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 Your grandad’s story reflects a time when migrants contributed directly to rebuilding a war-torn nation through hard work and integration. 

In the modern UK, uncontrolled migration has led only to a massive drag on the welfare system, and far higher rates of violent crimes compared to native Brits. It is a classic case of anarcho-tyranny.

The fiat system’s failings and failings of managing migration are inseparably linked.