"Immigration is Bad For Britain" isn't what he argued. What he argued, and argued correctly, is that "Mass Immigration is Bad For Britain"

8 years on and sadly this warning has fallen on deaf ears.

I’m immigrant and I agree with his words, it’s not about saying NO to all immigration. It’s about having a proper functioning system

7 years later and the problem has now become a crisis.

The title of this video does a disservice to the actual message. I'm a Filipino and have nothing to do with Britain. I see his point and think its true

He's seems flat-out exhausted arguing for this. He has the look and sound of despair and he's right.

As an African I can say I agree with Douglas. Britain has lost itself with immigration and to say that is not at all racist. I myself would not be pleased to find myself a minority in in my own country. National identity is important for many reasons. Unfortunately, it’s a crime to say that when you’re white.

As a Romanian, I can totally understand his point. There is legal immigration, and there is mass migration. He talked about this back in the start of 2014, and his message is more important than ever now in 2021.

I have spent myself three years in London as an immigrant and I am thankful for the opportunity I had to enrich my bag of experiences. However I do believe that societies must protect a minimum of cultural homogeneity and preserve it for future generations, which the UK is not doing.

This guy is a top-notch orator. Great speech, many truths spoken.

10:42 As a 2nd-Generation legal immigrant, I 100% agree the rate of immigration is way too high and we’re too soft on immigration policies.

When I was in London, I went to Notting Hill and thought I was in the Middle East.

This doesn't grow old or become less relevant as the weeks, months and years go by.

' . . . the speed and rate matters.' Yes - such a shame that such arguments are denied by so many. He speaks so well on such emotive subjects.

The British values have been watered down and I no longer feel I am living in Britain (my home country). I no longer recognise it.

I moved to the UK from Canada for a career opportunity, my main motivation was because I wanted to travel the world a bit, but the close second was my falling in love with the British culture by watching British television and movies in Canada. I came here because I wanted to learn about the British, and integrate into their society and their culture. I love the history of this nation, I love learning about the great diversity of thought, dialects, and cultures within this nation. I find it absolutely shocking to find so many young people, British natives, or people who came here to be educated in the prestigious British universities, think that being proud to be British is racist. I meet them everywhere. I find it incredible that I have more love for this country than young British citizens. I recently had a taxi driver, a man from Pakistan, drive myself, and a British friend (who very much is ashamed to be British). This driver, absolutely ADORED this nation. He could not stop talking about how incredible life is here compared to back home, and the other countries in which he has lived. It makes me wonder what is being taught to children here, in Canada, and America, that we are being taught that our heritage is something to be ashamed of. My family fled Communism in the 80s to make a life for their children, and I could not be more grateful for the sacrifices they made in terms of career and leaving their homes, all for their children's future. When I travel around Europe, I find the locals extremely proud of their heritage. They talk about their culture proudly, and they share that culture with others. But if a person in England stands up proudly for their culture, they are perceived as racist. There is something rotten at the core of this. We must start teaching our children the COMPLEX history, both good and bad. Not just focus on the bad. Yes, bad things have been done by British people in history, and also incredible, wonderful things that have helped bring about the modern world we live in today. History is complex, because HUMANS are complex. We cannot simply paint it with a single stroke of the brush.

Very strong and logical speech! I agree 100% with him!

There is nothing racist here, just common sense.

The same thing is happening in Canada. I look around and think I am in East India. I no longer feel at home. Traitors have destroyed my country.

A speech that aged ridiculously well.

Very well said. Scarily enough, I fear just since this speech was given, we now live in a world where you cannot say these things. In many western countries, you’d be banned off of Facebook and fired from your job if you spoke out of this publicly.

What Douglas said is pure common sense based on evidence and logic . But it’s scary and heart breaking to realize that some of the people of Europe has lost it .

9 years and nobody listened

lmao first few sentences into his speech: "I am not against immigration"... ...Oxford Union making a title for the video: "IMMIGRATION IS BAD".

"I think it is right for people to have a place they call home, an identity they can be proud of; I think it for all people around the world, and I think it for the people of this country too." Outstanding outro, uncontestable points. Bravo Douglas.

If there are doctors and engineers and any professionals in any third world country need to stay there, the third world needs them

8 years on and this issue is still prevalent

Enough is enough. We really cannot have an open door anymore particularly during our awful economic state. Why are we taking in Albanians now ?

I was born & bred in the east end of London,minutes from the docks. Black Canadian dad who came during the war with the Canadian airforce.met my mother,3rd generation east end Irish,& got wed in 49. I was born in 1953 a brown kid in what was then overwhelmingly white working class & cockney.I loved it!!! It was an environment with a culture deeply rooted in the east end,& yes once again almost totally white.I loved it. That’s almost totally gone now,a victim of diversity. A system where the hosts are expected to change to suit the new comers, & not the reverse. Where the indigenous culture is sacrificed for political correctness. I miss the old east end culture. I must be a racist mustn’t I!!!!

I'm so sick of politicians saying "Diversity is our strength!" my question is HOW?

I went to work in North London and it seemed where I ever I went all I heard and could see were foreigners, then I saw some white English people ... they were Polish.

"I think it is right for people to have a place they call home, an identity that they are proud of, I think it for all people around the world, and I think it for the people of this country." Incredible, absolutely beautiful.

Funny how this showed up on my feed 5 years later. It’s safe to say that he was right.

I wish we had more people like Douglas Murray.

And this was 8 years ago! What would he be saying now?

Douglas, as a Croatian woman I agree on every word you say. Europe is the continent of NATIVE Europeans. Protect our continent people at all cost.

To the people of Britain: Listen to this man now before your country descends into utter social chaos!!!

I am British Sikh my family migrated in to the UK when there was a booming economy with full employment, full employment ended in the late 70's migration has accelerated since then and it is unsustainable also migration needs to be studied in terms of how each community helps to add value to society.

His words of wisdom and common sense just fell on deaf ears and here we are now! Thank you Douglas! You are the voice of the sane in this strange time!!

I am an Indian, fully appreciate his concerns.

why is it we have to go to Oxford University,to hear truth`s spoken. Well done Douglas Murray....for saying what most think in our country today?

The most intelligent man I've listened to since The Hitch, but unfortunately it's too late.

So much respect to Douglas Murray for showing these child like students that facts should be said no matter how uncomfortable it may be! He used facts to prove his point! It is common knowledge that mass migration is not just bad but very bad for Britain, anybody who says different is just wrong!

I absolutely adore Douglas Murray. He is such a good speaker and has a fair argument on any topic he chooses to speak. Liberals may call him unfair but his arguments are on point based on facts.

My left ear really enjoyed this speech

I'm absolutely with Douglas Murray on this. I did notice, however, that there are only 2 videos speaking for the proposition, and four speaking against. Were there only two on their side, or are there more videos to come? Because, if so, that seems to me an exceedingly unbalanced debate to begin with.

He is my favourite person. A fine, upstanding and brave gentleman.

Nobody should afraid to say the truth.

wow Doug Murray, an actual intelligent person... so rare.

Douglas Murray is a very brave man who tells the truth! God bless you sir!

Moving to England was a very conscious choice as I was already in love with the culture, the landscape and Celtic history. When I moved to Cornwall, I had already been teaching English as a second language for years, so language was never a barrier. I was eager to learn more and integrate. Spent 3 years at uni and then went on to work as a teacher in different establishments. Had to move to back to Greece because of health issues. Still, I would return each year to teach English in the summer. Every year I paid in full my insurance contributions and my taxes, which in the end have me settled status as a European citizen. Haven't returned since COVID though unfortunately.I never saw myself as an immigrant, and the Brits never made me feel like an immigrant, until the whole Brexit vote that is. I feel after Brexit a few people sadly felt entitled to exhibit very poor behaviour.

Haven't you noticed how immigrants usually want more immigrants.

This guy's a hero. It does me so much good to hear him speak. Thank you for being a voice of reason and honesty.

Doesn't feel like Britain anymore 😢

Blair will be labeled as criminal by historians.

I love hearing this guy speak - so eloquent and so true!

Everything he’s predicted is sad but true. Assimilating.

I hope this guy runs for leader would be inclined to vote for him. 100% true speech

Douglas Murray for "Immigration Minister"

I'm an immigrant - I arrived to the UK from Iran when I was 7 years old and been living and working here ever since then. I completely understand where Mr Murray is coming from. Compared to the UK, US, and Canada, other nations are so much more stricter when it comes to the immigration system. The rate of immigration does matter and the reasons of individuals for wanting to seek asylum is not always a legitimate one. I also believe that EVERYONE that seeks a safe space to live is also an economic migrant. Although some do have legitimate reasons for moving, i.e. political persecution, almost every migrant is an economic migrant. However, looking at it from another lens, the British Empire was built from the process of colonization which is why it has a lot of foreign connections when we look at the history of the world. Because of this connection, it was inevitable for people from other nations moving to the UK and other Western nations. Look at me as a prime example. The British were in Iran for many decades while the Shah was the leader. It was almost inevitable for Iranians to seek a life in Britain when the regime changed.

Ten years ago listening and agreeing to this man we would have been called racists, today, we know we were not racists, we were right, so is Douglas.

The key issue he raised is we are losing our culture. To me in my 70th year I'd say it is already lost. I once visited other countries to experience other cultures. Now I don't have to leave our shores. However, we no longer have the British culture which was passed onto us by our parents, so I can't visit mine.

Some immigration is good if these immigrants are true talents not found in Britain. Over-immigration is BAD. It is the same as having anything too much in quantity. Eg. Taking a pill of panadol can relief you of your headache. Over-consumption of panadol can kill you. Take note. Its the EXTENT, Rate of immigration that is the issue. Its not immigration per se that is the issue.

I would vote for Douglass Murray in a heartbeat.

I remember when the thumbnail used to be a neutral picture of Douglas, then someone changed it to make him appear "hateful".

He hits the nail straight into the brain

#Migration, I’m still confused why, we, Western countries take so many, and the mideast takes 0

So extremely sensible and true. Bravo.

This man is 100% factual, coherent, civilized and above all a sheer honest genius. It is just so unfortunate that the truth hurts sometimes but dodging it is even more deadlier. Lots of love from South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤

It’s shocking the difference between what tv or online culture portrays Britain as compared to the reality on the streets.

A Brilliant Man ! From Portugal a Christian Country my best regards.

Indeed as someone living in London I feel alienated and that I have no means of connecting with those around me. There's no real sense of community, just people who live here. It was a unique experience when one day sitting by myself in Blackpool, I had a stranger come up and talk to me as though it were an everyday thing. From there I knew there is something unnatural about this way of life, so no wonder there's an epidemic of loneliness and depression.

Our country needs more of Douglas Murray’s, he’s way ahead of his time.

Protect your culture while you still have it.

Five years down the road, and DM arguments ring ever more true.

The greatest issue and the most detrimental problem to the UK and the British values has been, and is, the Muslim immigration, Pakistanis in particular!

Douglas Murray is splendid, as allways.

This aged like a fine wine

So...here we are 2 years later and things are MUCH, MUCH worse! These debates are useless...the only thing that governments understand is raw physical force.

Wonderful, eloquent and absolutely spot on. Enough is enough.

You have to remember it’s only a small island.

London has most definitely fallen

All these years later the issue has gotten significantly worse, not a single politician addressed mass migration and not the effects are irreversible and devastating

Yep it’s should have been cut drastically but when May took over she upped it drastically to the highest level recorded at over 800,000 in one year!

When I visit Italy I would like to experience a slice of Italian culture... having visited italy id say that an integral, even vital, part of that experience was meeting with its indigenous people. Likewise if I visit Pakistan I'd like to experience their culture and people too... in Britain i would like to experience Anglo saxon culture. Does this make me xenophobic? Racist? I think these and other cultures are generally worth maintaining.. sorry if I sound wearily old-fashioned

He's right. No one can say otherwise without being ignorant or lying.

Britain is in its current states because the British government no longer has any loyalty to the British people. Britain no doubt lets other races pursue their own racial and religious interest. What about the interests of the native Europeans. What about the survival of its many unique peoples. The world already has a middle east, A Africa and a china. The world only has one Europe. If European lose the majority in their own countries then the very existence of the native Europeans peoples on this planet are in question.

We are only an island!!! A bridge can only take so much weight before it collapses 😔

Look at the state of Britain now, it’s ruined 😢

Can't believe that UK even need to have this debate. How can you so blind as not to see that what is going on is bad.

The warm breeze of reason. Thank you Mr Murray for speaking up for the British people.

"Badly managed" immigration is an obvious problem. You might note, they never flood Henley on Thames with immigrants or refugees. It is always the 'already poor and challenged areas.' THIS IS NO ACCIDENT.

So true and so depressing 😞

I wish America had the same view on immigration

Watched this on May 20th 2019. Shouldve listened to this man Great Britain.

Douglas Murray must be the reincarnation of Christoffer Hitchens. This is so well said it is like beautiful music. It is beautiful because of the truth in it, and the courage he has (and too few others have), and because it is eloquent at an unbeatable level. -Ingvar, Norway

And here we are 2024. 😢

This man should be PM 🙏❤️

And now, several years later, we have learned nothing. It only got worse. Not only in the UK but in western Europe and the USA too. It's like a collective madness.

You are a wonderful man Douglas and you speak for so many. We love you