Immigration: how do British views differ? 

Immigration is one thing, invasion is another.

Why do people think your racist if you talk about immigration?

Let's ask a town not affected by immigration how it feels about immigration, great idea! This is literally the only way Channel 4 could get anywhere close to getting the answers they wanted.

would people from pakistan be as tolerant as the english if millions of people moved to pakistan with different religions ? same in most countries i would have thought.

I think the Middle East should welcome millions of Christians from Western Europe. They should be forced to set up "no go zones" where sharia is not enforced. The locals should give money and shelter to their Christian brothers and anyone who objects should be shamed and threatened.

London based journalist visits far away Northumbrian town one afternoon , reads out statistics calls em all racists.

I am a migrant from Hungary who lives in the UK and honestly I can understand why British people are fed up. I call this county my home, I love it, respect it and accept it. However there are some who only use the UK for economical advantages, don't speak the language properly, live in their own cultural and religious bubble and don't want to fit in at all. That's a shame. I think if you go to another country to live you have to adapt and respect it.

Why should people who don't want immigration get labelled racist and get ignored, they have as much right as others.

Will they be sending their reporter over to Pakistan at any point, to ask them their views on immigration? You know, 99.9% Asian Muslim Pakistan that has zero immigrants and wouldn't tolerate even a fraction of the change we have to accept. Oh wait, lets just goad English people for daring to want to preserve their own country.

It's natural to fear an invasion our way of life is threatened, our public services are near collapse and in this area the economy has always struggled. But no immigration would obviously improve those situations🙄

Oh the irony......sending a muslim to talk about immigration.

I’m here in the States. Over here, we have painted a picture that Brits are racist towards immigrants, especially supports of Brixit. But I think most of you Brits just want to preserve your culture and values. From what I have seen, most immigrants in Britain don’t want to assimilate; although they love the government handouts they get.

I've nothing against anyone trying to make a better life for themselves but the truth is the British public have had enough

The obvious question is one of democracy really, have any of us been consulted on the issue of immigration. Particularly in the areas affected by it ? I wonder what the immigration levels are in the areas of those making the policies ? The working class who's fore father's and mother's broke their backs in the heavy industries, fought in wars when called upon, built the country literally from the 19th century onwards are despised by the chattering classes and the ruling class.

Question of the day: Why do immigrants “strengthen” our country but not their own?

Idk we are a small island and this can ruin our English culture and life style

We don't want 'em .. It's that simple ... Why do the "authorities" disregard those who pay their expense claims !?

Maintaining your culture is the basis of every human rights convention on earth, but in britan its somehow "racist" . there is nothing bad about wanting to live in your own communities instead of one you don't understand or relate to anymore. You are not a hateful person for this, you have been taught that you are, but you are not

Brits, please do not be fooled by the clever use of words by politicians. 1. They tell you the good things about immigration but not the side effects. 2. They regard the current immigration level as moderate level of immigration. The FACT is , things have gone overboard. Switzerland has 25 % foreigners now. The problem is not immigrants but how many of them are let in. Dont be fooled by politicians. 3. If really immigrants do jobs no brits want to do and its not due to wage suppression by cheaper , oversupply of foreigners, then , jobs taken by foreigners should be welcomed. But how can you investigate the gov's data? How do you know the reality? White collar jobs, good paying jobs are also being taken up by cheaper foreigners. This is no good for brits. But your gov never admit this. Never trust politicians. Partisanship is Bias and a form of Dishonesty. Party interest over people's interest.

Let send a muslim so make sure noone will say anything wrong about muslims and what theyre doing

Just like the UK, the US cares about everyone else but their own people.

Sick looking at “young boys” who look 30 yrs old plus, getting set up in businesses in my area Unemployment is high here but they find businesses set up by the council for them. Time for it to stop

What Muslim city would allow hundreds of thousands of Jews and Christians to settle in their city and pop up lots of Synagogues and Churches?? And then get on welfare to boot??

A gypsy from Romania is still a gypsy and still romanian... STOP THE LIES

I cannot believe Channel 4 would send an Asian female to ask about immigration into the UK ????? If you want an honest answer send an English person to ask the questions so the people answering feel no embarrassment or political correctness

How do British viewers differ ? I know why don't we have a referendum and you'll get everyone's true opinion. I'm sure the vast majority would want the immigrants kicked out

Can’t we have a referendum on immigration?

This was 9 years ago .Ask any British person now about immigration , he or she is depreesed about the number of non nationals in the country as indeed we in Ireland are .It's all got out of hand in Western Europe . Europe .

The majority of EU migrants are paid the minimum wage which is supplemented by UK taxpayers in the form of in-work credits and housing benefit. It is a false economy to say they are contributing to UK plc when in fact they take out more than they put in (housing, NHS, child benefit, unemployment).

How is it, that non white foreigners in European countries, whose ethnic identities are so salient and sacred to themselves, cannot seem to bring themselves to fathom the question as to why native Europeans are concerned with the inevitable minority status they will face in their own nations. I do not understand this.

I voted for brexit, immigrants should stay in their own country and help build the economy instead of trying to become another nationality, in another country

A polically manipulated channel 4 far left view of the UK. Sell of Channel 4 and get rid of all the staff.

I don't feel safe going out at night anymore because of the predatory gangs of South Asian men, predominantly from Pakistan or India, or Middle Eastern men.

Sad what's happened to a lot of places in England. As usual this report just calling native English racists.

It is only natural to feel comfortable with your own culture and to feel a connection with its history and roots. People feel like this all over the world. Britain is rich in history and culture and we should defend it, because it is precious. And parts of Britain are already over crowded, we really don’t need any more immigrants.

It's these high levels of immigration to the UK which are largely to blame for most of our major problems eg housing shortage etc. Those who are promoting immigration argue that we need these people to be care assistants, fruit pickers etc. If this were true we would not still be desperately short of workers in these areas, bearing in mind the huge numbers of migrants flocking into the UK over the last 20 years.

This is the exact same problem in US. If you tighten the immigration, politicians might lose vote from Hispanic. And politicians might be labeled as racist. If "open border", massive influx of people, social resources and facilities are limited, minimum wage is staggering with massive amounts of cheap labor dumping to US. There are no such thing called political correct when comes to your own culture being dramatically change, and your own people being harmed.

why ask people in Redcar about immigration, no immigrants lived there ten years ago,

It never ceases to amaze me how the population of the UK has "browned" and the media positions are all occupied by these people. These second and third generation children of the migrants are in this transition between their original and adopted cultures and still don't fit in 100%. They however keep reminding the native British how bad their culture is because they don't embrace multiculturalism. You don't have to go on holiday any longer to meet other cultures. You can find them all in the UK in the segregated cultural communities scattered around the Burroughs of London. Pretty soon it will be difficult to find anything British in th UK. The demise of the British culture is almost complete. Once the last vestiges of the multicultural opponents are converted and accept diversity, then their project will be complete and the original British will cease to exist.

You won't want to come to London then, it's now unrecognisable!

The UK is one big Asylum dump now, its a sad depressing place.

Now I can imagine how the Native Americans felt

Too many, too fast, enough is enough.

If I visit England, I want to see native white British people and British culture. If I want to see Africans or Indians or Muslims I’ll go visit those places where they reside.

I am part of a rare and dying breed. The straight white Christain British male.

A country and people in suicide.

The one thing that I noted was the xenophobic attitude of the Romanians towards the Roma Gypsies, while moaning about the xenophobia that they claim to have faced here. Oh the irony.

British were immigrants around the world ... People called them colonizers

We don’t want them here

You left out the word ILLEGAL.

Immigrant reporter asking about immigration, finds racism WOW DIDNT EXPECT THAT, SO BIAS ITS UNREAL, report the truth and not hand pick the people to fit your directive

"you only have to go into middlesborough " LMFAO

In 2001 my city was 75% white British, in 2011 my city was 65% white British, I dread to think what it will be in the 2021 census.

I mean you'd protect your home from am invader so why not your country?

I live in South london, and when out and about very rarely hear English spoken or see English people. Feel very alienated in my own country. Feel sorry for young English people growing up amongst this. We are losing so, so much, our national identity, culture, and heritage. Our soul. Big time. Please England reclaim your culture and national identity before it ceases to exist. Before we become a complete wasteland. A nation betrayed by left wing nation hating politicians. Sold down the river swanee. Powell said in his rivers of blood speech, I see a nation building its own funeral pyre, to see what is happening and say nothing is to betray our country. And that was 50 years ago!!! And the biggest trump card played in the cultural demise of our nation, no one can open their mouths and say anything without being referred to as a racist. This is clinical insanity. Its not about being racist, it's about common sense. Which is in very short supply today. I love my country and wish to fly the flag. But o no no, that's racist. Can't do that. No its not. To claim such a thing is madness that's become the norm. Heartbreaking what has happened to England over the last few decades. A nation that produced Shakespeare and dickens. Wouldn't think so now. No wonder so many English have emigrated

i bet it doesn't look like that now...

Don't worry about Bulgarians and Romanians. They come to Britain to study and work. Worry about all the millions of sharia loving muslims that fleed your country each year...the ones because of whom you have no-go zones.

Calais, Dover ,Benefits ,house, four English words taught to immigrants

Channel 4 pushing their political narrative will not be happy with this comments section.

Immigration could be good if you bring the right people. People who are willing to integrate to or accepting of the country’s culture (or at least respectful) instead of pushing hard theirs, and people who can contribute to the economy rather than just suck on the welfare. The problem with immigration is if you let in the extremists and those whose only agenda is to live in benefits and not work.

2:11, it’s not about race, it’s about space. Where are the extra houses? Who’s building them? Who’s paying for them. Where’s the extra schools, doctors, dentists, and stable jobs. How’s providing all that and paying for it. People won’t be happy until we’re dirt Broke, and then say it’s punishment for slavery, and Empire and we deserve it 😡

Think of it like a house party. Sure, invite a friend. We dont want an empty party with no life... But if you invite everyone then the worst people will show up and they wont be respectful to your home. Right now, we have uninvited guests crapping in our cornflakes and blocking the toilet for a laugh.

I am a 24-year-old who works 12-14 hours per day, and that in a month salary of 300 euros in romania. Please do not confuse Romanians with Gypsies. We, Romanians work that we have been taught, without work will not do anything in life. Gypsies do not want to work, they only know how to steal in the country in Romania and abroad. We have made ​​a fool of us Romanians abroad. I have diploma mechanic and if I would give a chance to work abroad would not refuse to work. I am not afraid of work. Please do not confuse the Romans with gypsies. Thank you. A young 24 year old

How about doing a ten year review and see how things have degenerated.

if the immigrants had not been brung in in the first place all British would have been housed (as they were in the past ..) and new housing would not have needed to be built to cater for the immigrants ...Leaving that precious land to be used for farming to produce home-grown crops and vegetables for our own people ! - thus a self-sustained country .....which begs the question ,,,,,who wanted them in .......and for what purpose ? !!!!

All that protects our country’s borders is the weather

I do not understand the mindset of UK and the EU. I was invited by a top University to study in france and later offered a descent technical job. Before flying to France from India and during the whole course of my study and work, I had trouble renewing my visa and getting one for my family for a visit. Forget about a citizenship. It's the same case with most of the educated, liberal, peace loving friends who migranted to Europe. And I do not understand how these illiterate, trouble making people get to stay here and get the nationality too. Something wrong with the policies.

Now! Years later, and a Foreigner asking Why are you concerned.

What they need to do is go back to this town and ask the same " question" today? I bet you the response would be very different!

Bring in massive amounts of third world people, who don't assimilate, don't speak the Language. It always is a recipe for success.

We were never asked

Romanians and Bulgarians will slowly assimilate within one or two generations at the very most, because they are not racially or culturally or religiously different from the host population. But look at the interviewer. She is wearing an Islamic headscarf. She was obviously born here (her accent is that of a British born person) and had she belonged to any other religion she would be regarded as British of immigrant parentage but in most other aspects part of British society. She would be mixing with a variety of different people male and female of various racial/religious backgrounds, socialising, having a drink, dancing, having relationships, flirting etc etc. By wearing the scarf she is automatically setting herself apart. She is in truth saying "I am different, I am a Muslim who takes religion seriously enough to feel that I have to dress accordingly and cover myself up". The way people present themselves is the first impression other people have for assessing what you want others to consider you as. By wearing an easily identifiable religious item of clothing you are basically saying "I define my identity by my religion". So you are immediately creating a barrier with those whose social/cultural day to day behavioural norms are different. It doesn't make for any kind of integration.

Who is 'us' and 'them'? I'll tell you..the indigenous Europeans!!!! And anyone else who isn't of european decent

Isn't it strange, how the BBC and Channel4 send immigrant, or decendents of immigrants, to report on immigration?

Unemployment is high in a white English town, and yet they blame the immigrants for that unemployment issue! smh

Look at the woman asking the question either first second third generation lmmigrant herself, could they not have had an indigenous Brit asking questions in Britain about Britain?

what is so good about Britain I don't understand why people went to come here when there is fuck all in Britain part from cold weather conditions

My values are British. Nothing else apart from that. I went to Redcar and I enjoyed it. I went to see Redcar steelworks and I also had fish and chips with a beer. It shows that some want to integrate with Britain. Unfortunately only one out of thirty will do this. I understand to live in Britain you've got to join the culture and values of those who inhabit these islands.

Indigenous people should always come first, taking up, Housing, NHS, Schooling, changing the ways of the country, taking over from indigenous peoples.

We have every right to protect our country and culture, just like any other country.

Personally my view we get the people who want to work. Have Australian point system and if the refugees need to help we help but firstly we look after our own people first

Immigration can only work well if you have EXTRA resources, the last time I looked schools, doctor surgery's, hospitals are currently bursting at the seams, I'm sorry I would have more sympathy but I can't even get my own autistic son the help he so desperately needs, we gave been fighting for him for years with our local authority 🙄

HOW DISINGENUOUS OF THIS REPORTER TO ASK "What are you afraid of?" As though people don't have a right to have an opposing view against their OWN REPLACEMENT in their OWN HOMELAND. This is absolutely DISGUSTING.

I bet its changed a lot since the 3yrs ago this was uploaded.

Wonder what the interview would be like now in 2022 8yrs on. The Labour party’s reticence and the factionalism on the issue are of this problem its making and our legacy. To understand both why immigration is dominating the debate now and how we got into this policy dilemma, we have to look back to the immigration policy under Tony Blair’s New Labour who opened the flood gates. I live in a small city in the north, most of the city centre hotels have immigrants, it is now very noticeable how many immigrants there are in the city, one person has told me he is the only English person in his street of social housing. I agree with Chris Clark if we are getting teens of thousands coming here year on year why have we a shortage of workers?

You had to choose an interviewer who is not English....The subjects are really going to be honest. Right on, Channel 4.

Its bloody obvious who "us" is . Not easy to define well. Disingenuous to ask the question though. Communities know when they feel as a community, and when divided. I am fed up of the arrogant, privileged misinterpreting, and disrespecting the views of those not of their mind, or social position. Yet another abuse to add to many. When ordinary people were sent to wars they suffered under the delusion of a national solidarity. That when the chips were down we were for each other as a nation before others. We now know the reality. It was a deception.

The reporter keeps talking about the area having few immigrants and that the people are having strong feelings towards foreigners. OF COURSE they are, its their country. They should have strong feelings about being invaded. In my opinion the British are still being too nice about it. And I am not even British.

10k economic migrants are arriving in Italy every month and this number could explode further if the economic mismanagement and corruption continues in Pakistan, Tunisia and Turkey leading to uncontrolled inflation and full collapse of their economies . Many of them want to come to the U.K. where they will be guaranteed to stay but who is going to build 1000+ houses a week and where even at current levels? Italy has called an emergency the U.K. needs to also

The problem with stopping Islamic immigration lies with the fact you’ll be called racist. I know that there are a lot of Islamic people who despise terrorism however there is no way of Britain knowing who is an extremist and who isn’t. The facts are, Islamic extremists are responsible for a lot of London’s attacks, so how could it be deemed racist to stop Islamic people from coming here.

Quite clearly the policy of housing migrants in posh hotels is grossly unfair to our own homeless population and is causing massive anger and resentment by locals. One idea i have had is to accommodate migrants on farms in Eastern England to work picking vegetables etc and fruit tomatoes etc later on. Asylum claims should not be considered but the ability and willingness to work hard would. Some other migrants principally women could work in social care too addressing the desperate shortages of labour in both areas.

Why are Bulgarians and Romanians coming to England?

so they get an immigrant to interview everyone

The woman at 2:05 couldn't say a word because in her mind she's looking at the problem.

What the elite media don't understand is that we ordinary hardworking people don't hate immigrants, we want immigrants to come in and work hard and integrate into our society. We just don't want the bad people to come in and cause problems as we have seen in the past and are seeing now

as a "fenian" / irish republican living in birmingham i do wanna help england out with this massive issue. our countries need to stay pure.

What if only the British view mattered in Britain ? Then anyone who questions their stance on the matter would be wrong. Its just easier that way in my view.

London the first capital of the World to have a majority of non-indigenous people, this is what our country was fighting for in the 2nd World War.

their hardly in the country and have shops where do they get the money

What debate? I've never been asked my opinion!