Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
1/ Well given that so many countries are effectively paid to take part in this project, why not? We are the second biggest net contributor, but take much less out than does France? How come? How is that fair or right?

In 2013 we put in €10.8bn more than we took out - this, incidentally, from a country that you and other Eurofanboys like to claim is half-hearted in its contribution to Europe. Well the numbers say different.

2/ As to your studies, I'd love to know how they've calculated what those migrants and their impact on infrastructure are likely to cost us over the next 25 years or so.
And that 10.8bn pales into insignificance alongside the value of the EU to the Uk economy, which is thought to be around £60-£80bn, so by any measure we're still £50bn up.

I know we might differ on our views on immigration but you really have to start to wonder when an immigrant ceases to be one, dont you? Given that even the first generation ones are estimated to be less of a burden on the state than indigenous people you'd have to assume that in future generations that would they be likely to be even less so than UK nationals born here.