₦airaland Forum

maasoap:
You're slow in understanding discuss. What people are saying is that it shouldn't be coming from immigrants like her

PlanetZero:
We are talking in respect of badenuch. Who is talking of what a countries owe you

Zionmdde:
Nobody should cry here
We are hypocrites, evert single one of us

Before you say you are not, if you were British, would you want migrants to flood into your country and inconvenience you?

Small Lagos, people are shouting go back to your land, you will even think they are talking to people from other countries, but no its people from the same country

Everybody should protect their country the way they deem fit. If they said don't come, then don't come!!!!

YoshihideSuga:
No vex o, na so e bad reach?

Zionmdde:
Nobody should cry here
We are hypocrites, evert single one of us

Before you say you are not, if you were British, would you want migrants to flood into your country and inconvenience you?

Small Lagos, people are shouting go back to your land, you will even think they are talking to people from other countries, but no its people from the same country

Everybody should protect their country the way they deem fit. If they said don't come, then don't come!!!!

givedemwotowoto:
I wonder what they did to that woman. They must have dealt with her so much during her humble beginnings, that she vowed to erase her past and embrace her present and future

malali:
She is desperate to be relevant. When they say people sell their soul for success. You are looking at a real life example. In her mind she is going to be the first black woman to be prime minister.
If you tell her to betray her parents.....she wont even think twice.

AllLovingGod:
And funny enough, she will most likely succeed. Lol!

AntiChristian:
Hmmm

That's good!

Stay and create your own economy!

Zionmdde:
Nobody should cry here
We are hypocrites, evert single one of us

Before you say you are not, if you were British, would you want migrants to flood into your country and inconvenience you?

Small Lagos, people are shouting go back to your land, you will even think they are talking to people from other countries, but no its people from the same country

Everybody should protect their country the way they deem fit. If they said don't come, then don't come!!!!

Kukutente23:
What are you saying
Even Muhammad migrated

malali:
The speech you provided is a classic example of political doublespeak designed to deflect responsibility while reinforcing divisive narratives. Let’s delve into why the premise of Kemi Badenoch’s stance on immigration is deeply flawed, hypocritical, and devoid of historical accountability.

Critique of Hypocrisy

1. The Colonial Irony
Badenoch’s speech conveniently ignores the UK’s colonial past. For centuries, Britain invaded, plundered, and destabilized countries across Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean, stripping these nations of their resources and using their labor to build its wealth. Now, those displaced by centuries of exploitation seek opportunities in the very land that grew rich at their expense, and suddenly, the UK declares its inability to “sustain the numbers.” If you loot someone’s home, don’t be surprised when they come knocking at your door.


2. Exploitation of Cheap Labor
Britain and other Western nations have long benefited from exploiting immigrants for cheap labor. From factory workers to nurses and cleaners, immigrants have filled gaps in labor markets where locals refuse to work. Badenoch fails to mention how industries like healthcare, agriculture, and construction would collapse without immigrant labor. The same immigrants she chastises for “overburdening public services” are the ones staffing those very services.
3. A Caricature of Herself
Kemi Badenoch, a Nigerian-born immigrant herself, is being used as the messenger for this harsh rhetoric. It’s a political strategy to shield the Conservative Party from accusations of racism. By deploying a black woman to champion anti-immigration policies, the Tories hope to soften the blow of their exclusionary agenda. Instead, Badenoch appears spineless, betraying the very immigrant community she represents in a desperate bid for relevance within a party that has historically sidelined minorities.
4. Selective Memory on “Humanitarian” Immigration
Badenoch cites exceptions for Ukrainian refugees and British overseas nationals from Hong Kong as justifiable forms of migration, conveniently sidestepping the racial undertones. Refugees from predominantly non-white regions like Syria, Sudan, or Afghanistan often face higher scrutiny, harsher policies, or outright rejection. The inconsistency reeks of racial bias masked as policy.
5. Integration Myths
She blames immigrants for the supposed lack of integration while ignoring systemic barriers erected by the government itself. When you demonize migrants, limit their access to resources, and segregate communities, how can integration succeed? Her claim that immigration frays the social fabric is an excuse to cover the failures of successive governments in creating inclusive policies.

What Kemi Badenoch needs to focus on.

• Public Services Mismanagement
If public services like housing and healthcare are struggling, it’s because of chronic underfunding by successive Conservative governments, not because of immigrants. Badenoch’s party has spent more than a decade cutting budgets while blaming the very people propping up those services.
• Economic Benefits of Immigration
Studies consistently show that immigrants contribute more to the economy in taxes than they take in benefits. They are entrepreneurial, innovative, and integral to growth. Ignoring these contributions perpetuates a false narrative.
• Global Accountability
The UK is part of a global system that perpetuates inequality, often through exploitative trade practices, environmental degradation, and foreign interventions. Migration is not the problem; it’s a symptom of global injustices that countries like Britain helped create.



Badenoch’s speech is a desperate attempt to distract from her party’s failures by scapegoating immigrants. It’s like a landlord blaming the tenants for the roof caving in when he never repaired it in the first place. Her policies promise to reduce immigration, but they risk gutting the very workforce keeping Britain afloat. Instead of demonizing those seeking a better life, Britain should confront its colonial legacy, invest in sustainable policies, and treat immigration as the opportunity it truly is.

BondRiv:
The West have no right to complain about immigration. Their past barbarisms and current neocolonialism have wrecked havoc all over the world. They are waging and funding wars all over the place, destabilising economies of developing countries, yet dare to complain about immigration? There aren't enough immigrants for their atrocities.

Zionmdde:
Nobody should cry here
We are hypocrites, evert single one of us

Before you say you are not, if you were British, would you want migrants to flood into your country and inconvenience you?

Small Lagos, people are shouting go back to your land, you will even think they are talking to people from other countries, but no its people from the same country

Everybody should protect their country the way they deem fit. If they said don't come, then don't come!!!!

Mom007:
Inconvenience them how? Who is inconveniencing them? The migrants do the work their people have refused to do. Pick up and clean up after them while they chase the next high and have a good time. Don't let all this their talk fool you. They claim pressure on their housing, their government gives them cheaper and free housing (council housing) which you as a non indigenes can ever access. Their schools and bus services will shut down if without the migrants and their children because of low numbers. The recent drop in japa trend is already affecting schools and other businesses across many UK cities as they no longer have the numbers to keep them afloat. Plus i dont know about other countries but Nigerians hardly go to the hospital. Except a person collapses unconscious on the floor, a Nigerian will rather take paracetamol and get some rest than bother with the hassle of trying to get a hospital appointment in the UK. Its not like Nigeria that you can walk into a hospital and they will attend to you. Here you will call and call and be put on hold for hours. When they pick nko? You go explain tire before the will agree for you to come. Most people don't even bother. That's why most Nigerians with preexisting conditions that don't require surgery are bringing their medication from Nigeria. So please, how are Nigerians and immigrants by extension inconveniencing them? I get that too much of everything is bad, but please let them stop blaming immigrants for everything wrong with them.

maasoap:
You're slow in understanding discuss. What people are saying is that it shouldn't be coming from immigrants like her

miketayo:
if they completely block their borders for immigrants, there is nothing you can do about it.. you guys say these things like it is your right to immigrate to their country. You are still blaming colonialism when African leaders are eating fat many years after colonialism

Bandirao:
Wow fantastic!! A first generation Nigerian immigrant speaking against migration

miketayo:
you wrote a whole lot of bullcrap.
So all colonized country by the Britains should move all their citizens to the UK, since it is now our birthright.
There is a good reason why Immigrants or asylum seekers from certain countries need more scrutiny than others.
She was born in the UK even though she had some education in Nigeria, so not an immigrant.
She said what is good for her country, let us fix our own country.

casualobserver:
. I ham a British citizen by birth, I have never called my self British. I have British citizenship by birth I live in Nigeria.

The fact is she is not an immigrant. However Kemi is playing a game she knows what she is doing, when she started on politics she played the Nigerian card, when Nigerians in UK ignored her she ditched her Nigerianess, saw that the Labour Party was full of blacks and joined the conservatives knowing it was a faster political path for a black person.

I am a Nigerian with British citizenship but if I were living in Britain and cared about the best for Britain I would kick you nigggars out too because anywhere we assemble in great numbers we eventually destroy. Last time I was in London I almost cried.

AntiChristian:
Jesus nko?

He died there!

malali:
Thank you for your contribution.
I understand your contribution is limited to your IQ.
Blaming immigrants for all woes....is getting old.
If all immigrants left Britain today, their economy will collapse.
Dont just wake and start vilifying immigrants, just because they are the weakest link.
Where she would have displayed strength is advocating for immigrants
She is an immigrant. The citizenship she enjoys was an immigrant privilege in 1980, before it was revoked in 1983.
She is a second generation immigrant. Her parents were first generation immigrants.
Keep fooling here, telling her she is not an immigrant. Its your type that will tell her, she could end up with the British monarchy too in Windsor castle.

BondRiv:
They can block whatever they want but will continue paying for their sins. There are consequences for colonialism, neocolonialism, forever wars, etc. They are major contributors to the problem they are dancing around with oblivious immigration policies.