I work in the NHS. The rising figure of tuberculosis and the number of patients who are not registered with GPs is alarming.
I am asian too. I worry for this country. Its not possible to sustain a free NHS service with some many immigrants and rising population.
The people who are going to suffer most is the elderly people who have contributed heavily to the country's liberty and economy.

Minu, London, UK

The UK is a small country, most people in the US thing they have congestion problems. I'm currently living in California, The largest state with the biggest population and worst congestion, and the most immigrants.

California is aproximately the size of the UK, but The UK has double the population. It's a wonder that England hasn't yet become community unfriendly urban sprawl California has.

AD, Brit in Sacramento, CA

Judging by your headline, you seem surprised. Why should that be? The Asians who were surveyed are British and thus why should their concerns be any different to those of other British?

Vinay Mehra, Purley, Surrey

Until we are able to ensure that not one single native british child is living in poverty,we should not allow anyone else in.I have walked around council estates in the centre of London,supposedly one of the riches cities in the world and have seen degradation akin to third world nations.
It doesn't mean that you are a racist because you question the level of immigration.Rather it is our duty to ensure we can provide for our own citizens before offering benefits to those from other nations.
The fact that a large majority of immigrants settle into ghettoes,and create their own society within a society is pretty good evidence that multiculturism has failed.
Enoch Powell warned of the dangers of uncontrolled immigration many decades ago and he was lambasted and marginalised.The sad reality is much od what he warned us about is unfolding before our very eyes.

J.Currie, London,

I wonder why people like Richard, ExBrit think that it is ok for them to emigrate to other countries, but it is wrong for people from other countries to settle in Britain? It just smacks of prejudice

owen, london,

Time was when the Quintessential Englishman could be found anywhere in the world. And everywhere.
He represented certain cherished values.

Now what has this 'multi-cult-ism' done to the British society?.

You cant find the real Englishman in in many parts of England.

'Britishness' would soon be a strange and unrecognizable hybrid creature.

Something precious would have been lost.

I think Britain alone would not be the poorer for the loss. Would the Establishment wake up before the irrevocable becomes a reality.

Gyaneshwar Chaturvedi, Birmingham, UK

Pandering never works. Look at us, we have a bill that will give amnesty to 20 million illegals. You can bet your last dollar that they will not learn English. Why should they, we have Spanish TV, Radio, Papers etc. If you go into a store half the people will be speaking Spanish. Store signs in Spanish. There are a minimum of 500.000 illegals in this Town. They cost the school system $1 Billion each year. It is very difficult to teach people who are illiterate in their own language. Guess what the effect on the Hospitals is?

Desmond Taylor, Houston, USA Texas

Well i'm glad this has all finally come to light! It is about time that somebody did something!!
It is true that a FAIR majority of immigrants do get a LOT more help than British citizens... correct me if i'm wrong but the intention of the Government was to look after the interests of their own citizens.
I do not hate immigrants, who can blame them for wanting to come to a country where they get everything given to them?
I am a British teenager and i DEFINATELY do not agree with this idea of 'Citizenship Ceremonies' i personally think that it would cause more of a divide between the different races.
When i walk through my city, i would say that truthfully, 6 in 10 people are British. That doesn't seem too bad, but think of 1000 people, and only 600 people being British.
The comment about immigrants getting priority for schools, healthcare and housing is completely true... Not only that, but where are all the jobs going? Hmm... consider it!

K, Lincoln,

Totally agree.
There has been far too much immigration. A small amount is good, a handful of new arivals are interesting and can provide a positive contribution. A small number would have assimilated. This has clearly not happened and large chunks of English cities are now unrecognisable
But for many of our cities to be turned into little Dehlis or Bradistans is ridiculous. It as gotten so bad that many Brits have packed their bags and headed for less crowded places (USA, Australia et al.). They come in as we go out!
Trouble is brewing, just as only 6 eggs fit in a box, only so many people can fit in a small island.
The irony is that the source countries of much of the immigration are the new dynamic economies, where business is growing and there are huge opportunities, unlike Britain which has been in industrial decline for the last century.
Who is to blame for this mess? Ourselves, for voting in lousy, missguided politicians.

Richard, ExBrit, USA

This is good news. Any indication that the government is taking English teaching seriously (after anouncing recently that immigrants would no longer receive free classes) is welcome.
We should accept diversity, but in exchange, the people who want to live in our country need to take part in English-speaking society and not expect everything to be translated into their language, something that costs the government a great deal of money.
Investment in English teaching prepares solid, long-lasting foundations which remove the need to patch up the holes with multilingual translations.

Jessica, Sheffield,

Bob Evans

I Think you will find that you are wrong! you should see the state of this country, such a small country however half the world wants to live here. the scary thing is that they will soak the system until there is nothing left for our children! the way this country is run is appalling, i suppose it doesnt really affect them considering the wages they get but its the tax payers, and decent people who are suffering.

KT, london,

What is this article actually saying?? It looks to me like nearly 3/4 of those polled thought one thing, but selected subgroups (Asians, blacks) had a far different view (i.e. less than 1/2 agreed with the statements). I believe a short course in statistics and analysis is in order.

E, Oakton, VA

Ruth Kelly puts the blame on local authorities.. but doesn't the report say that 70% of British people think there are too many immigrants? That's a central government issue. Is it so difficult to admit that 70% of Britsh people want there to be fewer non-British people in Britian than there are today, that they have a right to say that in a democracy, and that the government should fulfil that requirement? The response is not better integration: it is a complete cessation of new immigration under whatever name it comes, automatic non-renewal of end-dated permits, and removal of all illegals. Then the number of immigrants falls - and that does not mean an increase at a lower rate, it means that there are then less people in the UK.

Bob, Thames Ditton, UK

It is doubtful that the U.K. goes as far overboard in translating official documents as they do in the United States. As an example, only citizens can vote in any election. Among the requirements for foreigners to become naturalized citizens is the ability to READ and UNDERSTAND the English language. Why then does the State of California print election documents, including ballots, in up to 21 different foreign languages?

Bob Evans, Anaheim, California