The recent article in the Oxford Mail (July 28) entitled 'Families could face life with little water' provides a graphic illustration of the consequences of mass immigration into this country that successive Governments have encouraged.

With a predicted growth in population of five million within a few years, problems associated with limited resources and the infrastructure can only get worse.

Immigration has been used as a quick fix solution for labour shortages in some sectors of the economy. Population growth can also stimulate demand for products and services, and the wealth of the country expressed as GDP grows.

Both of these can appeal to Governments more concerned with short-term economic performance than with any notion of sustainability.

We cannot 'build' our way out of these problems without damaging our environment! More people require more housing, more energy, more water, more transport, more food etc.

There is no point moaning about John Prescott's plans to 'concrete over the South East of England'; it is an inevitable result of immigration policy.

Over the recent past, the native population of this country have reproduced at a rate below that necessary to maintain the population constant.

The rise in the population has been due to net immigration and to the higher birth rates of some immigrant groups. Add to this the demographic changes associated with longer life expectancy and more single households, then it should be no surprise to anyone that we need more housing. JOHN FODDY, Binswood Avenue, Headington