8 . Open-door immigration isn ’ t working
On February 26 , the head of Germany ’ s migration office Frank-Jurgen Weise admitted that there are currently up to 400,000 people in Germany whose identities are unknown to authorities – and that 130,000 refugees ( 13 % of the total who have arrived in Germany in the past 14 months ) have vanished after initial registration . Given that Islamic State have openly boasted to smuggling around 4,000 terrorists among the huge tide of illegal migrants currently flooding Europe , do we really want to be part of the EU ’ s free movement of people ?
In the UK , over 330,000 people ( net ) arrived here last year ; a figure that – given over 600,000 NI numbers were issued – is probably a wild underestimate . This accelerating issue of open-door immigration has driven down wages for the lower paid , driven up housing prices to impossible levels and placed an increasing burden on public services such as the NHS . With Turkey ’ s EU membership looking increasingly inevitable , that will mean another 75 million people have free access to the UK and its public services . It will mean Britain ’ s shared border effectively moving to Syria , Iran and Iraq . This is unsustainable , illogical and most importantly it is dangerous . Controlled immigration , such as Australia ’ s point-based system , would see people awarded points for skills , training , age and health to ensure the UK accepts those migrants we need , while excluding those we don ’ t . It ’ s good old plain common sense .
Much of Britain ’ s mainstream media and political class have misunderstood the mood of the general public when it comes to immigration for far too long . It has become commonplace to brand people “ racists ” or mock them for being “ bigots ” for displaying genuine concerns about levels of immigration . Arguably the only bigots are those which have tried to close down this conversation for so long . No rational person believes immigration is a bad thing – much of it has been inherently good for society and will continue to be so – indeed , nobody is advocating Britain slamming its metaphorical door shut . But it is , however , now time that concerns about the sheer volume of people now coming into the UK are addressed – and not cunningly swept under the carpet .
9 . Send a message to establishment politicians
Make absolutely no mistake : this is not a fair fight . A referendum , by its very concept , is meant to provide the public with two balanced and fair arguments . Most people agree this includes funding and resources however civil servants have been banned from helping Brexit ministers .
A memo circulated by Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood said that civil servants are allowed to provide briefs or write speeches for ministers who want to go out campaigning for the ‘ Remain ’ position , but warned : “ It will not be appropriate or permissible for the civil service to support ministers who oppose the government ’ s official position by providing briefing or speech material on this matter .”
27 cross-party reasons to Leave the EU | @ DavidSeadon