Immigration minister says there could be ‘merits’ to an annual cap on net migration
In his interviews this morning Robert Jenrick, the immigration minister, claimed the UK would benefit from the immigration crackdown announced yesterday.
Jenrick claimed the measures would benefit the economy. He told Times Radio:
We believe that this will be good for the economy because it will encourage employers in particular, to invest in their own workforce, raising skills levels, investing in technology and efforts to improve their productivity. It will help more people off welfare and help those who are economically inactive.
And he claimed it would help social cohesion. He told Sky News:
We want to help people on welfare and into work. We want to reduce pressure on housing and public services, and also to build a more socially cohesive and united country, which is difficult, I would argue impossible, when such large numbers of people are coming into the country.
As well as these proposals, we should go further: shortening the graduate route – not just reviewing it again; & we need an annual cap, set by Parliament, across all visa routes, so we don’t get into this terrible situation again & government can be properly held to account.
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