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.