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Why do people want a more restrictive immigration policy?

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Why do people want a more restrictive immigration policy?

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Around a quarter of the British public are skeptical towards immigration, and wish for a more restrictive policy. They fear that immigration in large scale will create an economical and cultural burden in the UK. They are doubtful towards the governments capabilities to handling it, which they think is majorly caused by the ties they are put in by being part of the EU. Immigration policy is considered a "state of the nation" issue, and should therefore be unilaterally handled by the country. This is one of the main reasons for the UK leaving EU.

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As David Cameron said in his speech in 2011, "It is vital that we make this distinction between religion on the one hand, and political ideology on the other. Time and again, people equate the two. " David used Islam as an example, "Islam is a religion observed peacefully and devoutly by over a billion people.  Islamist extremism is a political ideology supported by a minority. Someone can be a devout Muslim and not be an extremist.  We need to be clear: Islamist extremism and Islam are not the same thing."

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"THE PROBLEM IS NOT IMMIGRATION. IT'S THE OBSESSION WITH IT!" -Goodhart, David. The British Dream

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According to NDLA, ethnic minorities constitute about 8% of the total UK population (60 million) and 9% of the English population (50 million). The largest groups are Indians and Pakistanis, two groups of people who used to belong to the British Empire, an Empire that went through a process of decolonisation in the post-war period. Immigrants settled in cities where they could find manual work, therefore places like Oldham, London, Manchester, Luton, Birmingham and Bradford.
In the 1960s and 1970s traditional industry lost its footing in these areas, and therefore many immigrants became unemployed.

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It is estimated that in June 2016 285,000 citizens from other EU countries immigrated to the UK. And abroad, about 95,000 emigrated.

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At the beginning of the 21st century, the multicultural debate took a new turn, from race relations to religion, religion clearly seen in a cultural context. After the London bombings in 2005, the focus changed from noticeable differences like the colour of skin to differences not so easily detectable like cultural and religious practices.

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Sources and references:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_immigration_to_the_United_Kingdom
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/uk/2002/race/short_history_of_immigration.stm
- https://fullfact.org/immigration/eu-migration-and-uk/
- https://www.ft.com/content/a874de26-34b2-11e6-bda0-04585c31b153
- http://ndla.no/en/node/90460?fag=71082
-http://ndla.no/en/node/5713?fag=42
-http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/when-dust-settles-migration-policy-after-brexit
-http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887

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From the earliest times different ethnic groups settled in the UK over the centuries: Celts, Normans, Vikings, Huguenots, and Jews, to name only few of them.

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Britain has always been diverse in terms of religion, ethnicity and culture. Professor Bernard Crick notes, “for a long time the UK has been a multicultural state composed of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and also a multicultural society . . . made up of diverse range of cultures and identities.”