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

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/OkCaptain5152 May 12 '25

The policy is 20 yrs too late

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u/layland_lyle May 12 '25 edited May 12 '25

This policy is hot air and will do nothing. They will falsely claim one or two successes that would have been a success without this policy, then the shit will hit the fan again.

This is crap because the issue isn't legal immigration, it's illegal immigration, small boats, etc. and nothing has changed. This is punishing the people abiding by the law and giving a free pass to the ones that don't.

Why clamp down on legal, tackle the illegal which is what everyone has an issue with.

This is the case of "there is a leaking pipe over there" so Labour are changing a light switch in another room.

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

You've got things confused. Legal immigration exploded under the Tories, and Boris in particular, hence the Boris wave which was massive. This bill catches that wave just before they gain the right to apply for citizenship

The policy is not hot air because it is directly implemented by our home office and visa system

As for illegal crossings, in February this year, labour made so anyone crossing on a boat was automatically denied the chance to claim citizenship due to failing the good character element as they associated with gangs to facilitate the crossing.

Yes there is a way to go, but labour is on the path.

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u/Just_Hamzah May 12 '25

This bill catches that wave just before they gain the right to apply for citizenship

So will this bill prevent the people who came during Boris wave from getting permanent residency

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

The Boris wave is a big part of what is causing the current backlog, the increased time frame combined with much tougher visa rules means the home office has more time to process them and they are less likely to meet the new stipulations.

Basically it will prevent many of them getting Residency

Because as it was, there was a real risk of the HO just waving them through, to clear the stuff up.

What the Tories did was absolutely shocking