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Thread #108120   Message #2305754
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
03-Apr-08 - 03:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Multiculturalism
Subject: RE: BS: Multiculturalism
And have you read the full report yourself, Giok? Here it is.

The title of this report is "The Economic Impact of Immigration" - and that's the rub. Economics is just one aspect of life, and shouldn't be treated as the supreme determinant of what is good or bad.

Immigration has changed England in many ways over the years and the centuries, and I value and recognise the changes it has brought in my own lifetime. I was walking through a London street market today, and it was a brilliant and rich environment, and that was because of the amazing mixture of people that were creating it.

If immigration does overall have a beneficial economic impact, that's a good thing. But even if it has an overall negative economic impact, I'd say it's well worth it. There are other ways of being rich and poor than just economically.

And I'm pretty sure I'd say the same even if I wasn't from an immigrant family myself.