In this letter, the newspaper also reminded British leaders "who seem to have forgotten it,” that London pushed for Romania to join the EU, "knowing that you would one day turn up on our doorstep."
“BRITAIN’S newspapers are full of stories about your poverty, criminality and hunger for welfare. Its politicians rail against the European freedom-of-movement rules that will let you in and scramble to make it harder for you to claim benefits. Its population is more hostile than the Germans or the French: almost half of Britons believe their government should ban you from the country even if it is against the law to do so. You might just, as a result, have got the impression that you are not welcome”.
At the beginning it will be difficult, but the history of several waves of immigrants shows that Romanians will integrate in the British society, the publication argues.
"It is not your fault that most of our countrymen don’t want you. Partly, the problem is the Poles", the paper continues, reminding the episode of the Poles migration.
“But if our leaders were wrong a decade ago about the number of Poles and other east Europeans who would come to Britain, they are more wrong now about their effect on the country”, The Economist writes rejecting the politicians allegations saying that immigrants are “a burden on public services already stretched thin by austerity”.
The publication counter argues adding that because immigrants are young and strong, they do not use public services too much, they contribute more to the budget than they benefit from in terms of aids and services and they save schools and hospitals from budget cuts. ”They make our economy bigger, lowering our debt-to-GDP ratio. If you are even remotely like them, you will be an economic boon" , for the UK, the press reports.
The Economist reminds Romanians that "sadly" the opinion polls do not lie, "few people want you here", warning those who beg or steal that they will be featured on the newspapers front pages, but this might actually be helpful for them.
After providing them some information about the labor market and the British attitude, The Economist urges Romanian that if they are very concerned about the British prejudice they should pretend to be Italian. "No one will realize" it's not so, says the newspaper.