How irrational are Labour’s plans for migrant workers? To find out, read the small print | Frances Ryan
As part of its plans to force low-paid migrant workers to wait 15 years before settlement in the UK, the Home Office has been in a battle behind the scenes for the past six months to controversially include care workers in the policy.
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- This is despite the social care system already facing critical staff shortages and the number of British citizens and immigrants taking the jobs dwindling.
Despite the partial U-turn on care worker visas, the staff who keep the system afloat still face a hostile environment If you want to see the senselessness of Britain’s immigration debate play out in real time, look no further than the crackdown on care workers’ visas that came to a head this week.
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