20 January 2020 – the overnight press release

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20 January 2020 – the overnight press release

By Mark Valladares | Mon 20th January 2020 - 11:31 am

Draconian changes to immigration rules are utterly unworkable

Responding to reports the Conservative Government could remove a temporary extension of the current immigration rules until 2023 and impose new restrictions on low-skilled migrants moving to the UK after Brexit, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Christine Jardine said:

Decisions like this make it loud and clear that this Conservative Government has no intention off ending the hostile environment. It’s a national embarrassment.

For business and our economy, such draconian changes to immigration rules is utterly unworkable. To think the Home Office could implement the changes in the time given is a joke.

The Liberal Democrats will continue to stand up for anyone who wants to make this country their home. We will fight the Tories touch and nail to ensure the rights of people to live and work in the UK are not under threat.

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3 Comments

David Evershed 20th Jan '20 - 11:54am

We should not forget that our current immigration system discriminates against people from the mostly non white people of Africa, Asia and the Americas.
nigel hunter 20th Jan '20 - 2:37pm

So we attract skilled people from abroad and us Brits end up with the low skill jobs? Putting skills resources into the north will take time so we must rely on outsiders to fill the gap.I have heard comments on attracting African countries being encouraged to trade with us (and therefore take their skilled people).
Ian Sanderson (RM3) 23rd Jan '20 - 6:57pm

There is some backbreaking, unpleasant and badly paid work to be done harvesting, especially in eastern England. A lot of it is done by EU immigrants (long or short term). What happens if we exclude them?
During World War II we directed people, including homemakers and people of student and retired ages, to do important jobs that they would have avoided. This is the logical consequence of an over-strict immigration policy.