IMHO: QC as the Empire has no "modern Slavery" to exploit in it's Colonies any longer you would do well to cherish the working poor who service the disposal of the sewage at the base of the Pyramid you have built.. Especially as the Crown is descending to rest on a new head at the pinnacle of that same Pyramid. Let those who have an ear hear.  

Britain has 'too many' low-skilled migrants, interior minister says



QC walks outside 10 Downing Street, following the
passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London,
 Britain, September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

LONDON, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Britain has too many l
ow-skilled migrant workers and very high numbers 
of international students, who often brought
dependents with them, the country's new interior minister
Suella Braverman said in an 
interview with The Sun on Sunday newspaper.

Braverman said new Prime Minister Liz Truss's
government aimed to stick to a 2019 election pledge
 to lower net migration in an interview ahead
of the ruling Conservative Party's annual conference.

Finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sept. 23
that the government was looking to review immigration
policy as part of an attempt to boost growth, following
complaints from business groups that post-Brexit
rules were too restrictive, especially for low-paid jobs.

However, Braverman said reducing migration was an
aim shared by all of Truss's senior ministers.

"What we've got is too many low skilled workers
coming into this country," she said. "We've also got a
very high number of students coming into this country
and we've got a really high number of dependents."

"Those people are coming here, they're not necessarily
working or they're working in low-skilled jobs,
 and they're not contributing to growing our economy," she added.

Since January 2021, most workers must be paid at
least 25,600 pounds ($28,570) a year for an employer
to sponsor a visa, causing problems for employers in
sectors such as agriculture, hospitality and some
manufacturing, where lower wages are common.

Numbers of EU workers have fallen, but this has been
offset by an increase in the number of non-EU
workers, especially from India. 
Net migration to Britain totalled 239,000 in the year to June 2021,
according to the most recent figures
from the Office for National Statistics.

Braverman also said she wanted to restrict the
ability of migrants to challenge deportation on the
basis that they had been subjected to
forced labour or human trafficking,
known in Britain as "modern slavery".

($1 = 0.8961 pound)

Reporting by David Milliken; Editing by
Alexander Smith and Jonathan Oatis

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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