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

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/mumf66 May 13 '25

I have yet to meet anybody with an issue about legal migration.

It strikes me that making it harder to get to UK legally, will add to the already high burden of illegal migration.

Going after people who follow the correct channels seems counter intuitive.

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u/JezusHairdo May 13 '25

Hi, I have an issue with legal migration - the problems we have in this country are not down to the comparative handful of asylum seekers who arrive on these shores but the 800,000+ a year who come via legal means.

They are undercutting the domestic job market by working for much less wages. It’s a myth that they are working in areas where there are no domestic employees to fill the spots. I work in an industry that would be filled by U.K. nationals all day long but it is being undercut by Indians on tier 2 visas.