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I appreciate the Member's giving way. Like him, I did not intend to say anything. I have heard a lot in the Chamber about the cost of the migrant population. I have heard nothing about what migrants have added and the value that they have brought here. I am not just talking about the value in diversity but about…
It is UK Government money. It is taxpayer money that could go to GP services, emergency departments, schools, roads or infrastructure. Yet he does not want to focus on that.
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he not accept that a difficult Budget was passed yesterday, but the motion talks of £400 million that is being spent —?
I was not going to speak, but I feel compelled to do so. Raising concerns about immigration does not make someone racist. I do not dispute that unmanaged immigration compounds existing issues to a degree. However, let us not place the blame at the feet of the immigrants. The proposer of the motion made great play of…
No, thanks. They are people who are fleeing war, ethnic cleansing and persecution. A very small number of migrants come here in search of a better life: they should be supported. Would anyone on the Benches to my right try to deny that they would not do the same? Would they not try to make a better and safer life for…
I oppose today's motion in the strongest possible terms. There is plenty of objectionable, inflammatory language in the motion, but I will start with the term "illegal immigration". As has been said, no human being is illegal, and that includes asylum seekers and refugees.
I thank the Member for giving way. I find it fascinating. I am sure that he would like to send pretty much most Members in the House across the border if he had the opportunity to do so. You may not agree with this, but I think that your mantra should be, "Brits in, and everyone else out".
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I thank the Member for giving way. Whilst I note his considerable concern surrounding the protocol and issues relating to immigration policy, does he accept that the UK Government's policy is no template for anybody to follow, with its record levels of illegal and legal immigration?
The motion exposes a simple but serious truth: the United Kingdom no longer controls immigration policy across its own territory. Why is that? It is because the protocol has placed part of our nation under foreign rule. It is a matter of deep regret that some returned to Stormont having promised the public that they…
FlaggedImmigration, asylum, race, ethnicity and TravellersCriteria met: Identity framing, Sectarian or communal antagonism, Dog-whistle messaging.
I thank the Member for giving way and for her contribution, which is spot on. Does she agree that the DUP's language is nothing short of depressing and is trying to deflect from the fact that it has done more damage to public services in Northern Ireland than anything else, particularly through the collapse of these…
Does the Member agree that, given the language that some Members are using in the debate, they would not have given an example of seven or eight males from a student background who move into an HMO, as regularly occurs across Northern Ireland? The implication, however, that the people who are moving into HMOs are from…
I will begin by reminding the House why we were recalled to the Chamber last August: it was in response to the deeply disturbing racist riots that broke out. I will quote from a speech that was made at the time: "Northern Ireland has a proud history of welcoming those who seek better lives for themselves and their…
I thank the Member for giving way. Does he agree that, since Labour took office, somewhere in the region of 30,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats? That is a concern to everybody in Northern Ireland, not just unionists or nationalists but everyone.
I commend the Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone on her excellent contribution. Well, well, it did not take long for the insults and abuse to be heard across the Chamber. As I predicted yesterday, they would rather fight with insults than speak to the facts that are before them today. The people whom we speak for…
Does the Member recall that, when one of our councillors and a former MLA raised genuine concerns that the local community had presented to them, that councillor was subjected to a two-year Local Government Commissioner for Standards investigation that was covered by the public purse, only to be vindicated under the…
I rise to speak on this important motion, in which there is a lot of public interest. Many of our constituents have always shown generosity to those who play by the rules, yet that goodwill is being stretched to breaking point because His Majesty's Government have allowed an uncontrolled system of illegal immigration…