The immigration debate always makes me laugh.
We've had it with the Irish, blacks, Pakistanis, and now Muslims and Eastern Europeans. There will always be an immigration debate because people need to target their disappointment (often at their own failings or their rubbish lives) towards someone else. We can't accept responsibility for our own short-comings.
There was a study in Hungary in March. Two thirds of the interviewees demanded absolutely no asylum for Piresans, accused them of being spongers, and agreed they should be sent home immediately.
It goes without saying that the country of Piresa is fictional.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/21/piresa n_immigrants/
Really, if there were no Eastern Europeans or Muslims in the world, the Daily Mail crew would find someone else to target. As they have done from the year dot.
The immigration problem is a frame of mind.
And remember - EVERYTHING WAS BETTER IN THE OLDEN DAYS.