Should the UK deport all Pakistanis?

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I know this might sound controversial but stick with me. You see I think it would be helpful if the UK Government deported every single Pakistani living in the UK.

According to the 2021 UK Census, there were approx 1.66 million people of Pakistani origin living in the United Kingdom, making up about 2.5% of the total UK population. More recent estimates for 2025 suggest the figure remains around 1.6 million, with the vast majority residing in England, especially in regions like Greater London, Birmingham, Bradford, Manchester, and Yorkshire. Of these, about 456,000 are Pakistani nationals (people born in Pakistan), while the remainder are British-born citizens of Pakistani descent

There would be certain instant benefits if these people all went back to Pakistan.

  1. House prices would start to fall as hundreds of thousands of properties came on the market. This would give native Brits the chance to get on the property market.

  2. The NHS would save a vast sum. Treating the terrible consequences that can arise from 1st cousin marriage is expensive and with this unfortunate practice rife in the Pakistani community. Studies have consistently found that between 40% and 55% of British Pakistanis in the UK are married to a first cousin. In some local areas with higher concentrations of Pakistani-origin communities, such as Bradford and Birmingham, the rate can be up to 60% or even 75%.

  3. The Grooming gangs would be suddenly much diminished and white women and girls would start to feel safer. Let’s recall that the Pakistani rape gangs have been specifically called out for their barbarism. It seems that they have imported the savage way they treat women in Pakistan into the UK and so by returning them all we would help make Britain safe again.

Now before people come at me on this, I have one other thing for you to think about.

There is one government that began a large-scale crackdown, expelling and deporting well over 1.7 million foreign nationals, including refugees, undocumented migrants, and people holding temporary cards. Over 350,000 have been expelled since October 2025 alone, with daily deportations continuing at scale.

The people being deported? Afghans. The country doing the deporting? Pakistan

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