Rejected petition Immigrants claiming Benefit - why??

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Why are we allowing immigrants to stay in the UK and claim unemployment benefit, when either they have not contributed anything to the system or are not entitled to be in the UK.

In the current economic climate, shouldn't we be looking to their country of origin for support or deportation

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

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Date submitted 20 January 2012
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