Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a change to the skilled visa requirement as she attempts to tackle soaring immigration levels.
Cooper has said “migration must be properly controlled and managed so the system is fair”.
As part of the Government’s plans, the skilled visa threshold will be increased to degree-level and employers will be told they must train workers in the UK, under plans to be presented to Parliament on Monday.
“We’ve seen net migration quadruple in the space of just four years, driven especially by overseas recruitment.
“We inherited a failed immigration system where the previous government replaced free movement with a free market experiment,” she said.
“Overseas recruitment soared at the same time as big increases in the number of people not working or in education here in the UK.”
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The Home Secretary has said migration “must be properly controlled” with ministers due to lay out sweeping reforms to the immigration system.
The skilled visa threshold will be increased to degree-level and employers will be told they must train workers in the UK, under plans to be presented to Parliament on Monday.
The Immigration White Paper is being presented as part of Government efforts to reduce net migration into the UK, with the figure reaching 728,000 in 2024. Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving to a country and those emigrating.
Home Secretary Ms Cooper has said “migration must be properly controlled and managed so the system is fair”.
According to the Home Office, there will be tighter restrictions on recruitment for jobs with skills shortages, businesses will be supported to take on more British workers and employers will be told to develop plans to train staff in the UK.
In an attempt to reduce the number of low-skilled workers coming to Britain, the skilled visa threshold will be increased to graduate-level.
Ms Cooper said: “We’ve seen net migration quadruple in the space of just four years, driven especially by overseas recruitment.
“We inherited a failed immigration system where the previous government replaced free movement with a free market experiment.
“Employers were given much greater freedom to recruit from abroad while action on training fell.
“Overseas recruitment soared at the same time as big increases in the number of people not working or in education here in the UK.”
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