I'd have thought so... yes, by doing exactly the same thing.
Why do these crazy edge cases always come out in these discussions? Right there you're talking about multiple laws being broken, so yeah, I'd guess anyone willing to break the law could compete with them directly. I mean shit, I could choose not to pay my taxes right now if I wanted to... but it would be a massive risk, just as it is for any immigrant that tries to live that way.
As for the 10 in a 2 bed flat... I've lived in similar (not quite as bad, but similar) circumstances whilst I was doing temporary work away from home in my late teens. Is there something about being British that means we're unable to live in discomfort to try and get by? Do we deserve more by virtue of where our passport originates?
Erm, how? They are here legally and have lived their lives here obviously. It is a lot harder to just disappear off the tax system. Maybe they don't want to go the illegal route, god forbid.
Crazy edge cases? Again, I would like to understand people who argue against these things, what is your background exactly. Have you ever lived in a diverse, poor area? What is your social make up, what cultures do you hang out with generally? Well exactly, most people who are from and live in the UK are going to be people who want to do so on legal terms. And yet your answer to an impossible competitive edge is to "do the same".
Erm yes, because we have living standards, generally most people want their populations to live in better legal conditions than a dog's. You don't want your children to live in such conditions. Again, you are actually making the argument that instead of removing the unfair and illegal advantage others have... they should just join them. Live in worse conditions, get out of the tax system that holds up this country and have zero future prospects. How is this even an argument? This isn't Victorian Britain ffs, maybe English kids should lie about their ages as well to get factory floor work.
What is always funny as well is how people opposed to others viewpoints completely dismiss personal experience as anecdotal evidence yet will talk without 'any' evidence to the contrary. Just resort to ad hominems and strawman fallacies.
Would love to do a background comparison with some people here, can do it in PM if you want. Genuinely incredibly curious about the people who call UKIP voters racist. And if you vote for other parties are you then not racist?
People who happily regurgitate whatever they see written in the Daily Mail normally are. Unfortunately these people do exist.
I see this often, you guys realise that the Daily Mail campaigned against UKIP right? They are a tory paper.
As opposed to those that regurgitate whatever they read in the Guardian? Would love a paper that didn't declare for any party and stayed sodding neutral, like they should.
It still amazes me how in this thread you can call a majority vote of people all racists, idiots, crazy people, post pictures of people who almost die for a joke etc. and get away with it but in another thread call someone stupid and you get a lifetime ban. Hard to follow where the line is drawn here. Can I call these people fascists since they have clearly displayed a disagreement with democracy and people being able to vote who don't agree with them.
FML.