12 April 2011
Peter Aldous MP has today welcomed the Government’s cap on economic immigration. The limit will help reduce net migration down to sustainable levels and sends a clear message that Britain is open for business.
The Coalition Government is taking action to bring down the level of immigration by addressing all visa routes. The cap on economic migration will limit the number of people UK employers will be able to bring from outside the EU to work in skilled professions. This will reduce the numbers entering via this route by a quarter compared to the previous Government’s last year in office.
The cap on economic migration will protect the business and institutions which are so vital to our economy. There will be an extra thousand visas for people of ‘exceptional talent’ to ensure that the country remains open to the brightest and the best. Other changes will ensure that the investors and entrepreneurs who can play a major part in our economic recovery will continue to find Britain an attractive destination.
The Government is committed to controlling immigration, aiming to reduce net migration down from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands a year. To achieve this there is a need to address all visa routes:
Mr Aldous said:
‘Under the previous Government, immigration was out control and net migration reached unsustainable levels. That’s why this Government aims to bring net migration down to the levels of the 1990s – the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands. This Government’s reforms to reduce immigration will overhaul all visa routes. I believe employers must look first to people who are out of work and already in this country before importing workers from abroad.”
The Coalition Government is taking action to bring down the level of immigration by addressing all visa routes. The cap on economic migration will limit the number of people UK employers will be able to bring from outside the EU to work in skilled professions. This will reduce the numbers entering via this route by a quarter compared to the previous Government’s last year in office.
The cap on economic migration will protect the business and institutions which are so vital to our economy. There will be an extra thousand visas for people of ‘exceptional talent’ to ensure that the country remains open to the brightest and the best. Other changes will ensure that the investors and entrepreneurs who can play a major part in our economic recovery will continue to find Britain an attractive destination.
The Government is committed to controlling immigration, aiming to reduce net migration down from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands a year. To achieve this there is a need to address all visa routes:
- Economic migration from outside of the EU has been capped.
- The Government have reformed the largest route, the student visa system, and clamped down on widespread abuses – student visa numbers are expected to fall by up to 80,000 or a quarter of the current total.
- Action will soon be taken to break the link between temporary routes and permanent settlement, and to address the family visa route.
Mr Aldous said:
‘Under the previous Government, immigration was out control and net migration reached unsustainable levels. That’s why this Government aims to bring net migration down to the levels of the 1990s – the tens of thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands. This Government’s reforms to reduce immigration will overhaul all visa routes. I believe employers must look first to people who are out of work and already in this country before importing workers from abroad.”
