But while politicians talk about the economic benefits of immigration, many voters remain unconvinced (Ratcliffe, 2014). “British people feel disturbed by the flow and changes brought by immigration. Public attitudes towards immigration are hardening and show no signs of abating. Politicians and policy makers face the formidable challenge of reconciling the effects of globalization with an intangible sense of loss of identity in many communities across the UK” (Sachrajda and Griffith, 2014:5). As stated in The Guardian (2014), immigration creates challenges for public services, which creak under the weight of additional demand. Furthermore, many schools are unprepared to accommodate children with EASL (English as a second language), while hospitals are full of foreign patients who have not registered with the local GP and social housing lists are increasingly long. In some respects it is not just rising numbers but also the changing nature of immigration that has created these impacts, as stated by Sunder Katwala, director of British Future. Likewise, there is a higher rate of “abandonment” – immigrants staying here on a temporary basis – which is also changing the dynamic of how they relate to their communities (Slack,