This summer, few policy sectors have come under as much scrutiny as immigration. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to address the division and finally implement his agenda to "reduce dependence on migration" after bringing order during the recent riots.
The new strategy, which links labor market demands and immigration policy, was presented by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper in her first parliamentary address on July 30, 2024. This is a synopsis:
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper made it clear that Labour will not change the current immigration policies of the Conservatives. This is something to be noted by an immigration lawyer in Ireland. As a result, the following will continue to be upheld:
Most overseas students were subject to new regulations starting on January 1st, which limited their ability to bring family members to the UK.
Measures prohibiting caregivers and senior caregivers from introducing dependents were introduced on March 11. also required registration with the Care Quality Commission for all caregivers who sponsor migrant labor.
4 April: A significant 48% increase was made to the general wage requirement for applicants seeking a skilled worker visa, from £26,200 to £38,700.
4 April: The new Immigration Salary List took the place of the Shortage Occupation List, doing away with the 20% going rate discount. Employers now have an obligation to pay migrant workers in shortage occupations at the same rate as UK workers. This is quite
23 May: New rules on the admission of overseas students were announced in response to the Migration Advisory Committee's prompt assessment of the Graduate route.
Resolving Skill Shortages With the UK Workforce's Upskilling
Yvette Cooper also emphasized Labour's resolve to address the shortage of domestic skills in order to lessen the UK's reliance on foreign labor. Says she:
"The high rates of international recruitment at the moment are a reflection of labor market weaknesses, particularly the UK's ongoing skills shortage."
"We are laying out a different approach, one that connects labor market policies and skills to immigration policy and visa controls, so immigration is not used as a substitute for training or solving domestic workforce issues."
The government has enhanced the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to collaborate with Skills England as part of the plans. Additionally, it has given the MAC the task of examining how much the engineering and IT sectors depend on foreign labor.
Substituting The Rwanda Scheme
Although the controversial Rwanda policy of the Conservative Party was one of the Labour Party's first decisions, it has not resulted in the "open-door policy" that some on the extreme right of UK politics had predicted. Labour, on the other hand, says it is committed to pursuing strict immigration laws.
Immigration reduction is still a top concern. However, there are differences in the approaches to deterrence and immigration reduction. Starmer claims that the Rwandan policy has "never been a deterrent" and implies that it would be accountable for deporting "less than 1%" of small boat arrivals. Instead, the administration intends to address the root causes of migration and tighten border controls.
Solidifying Border Control
Instead of using the anticipated funds for Rwandan deportation plans, Starmer intends to bolster border security. The administration intends to move forward with a new directive that calls for the appointment of an "exceptional" person to coordinate the actions of law enforcement, intelligence services, border force, and immigration enforcement.
The Home Secretary declared that the new command would constitute a "major upgrade in law enforcement," with much of the funding coming from the deportation plan from Rwanda.
The goal is to take on and destroy the smuggling organizations that are in charge of the hordes of boat crossings. It would "do less and somehow expect to achieve more," according to conservative arguments.
Additionally, the government intends to transfer funding for the Bibby Stockholm barge and other asylum-holding facilities in the UK into clearing the backlog of cases with expedited asylum case processing rather than extending the barge's lease past January 2025.
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