Posted on 02/19/2020 12:30:15 PM PST by karpov
Britain announced an immigration policy Wednesday that would prevent unskilled migrants from entering the country, requiring migrants to be English-speaking and have a job.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the new policy will make it easier for the brightest and the best from around the world to enter the country, calling it a historic moment for the whole country.
The plan, which is intended to go into effect Jan. 1, 2021, aims to reduce the countrys reliance on low-skilled migrants and push companies to develop technology and automation.
It is encouraging firms to recruit foreigners with greatest talents, such as scientists, engineers, academics and other highly-skilled workers, according to the government's description of the policy.
We need to shift the focus of our economy away from a reliance on cheap labor from Europe and instead concentrate on investment in technology and automation, the Home Office announced.
Patel asserted in various TV and radio interviews Wednesday that businesses need to focus on recruiting economically inactive British-born adults between the ages of 16 and 64, instead of bringing migrants into the country.
The Home secretary requested firms dial in on the British natives and up their skills and make their skills relevant, according to The Guardian.
The immigration policy will overhaul current rules and create a points-based system, in which migrants need to meet a threshold based on their skills, qualifications and potential salaries, according to the government policy paper.
In addition to speaking English, migrants need to prove they have a job offer from a known employer with a minimum 25,600 pound (about $33,000) salary.
President Trump and the White House announced a similar "merit-based" plan in May, promoting immigration for those who speak English and have college degrees over other immigrants.
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Too late! That horse left the stable a looooooooooong time ago!
I know. I worked in Japan for 14 years. They favor foreign workers with needed skillsets and those willing to learn the native language and respect their hosts.
We need to do this.
From your perspective is the fact that Japan hasn’t grown in GDP per capita since 1995 visible to you there?
“”Now to kick out the several million fitting that description who flooded in over the last 20 years or so.””
I wonder how they’ll handle that “little” problem. They opened the gates and welcomed those without any of those qualifications.. WHOOPS!
The globalists would tell you that is because Japan is a mostly closed society not open to immigration.
Some of the natives would tell you that is because their population stopped growing and then begin to slowly decline and they made a conscious choice to accept that as a price for preserving their culture and stability.
They only need to look at Europe or, to a lesser extent, the United States and see the less attractive alternative of open borders.
One of my former business associates has actually written books on the topic. He told me that the declining population thing would work itself out. With less severe competition in the job market, wages would rise and encourage growth in family size.
I do not see that happening yet, but in my visits back since (I have family there), I have noticed a lower level of stress and crowding plus families willing to give up space in the suburbs in exchange for shorter commutes by living closer to work. Prices of some essential food commodities has actually dropped. For example, I remember paying about 130 yen per liter for milk when we moved away n 2002. When I was back to visit last March, the same liter of milk was 95 yen.
Of the “white”persuasion
Kneejerk cynicism has become rampant on FR in recent years.
It is sad to see.
That bit of sarcasm came from an eternal, unwavering Anglophile.
Thanks for the insights. Interesting that Japan has accepted that price, but can’t say I disagree with them.
Our Church had a presentation on Japan last Sunday. 38 million people in one city. Holy smoke. But the main point was how unreached by Christianity most Japanese are.
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