tangerinenotorange
Well-known member
As I understand the point you're trying to make is that there is,
1) A significant enough number of people entering the country illegally (Britain is an attractive place to come if you have some English and currently live in poverty).
2) Their mode of entry doesn't allow for social distancing so therefore they are at greater risk of contracting the virus. Although you don't mention it their living and working conditions are likely to increase the spread of the virus too.
3) Their illegal status means they will undermine the efforts of track and trace.
Why then do you need to pad out the argument with a load of dubious statistics and make claims that aren't supported by your so-called facts? You've looked for the highest estimate of illegal immigration you can find rather than the soundest estimate then unsurprisingly people challenge those figures and they begin to look dubious. Then there is Malta. The Maltese have never claimed that 76% of illegal immigrants have Covid. They found one group of 94 illegal immigrants and 64 of them had the virus. It isn't the same.
I thought the point of using statistics was to bolster one's argument. You've managed to find supporting data that has totally undermined what you were arguing. Well done.
I would respond to the points you make, but the tone of your post is very aggressive so I don't think I'll bother. You really need to work on your manners.