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Revealed: 40 per cent of drink drivers in Britain are now immigrants

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 11:08 AM on 04th November 2008

Shocking police figures have revealed that 40 per cent of drink drivers in some areas of Britain are now immigrants.

The leaked statistics also show the vast amount come from Poland or Lithuania - fuelling fears that some foreigners ignore our breathalyser rules.

The county's Chief Constable, Julie Spence warned in April about the effects of rapid immigration to the area, which has seen a large influx of Eastern Europeans.

She said her officers were struggling to deal with increases in offences including knife crime and warned specifically that many migrants were drink-driving.

Chief Constable Spence said: 'The growth in our [migrant] population has brought about significant policing challenges, not least the time and effort we put into dealing with offenders whose first language is not English.

'We have seen an increase in specific offences such as motoring offences, sex trafficking, and worker exploitation - a form of modern-day slavery.'

Figures for Suffolk showed that seven per cent of drivers caught over the limit last year were Eastern European.

The leaked document was obtained by Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green.
He told the Sun newspaper: 'This is more evidence of the need for a limit on immigration.

'These figures underline the importance for anyone who comes here to know the basics of daily life in Britain.

'They need to know what the rules are so they can obey them.'
The figures have been given to the Government's Migration Impact Forum.