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Britain announces immigration policy barring unskilled migrants
The Hill ^ | February 19, 2020 | Justine Coleman

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 country’s 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.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


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To: karpov

Too late! That horse left the stable a looooooooooong time ago!


21 posted on 02/19/2020 2:23:54 PM PST by Savage Beast (The malevolents' great fear is Trump's commitment to truth. That's scary to the untruthful.)
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To: karpov
A happy side effect of this type of policy is that you get workers grateful to their host country for an opportunity rather than angry at them for an insufficient "gimmedat."

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.

22 posted on 02/19/2020 2:30:52 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: karpov

We need to do this.


23 posted on 02/19/2020 2:51:38 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: Vigilanteman

From your perspective is the fact that Japan hasn’t grown in GDP per capita since 1995 visible to you there?


24 posted on 02/19/2020 2:58:33 PM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: FLT-bird

“”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!


25 posted on 02/19/2020 3:06:52 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Sam Gamgee
Poor or stagnant growth was visible.

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.

26 posted on 02/19/2020 3:13:42 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: karpov

Of the “white”persuasion


27 posted on 02/19/2020 4:09:53 PM PST by ronnie raygun (nick dip .com)
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To: Savage Beast

Kneejerk cynicism has become rampant on FR in recent years.
It is sad to see.


28 posted on 02/19/2020 6:23:30 PM PST by citizen (Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars. All the other genders you make up are from Uranus.)
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To: citizen

That bit of sarcasm came from an eternal, unwavering Anglophile.


29 posted on 02/19/2020 7:54:07 PM PST by Savage Beast (The malevolents' great fear is Trump's commitment to truth. That's scary to the untruthful.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Thanks for the insights. Interesting that Japan has accepted that price, but can’t say I disagree with them.


30 posted on 02/20/2020 9:39:13 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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To: Vigilanteman

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.


31 posted on 02/20/2020 9:40:37 AM PST by Sam Gamgee
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