The United Kingdom Elections 2010

[Subotan]

Immigration increases the size of the labour force. Claiming that it harms the economy is as silly as claiming that population growth hurts the economy.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Immigration increases the size of the labour force. Claiming that it harms the economy is as silly as claiming that population growth hurts the economy.

Population growth does depress wages; always has.

[Subotan]

Population growth does depress wages; always has.

I didn't say it doesn't. Of course, overpopulation would result in extremely depressed wages, as would mass immigration. But for the UK, that would have to be an influx of millions and millions of people.

[Furunculus]

Immigration increases the size of the labour force. Claiming that it harms the economy is as silly as claiming that population growth hurts the economy.

china has a large labour force, and a large economy, is that what you want to see for britain?

one-child-policy
authoritarian regime to hold together the disparate and fractured parts of your society.
average wage one quarter of what it is here
health care and education a fraction of what it is here

[Subotan]

Immigration, a large population and a larger economy than us aren't the reasons China has those problems.

EDIT: Miigration is the reason for China's huge economic growth though, with colossal rural-urban migration.