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Boris has a distorted view of what Britishness is – he has a misty eyed mythical yearning for good ol’ colonial times.
If you read the article I posted above you'll see that many of the stalwarts of British industry, society, culture, economy are in fact the fruits of immigration/immigrants.
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"The UK’s history is a story of comings and goings, ideas absorbed and recycled from immigrants that in time become British. Our national religion, after all, traces its roots to the Middle East as does our Royal family. Our language has spread around the world by accommodating hundreds of foreign words. Even our precious gardens, our little patches of domestic bliss, are testimony to foreign influences – rhododendrons from the Himalayas, hebes from New Zealand, hostas from China.The waves of people coming in and out, what they bring and contribute, create and leave behind, are as much a part of British life as the gin and tonic, panto at Christmas, ice cream vans, suits from Moss Bros and the Bank of England.
Each wave of immigration over the last century has been accompanied by a clamour for control that has grown louder, the implication being that immigrants endanger British society. What stands out is the very opposite: how much richer, more creative and innovative Britain has become because of its ability to attract immigrants and absorb what they have to give us. For a society that will depend more and more on innovation, immigrants will be a vital source of dynamism. We shut them out at our peril"