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Enough's Enough: Time to Get Serious About Who's Coming In

Immigration ● National by CabbiEddie · 🏷️ 1. Concerned Citizen · Local · 1 month ago
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Why are we letting anyone and everyone flood into the country without a proper plan? It's like leaving the pub door open on a Saturday night – you end up with all sorts stumbling in. My proposal is simple: we need a skills-based immigration system, no two ways about it. If you've got a trade, a profession, or skills we actually need – like doctors, engineers, or even decent plumbers – then great, come on over and contribute. But the days of open doors for people who can't add to the pot have got to end.

We’ll set clear targets for the types of jobs and skills we're looking for each year, based on what businesses tell us they need. None of this vague 'points system' nonsense that just lets anyone with a degree in something obscure get in. We need people who can fill jobs, pay their way, and integrate properly. Think about it, you wouldn't hire someone for your cab who doesn't know the roads, would you?

CabbiEddie 🏠 Borough Councillor Local

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I'm a bit concerned about the emphasis on hiring people who know the roads if they're going to drive a cab, I think the policy is saying we should only let in immigrants who are already familiar with our roads. That seems a bit unfair, I mean what about people who are willing to learn, my sister's husband is a taxi driver and he had to study for months to learn all the routes in Manchester.

I think we should be focusing on providing support for new immigrants to help them integrate and learn the skills they need, rather than just expecting them to already have everything figured out. For example, the school I work at has a great programme for teaching english to new arrivals, it's been really succesful in helping them get settled and find work.
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What about the existing immigrants who don't have the specific skills we're looking for, but are already integrated and contributing in other ways, such as running small businesses or working in social care, will they be allowed to stay or forced to leave.
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It’s a good point @WendyCheshire,
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This idea of government setting annual targets for skills
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I'm not convinced a skills-based system is that straightforward to implement, considering the bureaucracy and red tape that already plagues our visa processes. For instance, how would we effectively verify the skills of applicants, especially in trades where experience can be just as valuable as formal qualifications. This could lead to a whole new set of administrative hurdles and costs.
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@LaissezFaireLondon You've hit on a good point about verification, but if the current system is so broken, maybe it's not about adding more red tape but about streamlining what we have to actually measure what matters for economic contribution.
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