Yes. There were always rational reasons why the figure went so high: Ukraine, Hong Kong, a post-COVID adjustment in student numbers. There was also an increase in work visas, which was government pol… (View Post)

Migrants are not housed in 4* hotels. They are housed in buildings that used to be 4* hotels, but at higher densities and without the same services, which is a totally different experience. But some … (View Post)

You complain about a “porous border” and about “top-heavy demographics”, yet immigration helps solve top-heavy demographics. Not that we have a porous border: immigration is way down on the Boriswave… (View Post)

My Italian colleague at work speaks French, but was complaining German was hard. She's learning because her partner is Swiss and speaks German (as well as Italian, French, Spanish and English). (View Post)

So, research into this has come up with a few answers: (1) we speak English and those seeking refuge are often more likely to speak English than French or German (2) existing communities - if there i… (View Post)