boyfriday Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Doesn’t the title make it clear. A quarter of babies born in hospital in England and Wales has a foreign-born mother The mothers were born somewhere other than the UK. So? Probably 99% of British children aren't Sheffielders, that's a far more alarming statistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastbank Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 In my opinion they're creating a really good Olympic squad for 2032 - Polish shotputters, Indian hockey players, Ethiopian long-distance runners and hopefully a few Jamaican sprinters. and not forgetting the brazillian footballers and romanian pickpockets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyfriday Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 and not forgetting the brazillian footballers and romanian pickpockets... ..and what would the Wednesday squad look like without foreigners eastie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 So? Probably 99% of British children aren't Sheffielders, that's a far more alarming statistic. ......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin's Wrath Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 What an absolute non-story. We're all immigrants are we not. Silly buggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Doesn’t the title make it clear. A quarter of babies born in hospital in England and Wales has a foreign-born mother The mothers were born somewhere other than the UK. I have no idea why the number of mothers born outside the UK is even something worthy of reference unless you have a problem with the 'outrageously high' proportion, as it appears that the DM have. The implication that mothers born outside the UK are somehow something less than desirable is very clear, and very unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 What an absolute non-story. We're all immigrants are we not. Silly buggers. No. Immigrant A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ..and what would the Wednesday squad look like without foreigners eastie? The 5 aside squad http://image.toutlecine.com/photos/m/o/n/monty-python-s-flying-circus-1969-9-g.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSmith Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I have no idea why the number of mothers born outside the UK is even something worthy of reference unless you have a problem with the 'outrageously high' proportion, as it appears that the DM have. The implication that mothers born outside the UK are somehow something less than desirable is very clear, and very unpleasant. From the link. According to official figures, the average hospital birth can cost £1,600, meaning the total cost to the NHS of these would have been at least £30million. Some of the women will have been born abroad and settled in the UK but a number will have visited just to use the NHS. So called ‘health tourism’ as a whole is thought to cost taxpayers as much as £200million a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Over half of the people that live in London were born abroad, so it's not a surprising statistic. Another Daily Fail non-story. I don't think people are coming here just to give birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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