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Will Boris Johnson’s immigration reforms work?

20th February 2020

The excellent Jonathan Portes with a summary here of the government's proposed immigration reforms.

He's actually more optimistic than I expected but there are still grounds for concern, particularly if politics gets in the way of the implementation of policy. Follow up his arguments in the podcast flagged up in the tweet below

The UK in a Changing Europe Jonathan Portes on BBC Radio 4 PM: the new immigration system https://t.co/UTkentZHVR
— EUPodcasts (@EUPodcasts) February 20, 2020

"With public opinion much less worried about numbers or impacts than at the time of the referendum, the government has a chance to put in place a system that enables people from all over the world to come here to live, work and contribute."https://t.co/rc8WnhgMY1
— Jonathan Portes (@jdportes) February 19, 2020

Here is our new ten minute update video for students on changes to the UK immigration system.

UK’s New Points-Based Immigration System

Graham Watson

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