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I tried that. Lived in Brum from 1997 to 2003. I was even abused once by a Brummie for taking a locals job, which amused me greatly (I'd actually opened a business that didn't previously exist and had created several new jobs).

I don't think closing the borders is practical. Even if it were possible, you end up with daft situations where our universities educate foreign scientists and then, when they're qualified, chuck them out the country.

You can't fault people for wanting to come to this country to better themselves. They have had great opportunities to do so because we have allowed a system of benefits to develop that discourages the local population from taking up unskilled manual work.