This isn’t just about what’s going on in the UK though. I believe that the reason immigration is more of a concern than ever before for the British people relates to what we see going on beyond our shores. We see the chaos in Calais, where thousands of migrants are risking their lives to get from France to Britain; we see refugees in their thousands risking life and limb as they cross the Mediterranean on ships sailing from Libya. And we see that the issue of open borders and mass immigration is no longer simply an issue of social problems and the impact on British workers, it is fast becoming one of national security.