Robert Jenrick applies his own plan to reduce migration
Robert Jenrick, the minister of immigration, has developed a list of suggestions in an effort to reduce immigration to the UK.
Though they are being discussed internally, the ideas he shared with No 10 are not yet government policy.
One proposal is to mandate a minimum annual salary of £35,000 as a prerequisite for obtaining a work visa.
It comes after official data revealed that last year’s net migration figure—which was recorded at 745,000 people—was higher than previously believed.
Tory MPs have responded to this by calling for further action to reduce migration.
Although No 10 has stated that the numbers are “far too high,” the government is taking steps to lower them, such as tightening restrictions on dependents of new students entering the country.
However, it is known that Mr. Jenrick feels that if the government is to eventually see a decline in the numbers, drastic policy changes must be considered, given the magnitude of the net migration figures.
He has proposed prohibiting individuals employed in the health and social care sectors from bringing their dependents into the UK.
Limiting the number of visas granted to social workers is an additional proposal.
But the Department of Health would probably object to this. The Office for National Statistics reports that more workers are entering the country on visas in order to fill long-term staffing shortages in social services and the NHS.
Additionally, Mr. Jenrick has proposed doing away with the “Shortage Occupation List,” which lists positions that employers are finding difficult to fill.
Earlier this month, the Migration Advisory Committee, an impartial group that counsels the government on matters related to migration, suggested that the list be eliminated.
There is internal pressure on Mr. Sunak to lower the number of migrants.
Prior to her dismissal ten days ago, former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who collaborated with Mr. Jenrick, criticized the immigration record of the government and called the numbers a “slap in the face to the British public who have voted to control and reduce migration at every opportunity”.
Outlining her own proposals for lowering immigration, Mrs. Braverman has suggested capping net migration annually and increasing the annual salary threshold to £45,000 for jobs other than health and social care.
It is understood that during her tenure as home secretary, Mrs. Braverman and Mr. Jenrick collaborated on ideas submitted to No 10.
After she was fired, Mr. Jenrick returned to Downing Street with a reduced package of ideas he hopes Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would consider.
Regarding the proposals, Downing Street has not yet responded.
A number of Tory MPs have also demanded greater action to reduce immigration.
The right-wing New Conservatives faction has characterized the matter as “do or die” for the party.
“Shockingly high” net migration, according to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, signifies “a failure not just of immigration, but also of asylum and of the economy.”
According to preliminary data as of June of this year, there may be a slowdown in the net migration rate—that is, the difference between the number of people entering and leaving the UK.
As was also the case the previous year, the great majority of those arriving were citizens of non-EU nations, with students making up the final category.
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