Crowded London Streets
The extensive process needed to immigrate is a very controversial topic for most countries and even more so for Great Britain. Most countries are trying to simplify these processes, Great Britain is not among those countries.The economist articles linked here are of the opinion that having such harsh immigration rules is damaging to business and the economy and that Great Britain should be opening it’s doors like countries such as Australia, Canada and the U.S, instead of closing them. I strongly disagree with this statement. I agree that the latter countries should be encouraging immigration but what these article’s don’t take into consideration is the size, and population of the countries. Canada’s density population was last reported at 3.75 people per square Km, leaving plenty of room for growth. Britain’s population however was reported at 402.1 people per square km. In simpler terms Britain is squeezing double Canada’s population into less than a 12th of its size.
- World Population density map
In my opinion high levels of immigration for an already congested space only creates more unemployment and more housing shortage, injuring the economy more than limited immigration. An article linked here talks more about how crowded the UK is.
Data retrieved from: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/canada/population-density-people-per-sq-km-wb-data.html
Population density graph retrieved from: http://www.bartholomewmaps.com/population_density.html
Crowded streets photo retrieved from: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2007/12/10/this-holiday-season-londons-streets-are-absolutely-jammed/