Aspects of UK immigration
In the following section we will focus on economic, social, cultural and political aspects of UK immigration. We will deal with each aspect at a time and provide you with supporting arguments presented in the study materials.…
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Economic aspects of UK immigration
By economic aspects of UK immigration, we refer to the impact foreigners have on the job market, on government expenditures and on the overall economic development of the UK. All materials touch upon some of the economic issues related with migration.
The first Sky News video presents the fears of people regarding immigrants taking their jobs or living out of social benefits. This becomes clear from the Home Secretary's statement, who wants to "ensure that those that are coming here, are coming …
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Social aspects of UK immigration
By social aspects of UK immigration we refer to the way immigrants have access to national benefits such as free emergency healthcare, unemployment aid, childcare aid etc. All source materials present some social aspects connected with immigration to the UK, stressing the fact that people believe that immigrants take advantage of social benefits schemes.
Both Video 1 …
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Cultural aspects of UK immigration
By cultural aspects of UK immigration, we refer to issues related to citizenship, language, traditions, dress codes etc.
The most significant article focusing on cultural aspects of immigration is Martha Buckley’s "How can you be British without speaking English?". In her account, the author draws attention to the…
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Political aspects of UK immigration
By political aspects of UK immigration we refer to policies, laws and regulations regarding immigrants, as well as political attitude towards migrants.
We see in Video 1 that the government wants to toughen the regulation against immigration. Note, however, that immigration is also used by the Conservative Par…
