Closing the borders isn't the answer. Besides, the politicians want net migration to increase as oppose to decrease, which is what it's doing now. Why? Because it helps the economy. You can shut off England from the rest of the world but it will ultimately do no good. And guess what buddy, the rest of the EU is in pretty much the same state that we are. There's mass unemployment across all of Europe. It's not just your XBL mechanic friend who's out of a job. You're seeing only what you want to see, isolated cases that prove your point. I see where you're coming from, I truly do, but I'm afraid i'm going to have to disagree with you