Why politicians don't reduce immigration | Budget 2024

Immigration has become a major issue for all UK political parties in recent years.

Both the Conservatives and Labour have promised to cut net migration levels.

But this is something previous governments have failed at.

Sky's Liz Bates explains.

#budget2024 #immigration

[codswallop]

Suppress wages, keep the banks profitable with housing shortages, dilute the freadom of speech enjoying Western Europeans etc...
Oh and ThE GrAeT RepLaCMenT!

[outerlands]

ha the silly brits thinking labour would mean change

[martinjohncassidyCASSIDY]

Politicians are not for the people, they are for themselves.

[jus-me]

Stop calling people that don't want immigrants far right...

[anniebowbannie]

All those shouting imigrants welcome here well open your homes up to them and pay for them being here give them bed an breakfast

[etaokha]

7 hours wait in hospital A and E and not a single English person or brit was seen but rather illegal immigrants and the NHS is stretched and finally broken

[cjc]

So how do these people live when they come in to the country. Presumably they do not get benefits. Medical care should be paid for as well if your not a legal resident.

[maneshipocrates]

In the tens of thousands. Its complex. No politician can do anything.

[WilX]

We have corrupt people in the legal system who are allowing illegal immigrants. We need to do what Trump is doing and filter out the corruption in the systems and get our country back to prosperity. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[joycetube]

Dont have labour stortages . We have a lazy generations

[derbymallu]

International students are cheated by both unis and agents in india/pak/ nigeria etc. These are not proper unis . There are former polys . My cousin who is from Kerala, India, studied in one of them . She hardly had any English classmates . Everyone from India . She came after taking loan on her parents land . She did MBA like most other Indian students . Couldn't get any job after studies. Finally settled here as a junior care assistant in a care home . She was cheated by agency in India by British education system . She paid around 20k GBP for this substandard MBA degree .

[muhammadabirhossain]

This is a problem of bot immigration but a problem of asylum seekers and refugees those who are vulnerable human being and in that sense it is a problem of any country that has humans of other countries running to theirs. How would they care for them and help them that is the stratigies we need to make.

[almudenainesarchilla]

A decade ago was just pre Brexit! Well done to everyone 😂

[christopherjames]

Same as here... Easy, look up, united nations pact on Pay attention.

[aks]

Long live Geert Wilders ❤️, long live Herbert Kickl ❤️, long live Alice Weidel ❤️, long live Marine Le Pen ❤️, long live Giorgia Meloni ❤️, long live Sebastian Kurz ❤️, long live Douglas Murray ❤️, long live Tommy Robinson ❤️

[salaziz]

OH UK DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION THIS COUNTRY IS GOING DOWN THE DRAIN

[nicolasjasone]

In discussing the challenges of illegal migration, it’s important to acknowledge both the historical sacrifices made to protect British borders and the complexity of today’s migration issues. The legacy of those who fought to keep our nation safe compels us to address this topic thoughtfully, in a way that honors their dedication and the values they defended.

The current system of handling illegal migration does indeed face significant obstacles. The journey many migrants undertake often involves great personal risk and substantial financial cost—at times exceeding the cost of a legal route—only to arrive and enter a drawn-out process that strains resources and challenges community stability. The backlog in application processing not only creates long-term uncertainty but often places these individuals in a limbo where work and integration are hindered, sometimes fostering pathways to crime or exploitation.

It’s clear that streamlining and reinforcing the immigration process could greatly benefit both migrants and the nation. Reforms could help ensure that Britain remains a place of fairness, compassion, and strength while preserving the security and resources our society depends on. However, these changes require decisive leadership and a commitment to practical, balanced policies.

What’s at stake here goes beyond today’s challenges; it’s a matter of honoring the memory and sacrifices of those who defended Britain’s values. Ensuring that the process for entry is secure, fair, and timely is not just a logistical goal—it’s a moral imperative to respect the nation’s legacy and protect its future.

[mozartnoyon]

5:12 - "staat lissining to dee Ingilish"

[Michael-cbv]

Reform and it's 4 MPs have no place in government their a joke

[muhammadabirhossain]

With UK's current situations, UK needs to up it's workforce by opening completely the labour integration of international students and incentivze businesses to hire more international students to fill up the never filling vacancies. And do so by lowering the skilled working visa salary threshold to £23000 pounds. This will make sure more international students will be able come and fulfill the job vacancies and thus generate economic growth along with more tax revenues for the gov making the Brits getting more money for their social security incomes. One thing the gov does have to do is increasing the housing numbers so that the living costs are down as well. This will finally help UK get out of the slum. This means the far right who is happy to be poor at the cost of no immigration, will have to be happy being rich through the labour of the immigrants working for them. But here migration of international students and their integration to the labour force is important and the reduction of illegal migrants from countries deemed as safe needs to be stopped.