Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg – Inverness needs more immigrants!!!
Broadcast on Monday 13 April 2010.
Nick Clegg states on camera that an Inverness MP friend, must be Danny Alexander, says Inverness needs more immigrants!!!
He obviously has no idea of the number of Eastern Europeans who are in Inverness, can’t get jobs and are having to wait months for the benefit system to provide financial support – evidence available and already reported in the Highland News.At the Hustings at Kingussie, last Friday evening, Danny Alexander defended this position and quite amazingly seems to be supported by SNP candidate John Finnie, who having stated that 10,000 persons are now on the Highland Council housing waiting list made a comment to a member of the audience after the meeting ended that “we are all from overseas”, when asked the question how many of the ten thousand persons on the Highland Council waiting list were from overseas!
Whilst campaigning, immigration concerns have mainly featured in comments received from members of the electorate.
As a responsible parliamentary candidate, I have major concerns over the ability of the region to provide the numbers of jobs to go with such an influx of migrants Given the problems caused to the education and health services due to the diversity of languages from migrants from all parts of Europe and elsewhere, we need to very carefully consider the real requirements of the area rather than making irrational decisions that could disastrously affect our local economy.
Incomers from the UK, Europe and the rest of the world will have to be supported by the tax payer provided Benefits system if they cannot gain employment.
With the thousands of houses proposed to be built in the region, Highland Council and politicians need to concentrate minds on meaningful private sector job creation before embarking on more ” flights of fancy”.
Jim Ferguson
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