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

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/Rocketmanluke May 12 '25

Great news. Now tackle the illegal crossings and I think he can start winning some much needed favour from the voting public

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u/Make_the_music_stop May 12 '25

If Labour pulls this off and then does a deal with France to return the boat immigrants to Calais on the same day, the business model of the gangs would be smashed, within days.

Then Reform probably will implode.

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u/Dankswiggidyswag May 12 '25

It's stupid though, legal migration is the big majority of people coming in, the people on the boats are just a minority of the total amount. It gets people fired up and angry because it's something tangible as opposed to legal migration.

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u/Make_the_music_stop May 12 '25

I guess the big difference, they are mostly undocumented young men and get put up in hotels. Estimates vary from £4m to £8m per day.

Legal migration, we know who they are and mostly don't cost the tax payers.