Now I think the economics of whether mass migration drives down wages is unclear but we have seen a specific set of circumstances in the UK that have lead to Brexit and the conservatives gaining a 14 point lead by seemingly stealing half of UKIPs voters.

We've seen the largest fall in real wages since Victorian times especially in lower skilled jobs, as bad a Greece has had it and at the same time communities have seen the public services stretched while immigration increased and austerity proressed. The earned income tax credit has made the UK very attractive for EU migrant labour with the UK receiving the most migrant labour in the EU.

At the same time the earned income tax credit has lowered unemployment as it encourages corporations to create a greater number of part time positions as the state will subsidise peoples wages. The lower wages also go some way to explain the UK's terrible productivity figures.

Whether or not mass migration lowers wages of the working poor this set of circumstances should make it clear that you can not ignore the complaints of the working poor toward immigration. Historically, this has always happened, xenophobia always rises during recessions and this time we actually have seen a a massive rise in migration.

My opinion is that Labour's current position on mass migration has been a massive turn off for the working poor and has shafted us in the polls. We have to recognise that some complaints against mass migration are valid, and that the left wing has often recognised corporations use migrant labour to undercut unions/employees wages. We have forced the working poor into the arms of the right wing and often called them racists. This has created an incredibly dangerous situation as historically this doesn't end well.