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Immigration for Humanists

Immigration for Humanists. What are our Humanist values?. Act towards others as you would wish people to act towards you (kindly, fairly..) Recognise that real world problems are complex – adopt a rational approach Seek the greater good while recognising the rights of minorities

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Immigration for Humanists

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  1. Immigration for Humanists

  2. What are our Humanist values? • Act towards others as you would wish people to act towards you (kindly, fairly..) • Recognise that real world problems are complex – adopt a rational approach • Seek the greater good while recognising the rights of minorities • Consider future generations and leave space for other species – Gaia principle

  3. Public attitudes towards immigrants… • They are swamping us • They are different from “us” and making Britain a less comfortable place • They cause unemployment, crime… • They are all on welfare – and costing us! • They come here because the UK’s too soft • They are potential terrorists

  4. Multi-cultural Britain: Images 1

  5. Multi-cultural Britain: Images 2

  6. Contributions of UK immigrants 17th Century – Huguenots from France – brought textiles, hat, paper and clock making skills 18th Century – Dutch Protestants, Hanoverians from Germany, Jews from N. and E. Europe – optics, artists, architects, brokers, merchants. 19th Century – German migrants established chemical industry (ICI), electrical engineering (GEC), soft drinks (the Swiss Schweppe), power stations, banking (incl. Hambro from Denmark), + many German academics and the Irish/Italian Marconi. 20th Century – Jewish scientists, academics and entrepreneurs (Marks & Spencer, Burton, Moss Bros, Lyons, Granada). New Commonwealth immigration – West Indies, India, Pakistan – workers on buses, health service, factories plus culture, music and culinary changes. Uganda Asians – entrepreneurs and professionals. 21st Century – asylum for Somalis, Iranians, Afghans, Iraqis, S. Africans (600,000). Economic migrants from Eastern Europe + many new businesses Second language speaking children perform well in UK schools. Indian children are the highest performing group in schools.

  7. Should we have completely free movement? How to buy your house in France What's involved in buying French property? French property for sale in all regions of France including Normandy, Brittany, Aquitaine, Provence, and the Languedoc. From chateaus, gites, farmhouses through to mobile homes. Offers around £35,000 A world without frontiers… Or strict border controls…

  8. Pygmies, aboriginals, Tibetans, nation states and the right to be different

  9. Scandinavian love and marriage

  10. COSTS Help with settlement costs Competition for jobs with native workers Lack language and skills so less productive Pressure on schools and public services Add to congestion – transport and housing Cultural and religious differences Crime and disorder in ghetto areas BENEFITS Provide skilled workers Provide unskilled workers Create new businesses Promotes globalisation: trade and cultural links New ideas and cultural dynamism – food, music, writing etc.. They are young, earn more and pay our pensions! Costs and Benefits of Immigration

  11. Personal experiences • Living in Africa • Development education – War on Want • North Africans in Montpellier • House hunting in St. Paul’s, Bristol • Border control in Ghana • Multicultural night life and foreign students • Asylum/Immigration debate in the UK and EU • Attitudes in Denmark – welfare state.. • Children going out into the world • The kindness of strangers – being tested

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