Immigration is good for any society but the way this and previous governments have managed and "controlled" it are appalling.....the money wasted, hand over fist, would be better spent investing in the countries where these immigrants are coming from ...creating business opportunities locally, financed by us but with financial benefits to us as well....at present it's a hand to mouth existence plugging holes and having no idea who is entering, where they are going, and whether they are justified to benefits or not. Shambolic and an example of how UK governments have only a short term view (to the next election) of anything.....when it comes to defining strategy I cannot see one coherent 5 or 10 year plan emanating from any government ministry and certainly nothing that "joins up" the government into a cohesive unit. Truly pathetic considering the billions spent on "consultancies" and PFI schemes whose only aim appears to be to feather the nests of Dave and Gideon's mates.