IMMIGRATION is not, in itself, a bad thing.

Not infrequently, it can be a good thing. What is crucial is the degree, so it follows that unregulated and uncontrolled inward movement of people is not normally a rational policy.

I am surprised that some of our politicians, including Jeremy Corbyn, do not comprehend this (he may be right on other issues though, including Iraq, the mainstream Labour party in 2003 and sometimes up to the present day, being complicit in major policy errors, outlined by Chilcot in his report this year).

As was our former Prime Minister David Cameron, whose approval of Tony Blair was at least questionable and nauseating.

There are issues of detail with immigration, naturally.

Even after our referendum, those from other EU countries get preference –- a state which is likely to continue for another two to three years at least.

Now, it is unreasonable that the host country takes into account linguistic skills of newcomers, a good knowledge of English helping migrants to integrate better, and facilitate their becoming employed here in Britain.

It is not racist to take such factors into full consideration.

Michael O'Neill

Railway Terrace

Penarth