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Just to give a counter narrative to the rubbish we are told that 'we have always been a country of immigration' and that we have 'always welcomed refugees' here's a few pieces from a report on Government Policy on the management of refugee crises written for the Home Office mid WW2 by Arthur Eagleston Assistant Secretary (Grade 5) "to give some account of the various measures for the control of aliens in this country which were adopted by the Home Office (or in some cases forced on it) in the course of the events which led up to the outbreak of war and of the vicissitudes of the war itself."
"The congested state of the labour market in the United Kingdom makes it impracticable
to admit persons seeking employment. The unemployment problem is probably more active
here than in most European countries, and so long as great numbers of our own people are
unable to find work there is no capacity to absorb refugees."
"In these circumstances no Government could allow the entry of immigrants in such numbers
as to run any risks of taking away employment from British subjects, lowering wage standards,
or increasing the burden on state or municipal funds; and the immigrants’ reasons for wishing
to enter the country are from this point of view quite irrelevant. Even in the case of immigrants
who possess the means of starting a business, a class which used to be regarded as unobjectionable
and frequently useful entrants, the element of competition has come in."
"It follows from these facts that Great Britain, in its modern conditions, cannot be a country of
settlement – that is it cannot provide a permanent home for any large mass of refugees. The most
it can do is to receive a small number, and they must be carefully selected from among people who,
by reason of their possession of means or the nature of their business or occupation, can be absorbed
without harm to the interests of the native population."
Population 1946 = 48,939,000