In his own words, he is attempting to pull the rug from under the extremist parties feet.

For too long the mainstream parties have either pretended that there is no resentment over immigration of people with nothing to offer us by coming, but will want it all for nothing on a plate, or that our over crowded country is a figment of the imagination of the populist press.

It's time that the big three addressed what most of us on the street think head on. If you want to come here, what will you bring other than a crippling increase in the benefits bill?

he says he wants good immigration.

now i see good immigration as accepting ones with skills we need, and revoking those that are unemployed and a drain on our benefits.

also sending back asylum seekers that are not in employment when their their country is safer. many have now got jobs and are not a drain but those that do not work should go when the wars are over eg bosnia,albania and many african nations

hill farmer - Your line of argument is all over the place. You give a few examples of scams taking place. Hardly anyone - including Vince Cable - would disagree that we should tackle those. But then you go on to say "We can just accommodate so many people" What exactly are you proposing? Would you refuse to renew the visas of the many non EU Immigrants currently working in this country. Are you aware that the NHS and our network of care homes would collapse overnight without this huge number of hard working immigrants. Do you have any experience in either of these two areas?

People who come into this country have children.Think of a number.Then treble it. A conservative estimate. (quadruple it - my estimate)