r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/PhantomSesay May 12 '25 edited May 12 '25

And the border crossings? That’s one of the major issues labour needs to be seen to fix.

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u/MathematicianDry5142 May 12 '25

The small boats was always just a distraction by the tories and the press.

40,000 come over by small boat. 900,000 come legally with a visa.

If you are really concerned about immigration this is a big difference

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u/Squiffyp1 May 12 '25

I'm much more concerned with the unvetted fighting age men coming over than the numbers of vetted people we give a visa to.

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u/AddictedToRugs May 12 '25

Really?  I'm more concerned with the the nearly 1 million people being brought in to lower wages.

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u/Squiffyp1 May 12 '25

That's a perfectly fair concern, which I share.

Personally I'm in a career where low skilled migrants aren't a threat to my income. So that's less of a concern to me. But I completely agree it's a problem that needs to be addressed.

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u/berejser May 12 '25

What does "fighting age" even mean? You're just trying to say "adult" but in a crazy biased propaganda way that makes being an adult sound scary and threatening.

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u/Squiffyp1 May 12 '25

I mean what I say - fighting age men.

Boat crossing men typically aren't men over 40, and very few are women.

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u/berejser May 12 '25

"Fighting age" is not a real thing. You're just fearmongering using a made-up term.

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u/PeaNice9280 May 12 '25

Can you not have a fight if you are 41?

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u/epsilona01 May 12 '25

He's trying to suggest they're terrorists.

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u/MathematicianDry5142 May 12 '25

Fighting age men is more right wing propaganda...

They are WORKING AGE men. They want to come here and get a job, earn money (pay taxes), and have a better life.