should be deported
- if your travelling in the uk from abroad you should have health insurance same as we do when we go abroad. no insurance no payout.
- agreed borders should be controlled - do it like the ozzy's if we're short on specific trades or needs then those people have priority for working in the UK. if you have nothing to offer you go to the bottom of the list.
- visa's should be policed better; if it runs out you go home; or reapply for a new one as long as you have skills to offer.
my feelings:
- if you want to claim benefits regardless of race or origin you need to have paid into the system for a minimum of 12 months. and you time limit for claiming should be limited by how long you have paid in. i.e. if you've paid into the system for 10 years, you could theortically claim for 5 years maybe (not really thought the practicallities out).
- if you go to prison you should pay your debt to society, maybe not chain gangs, but there are lots of jobs that require labour and if they were working for free it might help to pay into the system.
- we maybe a multi cultural country; people are welcome to come, visit, stay; worship their own faith etc, but this is a "chirsitian " country and our laws are based around this; if you don't like it don't come here. if we can abide by foriegn laws when we're abroad same rule should apply here. eg. abroad middle east, women wear long sleeves etc and cover up a little. minimal public displays of affection; in south america you don't traffic drugs same as in thailand if you do you face a very long prision sentence. (i'm not christian, but i still repsect where i am)
current issues:
as i teacher i tend to see a lot of the future generation and their "parents" and most of the kids i see who are difficult and/or have dole claiming mentality are white. BUT their are difficult people form all walks of life and culture. my honest opinion is if people want to be like that then fine; BUT if you don't put into the pot; you don't get to take out of it either.
personally some of the benefits should be given out as coupons or maybe a food stamp book; you limit what people can and can;t spend their dole on. if they want alchol; fags, booze, sky tv etc they have to pay for it out of their own pocket.