On 15th April, The Home Secretary, Charles Clark, said that, "Immigration has enriched this country, not only economically, but also socially. He was clearly trying to defend this government's appalling record on immigration and the shambolic situation it now is.

No normal responsible person will have a problem with immigration in principle as, indeed, immigration has brought many benefits into Britain. The pioneering heart transplant surgeon, Sir Magdi Yacoub, has enriched Britain with the amazing science of cardiac medicine and has saved many lives through his skill and expertise and is a classic example of the value of immigration, and there are many other similar examples.

Few people have a problem with immigration in principle, which is a part of world culture, where people from different countries will move to live in other countries for many different reasons. This is not a problem providing scale does not exceed reasonable limits and that there is no adverse effect on the host country.

So why is there a problem in Britain today? The answer is simple - there has been a population explosion and the reason for it is 'uncontrolled' immigration. As far back as the sixties, Enoch Powell was continually shouted down about his warnings on immigration and how he said, "It was all a question of numbers". And how right he was and how the chickens are coming back to roost! The clear fact is that Britain is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and simply cannot 'house' any more people regardless of their status.

The British welfare state cannot provide proper care for its own native inhabitants, particularly the elderly and vulnerable. It is therefore unacceptable that we take in immigrants with serious communicable diseases that place extra burdens on our public services, particularly the NHS. The stark truth is that the scale of immigration in Britain today is creating problems in many domestic areas and adversely affecting the native population. It is totally irresponsible for our government to tell us that immigrants entering Britain are living in harmony with the native population. Nothing could be further from the truth.

The Chairman of the Commission for racial Equality, Trevor Phillips, is now back-peddling on the immigration issue and considers the word 'multi-culturalism' as 'unhelpful' and is keen to promote 'Britishness' as being more acceptable. He clearly realises that multi-culturalism is not working in Britain. If multi-culturalism is working then we should not need the Race Relations Act and the Commission for Racial Equality.

Why indeed is the European Union attempting to bring in even more legislation to protect immigrants if it is all working so well? The simple truth is that it is extremely difficult to mix different cultures. To expect them to 'integrate', is the stuff of 'cuckoo land'. Immigrants themselves are discriminating by refusing to integrate, the result of which is to produce their own communities with their own cultures and religions. This inevitably acts against our own British Christian culture and way of life.

The European Union dictates immigration policy in Britain and there is nothing we can do about it unless we withdraw despite what other parties might claim. Immigration has not only brought into Britain, millions of people we can barely look after, but also diseases like AIDS, Hepatitis, HIV, TB and others that are now costing British taxpayers £billions a year in healthcare.

It is quite beyond belief that our government allows this to happen with no health screening whatsoever for incoming immigrants. Our government has no idea how many illegal immigrants are in Britain today but the consensus of opinion is that the number will be in the millions.

The stated population for Britain is 60million but by adding to this the 'massaging' of 'official' figures, the illegal immigrants and failed asylum seekers, the true figure could well be approaching 64-65 million.

• The UK's population is projected to rise by 6.1 million from 2003 to 2031
• 59,000 new homes will be required for immigrants in England each year for the next 17 years
• Since 1997, about 308,000 asylum seekers have been refused permission to stay in Britain but only 72,000 have been recorded as leaving the UK