Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration
By ensuring that those who come here are granted the right to remain in the country, the prime minister will today declare an end to Britain’s disastrous open-border experiment, which caused migration to skyrocket to one million per year.
- Under the Plan for Change, the migration system will support British workers, increase economic growth, and manage our borders.
- With reductions for individuals who contribute to the economy, the new contributions-based model will increase the time to settlement from five to ten years.
- To encourage integration, new English language proficiency standards will be applied to all immigrant pathways.
By ensuring that those who come here are granted the right to remain in the country, the prime minister will today declare an end to Britain’s disastrous open-border experiment, which caused migration to skyrocket to one million per year.
The Prime Minister will claim that residing in this nation is a luxury that must be earned during a news conference held in advance of the Immigration White Paper’s release today, Monday, May 12.
Our Plan for Change’s top objective is to put more money in the hands of working people, which will be achieved through new immigration laws that prioritise individuals who contribute to Britain’s economy and lessen dependency on foreign hiring.
Anyone who has been here for five years will no longer be automatically settled and granted citizenship under the new system.
Instead, unless they can demonstrate a genuine and long-lasting contribution to the economy and society, migrants must stay in the UK for ten years before requesting to remain.
High-skilled, high-contributing people who follow the laws and benefit the economy and society—such as nurses, doctors, engineers, and AI leaders—would be given preference under the new framework that will be implemented.
To ensure that people who want to live and work in the UK speak a higher level of English, the government will also increase the English language requirements for all immigration routes.
In order to help people find work, integrate into their local community, and lower their risk of exploitation and abuse, this will also, for the first time, apply to all adult dependents by requiring them to exhibit a basic understanding of English.
The adjustments are a part of the government’s Plan for Change, which aims to reverse more than ten years of decline in which record numbers of migrants caused Britain’s immigration system to get out of control and undermine working people’s confidence.
In order to increase economic growth, the prime minister will adopt a fresh, commonsense strategy that prioritises British workers over cheap labour from abroad and connects migration policy with skills.
Later today, the Home Secretary will present the entire package of radical reforms in Parliament, which expands on the government’s previous efforts to bring the immigration system back into order. Since the election, more than 24,000 persons who had no right to be here have been sent back, which is the biggest number in eight years. Removals of foreign national offenders have also increased by 16%.
The Prime Minister will unveil his plan to fix the flawed system during a press conference today. He is anticipated to say:
Our system has long encouraged companies to hire lower-paid workers rather than make investments in our youth.
That’s the Britain that this dysfunctional system has produced.
To give us more control, the immigration system will be tightened in all areas, including job, family, and education. There will be fewer migrants and stricter enforcement than before.
We shall establish a regulated, selective, and equitable system.
One that restores common sense and control to our borders while acknowledging those who actually contribute to the development and society of Britain.
This will guarantee that settling in this nation is a privilege that must be earned rather than a right, marking a clear break from the past.
Additionally, visitors to our nation ought to make a commitment to assimilating and learning our language.
This White Paper will support British workers, increase skills, and reduce net migration.
The release of the Immigration White Paper follows net migration hitting around one million people in the year ending June 2023, which is four times more than in 2019.
Housing prices skyrocketed, public services were overburdened, and companies traded in their skills for cheap foreign labour. While work visas quadrupled and apprenticeships nearly halved in fields like engineering, communities were forced to accommodate record numbers.
Since the administration entered office, visas have already decreased by 40%, but our new strategy will go far further and more quickly, changing the system to better serve the demands of the working class and the economy.
More stringent regulations will govern who is allowed to work, study, or bring relatives. The system as a whole is being tightened. As we put an end to system misuse, backdoor routes to settlement will be closed and enforcement will be increased.
Although Britain will continue to welcome the greatest talent from around the world, mass hiring to fill preventable skills gaps will come to a stop. Employers seeking visas will be required via new procedures to demonstrate that they are investing in British people and developing skills in this nation in order to spur economic growth.
Through new industry workforce plans, we will encourage companies to hire British people while enacting stricter regulations on hiring for shortage vocations.
Later today (Monday, May 12), the Immigration White Paper’s entire set of policies will be released.