Immigration

The Office of National Statistics estimates the population of the UK to be 61 million. No-one knows for sure because illegal immigrants do not complete census forms. By 2029 it is projected to be over 70 million.

The higher the population, the more demand there is on public services like the NHS. More water is used; more energy is used creating more emissions. More waste is produced filling up depleting land fill sites. Schools become overcrowded and our countryside is concreted over for more housing estates.

In a report written by Andrew Neather of the Labour cabinet office in 2000 he states the aim of Labour’s immigration strategy was to ‘rub the Right’s nose in diversity and render their arguments out of date’.

The number of foreigners allowed in the UK increased by as much as 50 per cent in the wake of the report.

Supporters of immigration tell us it fuels our economy and job market but in reality all it does is lower wages and keep British born residents out of work. Figures released by the ONS show that of the 1.67 million new jobs created during Labours time in government 98.5% went to foreign workers.

The Freedom Democrats say enough is enough, it is time to put a stop to this nonsense, Britain is the most densely populated country in Europe after Malta. British born residents are out of work and our public services are stretched.

Immigration can happen in a number of ways.

* Through free movement between members states of The European Union.
* From non EU countries.
* By asylum seekers.
* Illegal immigration.

1. It is our policy to withdraw from the EU. The right to free movement will automatically cease. Being fair people we will give all current EU residents in this country a 12 month right of residence during which time they should plan their embarkation and employers can plan to return their work force to British born workers. After 12 months, if still here they become illegal immigrants. If any want to stay longer than the initial 12 months they must meet the criteria laid out in a-d below. The same equally applies to work permit holders of non EU residents.


2. An immediate halt to all future immigration from any country. We will then put all efforts into seeking out illegal immigrants, bogus students, and visa over stays. All foreign born prisoners in our prisons will have their sentences reviewed and sent back to their last known country of origin.

Net migration. This is the figure achieved by subtracting the number of people leaving the country from the number of people entering. What it does not take into account is that the people leaving are generally British born whereas the people entering are generally foreign born. Those foreign born themselves are also having children which are then never included in that figure. It is a dangerous and cynical experiment in social engineering. Net migration was +198,000 in 2009 compared to +163,000 the previous year.(1) We believe that to achieve a sustainable population that reduces the strain on our public services and infrastructure, net migration has to be in the negative for at least 5 years and that figure must be obtained only using the emigration/immigration of foreign born nationals and not British nationals.

Therefore any immigration allowed will have to be on a strictly “needs and skills” basis. That is for the needs of our country, to fuel any shortfall in the skilled employment market. To satisfy the need for foreign workers an employer must satisfy the following criteria.

1. That all attempts have been made to fill the job with a suitably qualified and skilled British resident.
2. That for every skilled foreign worker taken on, it is matched by a British born apprentice to learn the same skills.
3. That the rate of pay will be the market rate had it been taken by a British resident and full income tax and national insurance are being paid..
4. The work permit will be for 3 years only. This permit will be forfeited on conviction of any criminal offence.

Asylum - We have sympathy for the persecuted in foreign lands. Unfortunately our country has no room to put up all the world's persecuted and it is up to the rest of the world to take their fair share. We will only accept those seeking asylum that were resident in a country neighbouring our own. Likewise we expect other countries to take in refuges from their neighbours. We will give no foreign monetary aid to countries that persecute their own people but will consider giving aid to countries that do take in their persecuted neighbours.


Students – We welcome overseas students at recognised learning establishments so long as they do not deprive a British student of a place and the foreign student can pay all the tuition fees and show means of financial support during their stay without taking up employment.

Tourists – We welcome tourists to our country and will make them feel welcome.

A permanent right of residence will only be granted to people who have successfully applied for British citizenship. Any successful applicant would have shown that they and their family have accepted and fully integrated into British Society and culture. Rights to welfare payments and non emergency NHS treatment are only an entitlement of British citizens.

1. Figures from the Office of national Statistics..