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Previously on "Germany needs two million skilled immigrants"
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And if they wanted folks who are good at watching paint dry then they could always recruit at CUK ForumOriginally posted by TykeMerc View PostIf they need people skilled in engineering, production or design then they're not going to get many from the UK.
On the other hand if they're after folks who know how to exploit a benefits system and watch daytime chav TV then they're sorted.
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If they need people skilled in engineering, production or design then they're not going to get many from the UK.Originally posted by scooterscot View PostI said skilled din't I?
On the other hand if they're after folks who know how to exploit a benefits system and watch daytime chav TV then they're sorted.
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And don't forget the benefits they'd lose if they moved. better they stay put, have us pay the mortgage and the holidays and wait until "the government finds them a job" innit?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostYeah but none of them are skilled in what is necessary.
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FTFYOriginally posted by scooterscot View PostYeah but none of them are cheap which will be necessary if Germany is to remain competitive.
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Yeah but none of them are skilled in what is necessary.Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostAs it turns out the UK could do with losing a few million immigrants. It might do for the UK economy what a loosened cork might do for a champagne bottle. Sudden room to breath, prospects for the jobless, welfare claimants down, wages not going down, less greenhouse emissions...
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I said skilled din't I?Originally posted by MrMark View PostDo you think they can find them in amongst the 900 million people that belong to the EU?
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As it turns out the UK could do with losing a few million immigrants. It might do for the UK economy what a loosened cork might do for a champagne bottle. Sudden room to breath, prospects for the jobless, welfare claimants down, wages not going down, less greenhouse emissions...
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Do you think they can find them in amongst the 900 million people that belong to the EU?Originally posted by scooterscot View PostJob centre: Germany needs two million skilled immigrants - The Local
Meanwhile in Britain we're making people redundant. I could work for the daily mail i could.
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Germany needs two million skilled immigrants
Job centre: Germany needs two million skilled immigrants - The Local
Meanwhile in Britain we're making people redundant. I could work for the daily mail i could.Frank-Jürgen Weise, head of the Federal Labour Agency (BA), said in an interview published Saturday that Germany needs two million qualified foreigners over the next few years to avoid a labour shortage.Tags: None
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