The 'Mathematics' of Immigration

 

A spoken word poem by Holli NcNish has been doing the rounds on social media in the aftermath of the murder of Lee Rigby in Woolwich. People wanted a response and a reason to still fight for community cohesion.

 

In Hollie's own words:

 

"A poem about immigration, based on a guy I used to have to listen to when I worked in a clothes shop. The poem owes a lot to a book by economist Philippe Legrain called Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them: http://www.philippelegrain.com/immigr.... It's a good book, I wish we had it on the school curriculum."

The full lyrics can be found on the YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJX5XHnONTI - it ends poignantly, "And most times immigrants bring more than minuses."

Do you agree? Do you think the 'mathematics of immigration' are often made up? Who is to the blame? The media? How do you think the 'true value' could be shared?

Read more about Hollie here: http://www.holliemcnish.com/
Buy the track here: http://holliemcnish.bandcamp.com/album/mathematics