Why are immigration levels so high when unemployment is on the increase?

1. Charity begins at home. First and foremost, we should look after our own.

2. Advertising a job in McDonalds and labelling it something exotic like 'Crew Member' doesn't give you the right to be snobby about who you employ.

i am not sure why british people are no longer wanting to become doctors and nurses. maybe it is all of this competition from cheap foreign labour that demotivates?

both actually. the immigrants coming here are essentially for the most part poor, low/medium skilled labour capital who work in minimum wage/low paid jobs.

their contributions simply do not cover the costs of sustaining them and their families on the welfare state -- housing, benefits, NHS, education etc.

and thats just directly. the indirect consequence of mass immigration is that it squeezes the job market and puts burdens on the system for everybody.

Just because the jobs were given to 'Non-UK born' people doesn't mean anyone is less or more likely to get a job.

How does this relate to immigration in terms of fixing your apparent 'problem'?

Are you serious? Make people work for their benefits for free, that a lot of them are on because of the governments cuts? Or you've been let go because the company you work for has gone into administration? Some people rely on benefits.

This point just doesn't make sense.

We do seem to have a problem where very few British natives want to be nurses/doctors.

Of course as a capitalist society, companies are allowed free rein and can employ who they want. If employing a migrant worker will allow them to earn more than if they employ a British native, they will do it. Don't you think that's a sad situation?

Unemployment in 2001 was 1.5 million in 2001 and is now 2.51 million. Conversely, there are 3.7 million more people here in the UK. George Osbourne boasted a few days ago about how the Tory government have created 1.2 million jobs since early-2010. Where have they all gone??? Who's got them?

i think if there are job shortages in doctors and nurses then the best thing to do would be to specifically import them and not rely on the open door mass immigration policy which saturates the job market.

i am not sure why british people are no longer wanting to become doctors and nurses. maybe it is all of this competition from cheap foreign labour that demotivates?

mass immigration is like a vicious circle in that respect: mass immigration is the solution to the problem of mass immigration.

If our problem is lack of education, then we're just trying to wallpaper over cracks in the wall. Let's make education more freely available to people who's employment status is suffering for it. Once you've left school, if you make a wrong choice and want to return to education to boost your employability, you often find you can't afford it.

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Unemployment has actually remained relatively low and is forecast to fall. However, productivity has fallen as well. It's a mystery to the Bank of England.

That sounds like a wonderful programme. I wish they'd reduce the age restriction though.

I''m not sure how 21% of jobs going to Non-UK Born residents equates to them being anywhere near twice as likely to get a job.

I just thought I offer some information regarding this point you have made. Starting from April 2014 the government is launching a new initiative called 24+ Advanced Learning Loans which is aimed at 24+ year old learners. It will loan students the money to study level 3 such as A levels, BTECS and apprenticeships under the same repayment arrangements currently offered to undergraduates. Further more, in a student studies an Access course then upon entering university the fees for the Access course will be waived.

I left school with only 2 GCSEs and last year I studied a full time GCSE program at my local college which has completely transformed my opportunities for the future; I didn't have to pay anything for this. I will also be taking advantage of the Advanced Learning Loan next year when I study my AS levels, and let me tell you it's taken quite a worry off my mind. My only concern now is that Colleges will see this as an opportunity to raise their level 3 course fees. However, it's very encouraging that the government has finally realised that some students come to education later than others and they are implementing schemes to address this.

I think that's what it is. Then again, doctors aren't underpaid, they're overpaid...

Still bad though as if you have reached 24 with not many prospects in life how on earth can they afford to pay back a year of extra loans when its much easier for a 18 year old.

Also when I asked a few years ago I was told that fees are waived for anyone on low income anyway so its worse for these people who it used to be free.

Yes, this is based on the 2011 census results coming out.

13% of the population of the UK is now regarded as 'Non-UK born'. During the period of June 2011 and June 2012, 21% of the jobs were given to 'Non-UK born' residents, meaning you're not far off twice as likely to get a job in the UK if you weren't born here.

We're massively compounding our problems by not only adding to our unemployed population, but also giving jobs away to the detriment of people who are looking for work and can't find it.

If our problem is lack of education, then we're just trying to wallpaper over cracks in the wall. Let's make education more freely available to people who's employment status is suffering for it. Once you've left school, if you make a wrong choice and want to return to education to boost your employability, you often find you can't afford it.

If our problem is that people are comfortable enough on benefits and don't need/want to work, then take them away/make them work for their benefits by making them do the jobs we don't want to do, like cleaning loos and wiping old people's bottoms.

If our problem is that our native population is ageing and we need an influx of young foreigners to pay for healthcare for the elderly through taxation, then...well, what do you think will happen when the immigrants get old? A net population decrease for not only our country, but our entire species would be rather welcome wouldn't it?

Inb4 'omg they takin all our jobs!!!1'

our entire species would be rather welcome wouldn't it

Yes sadly there seems to be a gap in funding. Specifically, I know that my college has funding for 16-19 year old's and they also have bursaries available, but now with the 24+ALL there is a gap from between 19-24 years of age where there isn't any funding available. I don't know if this is the same for other colleges and sixth forms but if so it does kind of leave one in a bad place if they were wishing to pursue education.

Certainly not in such a high skilled profession, i suspect it is much more down to having to train for many years and working large amounts of hours in a high stress environment (in short - working conditions). I also think the private sector has expanded over the past decade or so which is employing people probably at a higher wage.