RE: Why can't we talk about migration like grown ups?24 Nov 2023 14:35
Many nursing and medical students leave university after their 5 to 8 year's degrees, then do a few months placement training and then fly off to Aus or NZ , etc for better pay and lower hours. We therefore have spent all that money subsidising their education and training and they clear off to benefit other countries. Meanwhile we import medical staff (and lots of teachers too) from poorer countries around the world as our pay is more attractive than their countries. This will continue and we will need migrants as our population is ageing. Unless we pay care, teaching and medical staff better and improve their working conditions then home grown workers will choose not to do the work and qualified medics will go abroad for a better life. Also, people seem to be getting very confused between small boat "illegal" immigrants about 46,000 in 2022 as opposed to "legal" migrants given visas by our gov which was 1.4 million. The illegals held in hotels while their applications take years to process cost taxpayers 8M quid a day. The legal migrants are here to work (not claim benefits as is often stated) but the numbers are so high that our infrastructure can't cope - again because of under investment or wasted investment in public services. Anyone remember Dave Cameron back in the day saying we must get net migration down to the tens of thousands ??? But since then after 13 years of Tory government and since Brexit , luckily we have taken back control. LOL. The ambulances, NHS, GPs, dentists, schools, prisons, social care, rail are all a complete mess. Can't see LLOY or the UK economy doing much until all this stuff is properly addressed.
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