The British Government is gradually moving away from fulfilling the promises regarding immigration in its program. Conservative Party For the 2019 elections. net number of immigrants —The difference between departures and arrivals in the country—reached a new record for the total number of passengers in 2022. 745,000 people, according to the latest data published this Thursday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS, with its English acronym). The new figures put the toughest wing of the ‘conservatives’ on a war footing and made the following call to the prime minister: Rishi AltarTo take the necessary measures to avoid a fiasco in the next general elections.
Group New ConservativesA small but influential group, represented by around twenty conservative MPs, was the first to react to the immigration data. “We cannot blame exceptional circumstances; This is a steady trend. “This was directly caused by the government’s political decisions and has been going on for a very long time,” the conservative group warned in a statement. Representatives of this group were particularly critical of the dismissal as Interior Minister in the middle of this month of Suella Braverman, an advocate of the hard line against immigrants.
Health personnel
Some defenders of Braverman argue that: Altar He’s given up on stopping the legal arrival of immigrants and they’re blaming him reject the offer To limit net migration, former minister limits entry of carers and foreign medical staff, as well as family members and students Arrivals under 226,000 Figures published this Thursday show the increase is largely due to arrivals. NHS staff (NHS) – something that has sparked protests from the hardline wing of the Conservative Party – mostly from countries outside the European Union.
The government has tried to downplay these figures, which it attributes largely to the issuance of visas to refugees from Ukraine and Hong Kong. studying possible precautions To stop what’s coming. “We are working to prevent it” exploitation and manipulation Abolishing our visa system and putting an end to those taking advantage of the flexibility of the immigration system,” said the new Home Secretary. James Wisely, through an explanation. “We will announce the details of the new measures in due course,” he added. Limitation on issuing visas to family members working in the health sector is also on the table.
irregular arrivals
However, the Executive is aware of its arrival. foreign labor This is vital for some sectors of the British economy affected by staff shortages resulting from Brexit and the pandemic. One of Sunak’s main aims is to get millions of currently inactive workers, whether long-term unemployed or with health problems, back into the labor market and supply national workers to these sectors, but the Executive is also aware of this. process It will take time. Therefore, beyond concerns about net migration figures, the main priority is to end migration. irregular entry Number of migrants across the English Channel.
In this sense, the Government has come to the fore with its management in the last year and achieved this success. reduce by more than 30% The number of irregular entries this year compared to the same period last year. “The government remains committed to reducing legal immigration levels and is also relentlessly focused on our main priority: stopping the arrival of boats,” Cleverly said.