@MigrationWatch From https://t.co/07TwUO5RlA: In year ending June 2020, 53% of applications, at initial decision, resulted in grants of asylum, humanitarian protection or alternative forms of leave.
BREAKING The UK has such a shortage of butchers, bricklayers & welders that the Govt should allow vacancies to be filled by overseas workers. Migration Advisory Cttee (MAC) also says senior care workers & nursing assistants should be added to “shortage occupation list”
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From January, new EU migrants will now have to pay £620 per person per year (currently free) - so charge of almost £2,500 a year for a family of 4 on top of other fees and charges.
That alone will be a big disincentive to potential migrants
🎦 @cbicarolyn on @SkyNews with biz reaction on #Immigration
Removing cap on work visas and lowering salary threshold from £30,000 are good steps. But sectors like care, construction, food processing will face challenges. Govt. must work with biz to implement right for day one
The recent Migration Advisory Committee's report on EEA migration says quite clearly: "There is no evidence that migration has reduced the quality of healthcare".
Cabinet ministers must reflect on the implications of immigration on their departments.
Mass immigration impacts Housing, Education, Transport, Health, and many more.
By demanding the PM sticks to his promise of "LOWER" immigration, they will make their jobs easier. #reshuffle
Well this is either an embarrassing slip-up or deliberate misinformation. But articles and tweets have been based on these incorrect but government issued figures. The Home Office/government must do better.
New MAC report puts govt in quandary. It argues that:
- There should *not* be a points-based system attached to the main route for skilled workers
- Instead points-based system could be used for smaller Exceptional Talent route - ie for highly skilled people with no job offer