The Asian family-run corner shop, with
owners working up to 80 hours a week. Without them, one of our
most convenient and traditional institutions might have been
lost to the big supermarkets years ago
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Imagine no immigration
Immigrants contribute enormously to British life. Yes, they do
great restaurants and takeaways. But they’ve also regenerated
the economy, made important scientific discoveries, and developed
the music industry, arts, fashion, sport and more.
If there was no immigration, we’d have no
- curry and kebabs
- Kumars at No 42 and David Baddiel
- Sol Campbell and Jermaine Defoe
- Nasser Hussein and Prince Naseem
- Saatchi Gallery
- Mike Leigh films and Gurinder Chadha’s Bend it Like Beckham
- Notting Hill Carnival
- Roots Manuva, Ms Dynamite and Dizzee Rascal
- Trevor McDonald and Natasha Kaplinsky
Immigrants have made Britain a richer and more colourful place
– in every sense. |
